Posts by SteveKier

How the First (Quinn-Rauner) Debate Went

This from the Quinn campaign last night, after the debate (video here): Steve I couldn’t be prouder of our guy...

Anti-Foster Attack Ads Begin

…from Bill Foster the other day: Steve- There comes a point in every election where I just have to ask...

Bruce Rauner Believes He Can Buy The Governor’s Office

…from Governor Quinn’s campaign this morning: Steve, We learned on Friday that Bruce Rauner donated another $1.5 million to his...

A Lovely Afternoon with Lisa Madigan, Bill Foster and Mayor Pradel

Many thanks, as always, to Dianne for this beautiful, enthusiastic coverage of last Sunday’s event. (UPDATE: Jenn from the Fox...

More Than 300,000 Marchers in Last Weekend’s People’s Climate March

Climate change is the most consequential issue we face today.  In this country, mostly due to the lunatic extremism of...

US Politics Awash in Corrupt Money: GOP Likes it That Way

In another addition to the large accumulation of evidence about which party acts with the interests of the American people in mind,...

Rauner Claims to be Pro-Choice but Funds Anti-Choice Groups and Candidates

…from RealRauner.com: Bruce Rauner claims that he “doesn’t have a social agenda,” and refuses to tell voters whether or not...

Unions and the American Middle Class

Johnathan Cohn did an interesting interview a few weeks ago (just ahead of Labor Day) with labor strategist and researcher...

Candidate Roundup, Fall 2014

We’ve put together a collection of links to our candidates for this fall’s elections.  Research away! Feel free to take...

Hating on “Obamacare,” Liking its Features

This has been a mystery to me for a long time, and here it comes up again: “Obamacare” polls poorly...