On Atlas, you have to have left-of-center views on everything to be a moderate. The second you have one view that is right-of-center, you're simply a right-winger. There is no difference between Ted Cruz and Rauner; this is just a fact, okay?!
Rauner was never moderate about unions, particularly the leaders of public-sector unions, during the campaign, which is why they spent so much in both the primary and general election against him. However, he took such a moderate stance on social issues, that the unions paid for ads for the Libertarian candidate to try to peel off conservative votes. One of his executive orders this week was to begin the reform of sentencing guidelines to reduce the prison population, and it has gotten cheers from minority groups and other organizations that tend to the left.
Oh, no? Then why did he run an ad on my television claiming he "stands with labor"?
A phrase like "stands with labor" without some policy specifics attached means nothing. It could just as easily mean "stands with labor against the greedy labor unions" as any other interpretation.
