08 Apr 2018

Rauner's Failures Can Be Pritzker's Winning Strategy

By Rich Miller

JB Pritzker appears to have chosen a solid message for the fall campaign. The overall theme at the successful Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s press conference the day after he won the primary race was “Bruce Rauner is a failed governor.” The message is also the primary subject of his online advertising push against Rauner.

25 Mar 2018

Illinois' Democratic Primary Sees Many Wins for Team Madigan

By Rich Miller

The oddest political couple in all of Illinois did pretty well in last Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

18 Mar 2018

Rauner's Gun-Bill Veto Was Timed Accidentally, but Perfectly

By Rich Miller

Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of a gun-dealer licensing bill last week took a lot of folks by surprise. It probably shouldn’t have.

11 Mar 2018

Mapping the Issues on District Remapping

By Rich Miller

House Speaker Michael Madigan cares most about three House votes: The votes every two years for both the next Speaker and the House rules; and the vote every 10 years on the new state legislative district maps.

04 Mar 2018

The Attacks, and the Attacked, in Illinois' Gubernatorial Race

By Rich Miller

Sources in both parties said last week that their tracking polls were showing a dip in support for Senator Daniel Biss and a trending increase for Chris Kennedy in the Democratic primary race for governor.

25 Feb 2018

Weighing the Costs of the “Madigan Tax”

By Rich Miller

Madigan had to dump two top campaign advisers after #MeToo scandals, and more controversy is almost undoubtedly on the way.

18 Feb 2018

Unpacking Rauner's Problematic Budget Proposal

By Rich Miller

I just don't see how the governor could ever pull this one off. And that means whoever drafts the final budget will have to patch a $591 million hole. Not impossible, but these little things do add up.

11 Feb 2018

The Downsides of Upside-Down Favorability

By Rich Miller

Whether 13 points or 17 points, a win is a win. But there are growing concerns among Democrats that Rauner’s ads will continue to deflate Pritzker’s numbers through November.

04 Feb 2018

Ives' Debate Performance Could Help Prime the Pump

By Rich Miller

Lots of political junkies, media types, et cetera, went gaga after last Monday's Chicago Tribune editorial-board face-off between Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and state Representative Jeanne Ives.

28 Jan 2018

A Kennedy in Name, but Not in Political Savvy

By Rich Miller

For a while now, the book on Chris Kennedy has been that he may not be cut out for a career in politics, despite his famous last name and pedigree as the son of Bobby Kennedy and nephew of John F. Kennedy.

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