* May 8th…
Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) laments Gov. J.B. Pritzker seems to have a one-track mind when it comes to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Gov. Pritzker has a Chicago-centric view that impedes his ability to make decisions that make sense across Illinois,” Ives told the DuPage Policy Journal of the governor’s recent decision to extend his statewide stay-at-home order through the end of the month. “Our state is a very diversified entity. It is not surprising that people are upset with his one-size-fits-all policies that fail to respect the diversity of the state.” […]
“Oftentimes, governing requires nuance; Gov. Pritzker exhibits none,” she said.
* Yesterday…
@GovPritzker & ILDems cancelled your kids' spring, summer & fall sports seasons. Meanwhile, his daughter got the best equestrian training money can buy. Enough.
It's time we all played by the same set of rules.#LetThemPlay #reopenschoolsillinois https://t.co/momUXVuttt— Jeanne Ives (@JeanneIves) September 23, 2020
Yes, because imposing the same set of rules and regulations for solo horseback riding and contact football would be such nuanced governing.
Also, stay classy.
* Meanwhile…
[Yesterday] morning, Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer called into 560-AM’s morning drive program. During the discussion, host Dan Proft asked him about some of the divisive comments that IL Congressman Sean Casten has recently made. Emmer slammed Casten for his toxic demeanor and approach to politics (Listen to the clip here)
At the 11:15 min mark, Proft played a clip in which Casten was asked how he would work with a Republican Senate to get his legislation through. Casten’s response was, “We’ll throw in a provision that everyone gets a gun and we’ll say some mean things about gay people.”
Emmer responded by sharing his experience of serving with Casten on the House Financial Services Committee saying, “I’ve had first hand exposure to his arrogant, condescending, demeaning approach to politics. He’s not there building bridges… You want to know how smart Mr. Casten is? Just ask him. He’ll tell you. He has disdain for everyone. Ask Republicans and Democrats alike. He’s just the smartest guy in the room no matter what the issue is. And when he doesn’t have an argument, he slides into this really nasty, less than professional (as my dad would have said) very immature sense of humor.
Emmer went on to say, “When you run on the idea that you’re going to be a moderate problem solver, when you run on the idea that you’re going to reach across the aisle and work with other people, including the administration, and then your behavior is everything but that, it’s just the opposite, I think Illinois voters are going to remember that when they go to vote for Jeanne Ives in the next 43 days.”
* Moving right along…
Rep. Sean Casten released his second TV ad of the cycle today. The ad highlights Jeanne Ives’ support for Donald Trump and his destructive policies, and also features former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party Pat Brady.
This ad follows Rep. Casten’s first TV spot “Molecular” and is part of the $2.4 Million ad buy previously announced by the campaign.
* The ad…
* Script…
SEAN CASTEN: “I’m Sean Casten, and I approve this message.”
NARRATOR: “Jeanne Ives on Donald Trump:”
JEANNE IVES: “I give him an A.”
NARRATOR: “An A?”
IVES: “Yeah, I give him an A.”
NARRATOR: “Trump and Ives would repeal the Affordable Care Act, replacing it with a plan that threatens health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Illinois families.”
PAT BRADY: “I’m Pat Brady, former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, and I know Jeanne Ives. She and Trump deny climate change and dangerously ignore the scientists fighting the coronavirus.”
IVES: “I give him an A.”
BRADY: “That’s why I’m voting for Sean Casten.”
* Related…
* Democratic Rep. Sean Casten and GOP challenger Jeanne Ives spar over climate change, taxes and social issues in 6th Congressional District forum
* Three candidates in 6th Congressional District debate guns, racism and more in online forum
* Rep. Casten Rap Video Draws Criticism From Ives’ Campaign
"front" - Google News
September 23, 2020 at 10:56PM
https://ift.tt/33X6SVO
Your Illinois News Radar » The Casten/Ives front - The Capitol Fax Blog
"front" - Google News
https://ift.tt/3aZh1mr
https://ift.tt/3b2xvu5
No comments:
Post a Comment