Post by Logan on May 7, 2016 0:52:33 GMT -6
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner won’t attend the Republican National Convention in July and won’t be endorsing Donald Trump, Rauner aides confirmed on Thursday, while not entirely disavowing the presumptive GOP nominee.
And it’s not yet clear whether Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger will make the trip to Cleveland, as she faces a challenge from Democrat Susana Mendoza this fall.
Rauner, who is embroiled in the state’s fiscal crisis, joins two of Illinois’ most endangered Republicans — U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and U.S. Sen Mark Kirk — in skipping the convention in an effort to distance themselves from Trump.
While Rauner has dubbed the presidential campaign’s rhetoric “appalling,” he has publicly stated — as the head of the state’s Republican Party — that he will support the nominee.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-skips-gop-convention-wont-endorse-trump/
And it’s not yet clear whether Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger will make the trip to Cleveland, as she faces a challenge from Democrat Susana Mendoza this fall.
Rauner, who is embroiled in the state’s fiscal crisis, joins two of Illinois’ most endangered Republicans — U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and U.S. Sen Mark Kirk — in skipping the convention in an effort to distance themselves from Trump.
While Rauner has dubbed the presidential campaign’s rhetoric “appalling,” he has publicly stated — as the head of the state’s Republican Party — that he will support the nominee.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-skips-gop-convention-wont-endorse-trump/