IL-Gov. 2018 Megathread

[MAINEiac4434]

Rauner's LG refers to "us" as the "working class"

Hilarious.

He is going to get creamed.

[Sestak]

I endorse Bruce Rauner for re-election.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

Kennedy wins another random downstate county by two votes. His candidacy is so hilariously impotent that this result is more funny than it is anything else.

[Mr. Illini]

AG map is beautiful. Chicagoland vs the rest.

[Canis]

What happened to all that momentum Kennedy had?

[Oryxslayer]

Kennedy wins another random downstate county by two votes. His candidacy is so hilariously impotent that this result is more funny than it is anything else.

I still have literally no idea as to who voted for the dude.

A combination of AA voters (he got some key endorsements) and people who were too moderate for Biss but hate machine politics (small voting segment).

[Xing]

Pretty embarrassing showing for Rauner. He'll narrowly hold on, but he's probably toast in the general. Unless this ends up being a good year for Republicans, he's probably not even going to make it particularly close.

[MAINEiac4434]

Kennedy wins another random downstate county by two votes. His candidacy is so hilariously impotent that this result is more funny than it is anything else.

I still have literally no idea as to who voted for the dude.

He actually worked really hard to ingratiate himself in the AA community, and spoke out fiercely against Rahm.

What happened to all that momentum Kennedy had?

It wasn't real.

[Coastal Elitist]

NYT just called it for Rauner

[Mr. Illini]

Kennedy wins another random downstate county by two votes. His candidacy is so hilariously impotent that this result is more funny than it is anything else.

I still have literally no idea as to who voted for the dude.

Me

[Deblano]

Was there ever any point within the past 4 years where Rauner looked favored to win reelection?

[Mr. Illini]

Ives concedes with NO pledge of support for Rauner. Very notable.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Ok, what's the deal in DeWitt County (Clinton)? Not a single vote counted there yet?

[MAINEiac4434]

So, uh, what's going on with DeWitt?

Ives concedes with NO pledge of support for Rauner. Very notable.

lmao he's so dead

[Mr. Illini]

Interesting exurban belt on the map that went for Ives - Will, Kane, Kendall, and McHenry - with city and inner burbs for Rauner.

[Sestak]

So, uh, what's going on with DeWitt?

Ives concedes with NO pledge of support for Rauner. Very notable.

lmao he's so dead

Welp, rooting for him anyway.

[Mr. Illini]

Newman won't concede, says "I want to make this very painful for Lipinski"

[Mr. Illini]

Raoul will win the Dem AG race, says Quinn called to concede

Crisis averted.

[Pouring Rain and Blairing Music]

RIP The People's Pat's comeback

Also, does Illinois have sore loser laws? It would be hilarious if Ives ran as an independent.

[MAINEiac4434]

RIP The People's Pat's comeback

Also, does Illinois have sore loser laws? It would be hilarious if Ives ran as an independent.

Illinois does have sore loser laws, unfortunately.

Raoul will win the Dem AG race, says Quinn called to concede

Crisis averted.

1 for 3 tonight, not bad.

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

JB and Kwame for the general let's go!

[Don Vito Corleone]

I wanted the People's Pat to win.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Kwame!!!

Bless you Cook County.

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

I wanted the People's Pat to win.

I feel bad for the guy. He doesn't deserve the bad rap he gets. I hope we haven't seen the last of him!

[Donerail]

Who are the 13,000 people who vote for Robert Marshall

I thought about it for a bit -- Marshall's the generic anti-everything protest vote. Hardiman & Daiber (to some extent) have real constituencies and views, and an overperformance for either would mean something. A Marshall vote is a pure and genuine "none of the above."