Skillicorn warns of 'decimated' GOP if Rauner stays on ticket

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has some harsh words for Gov. Bruce Rauner.


“Rauner has failed as a leader, both as governor and head of the Illinois Republican Party,” Skillicorn said, according to a press release. "His list of failures as Governor include owning the massive 32% tax hike, which from my perspective, he didn’t raise a finger to stop and contained not a single reform; over $30 Million that will be spent on Medicaid abortions; a backlog of bills that grew to and continues to be over $16B; lack of a budget for two years that forced us to spend billions more than we had; and making Illinois a sanctuary state, just like Chicago is a sanctuary city."




Skillicorn said that keeping Rauner as the GOP's gubernatorial candidate would be a mistake.

"As the leader of the Republican Party, he’s divided it--we can't even find candidates," he said. "Rauner's GOP couldn’t field candidates for Treasurer or Comptroller--Republicans used to hold those offices. If he is successful in winning the primary, Illinois Republicans will be decimated come November 2018."

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