RGA Ties Quinn To Blago
The GOP's biggest asset in their race to oust IL Gov. Pat Quinn (D) isn't the Dem or his GOP rival. It's Quinn's predecessor, ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D).
Now, as Blagojevich's corruption trial kicks off in Chicago, the RGA is running ads linking the 2 governors, even though Quinn supported Blagojevich's impeachment last year.
"As governors, Quinn and Blagojevich have failed us," a narrator intones. "Under Quinn and Blagojevich, Illinois is now $13 billion in the red."
Quinn has only been in office for a little over a year, after Blagojevich was ousted in early '09. But he's got a lot of work to do to build his reputation. Just 37% of IL voters have a favorable impression of Quinn, while 49% see him unfavorably, according to a Research 2000 poll conducted for the liberal DailyKos website.
Quinn and his running mate, ex-Carbondale City Councillor Sheila Simon (D), will face state Sen. Bill Brady (R) and businessman Jason Plummer (R) in Nov. Brady holds a narrow 39%-35% lead over Quinn, according to the Research 2000 poll.
Add IL to a growing roster of states the RGA is already playing in. The group has run ads bashing Dem candidates in FL, CA, MA, NH, OH and CO so far, and with $25M in the bank to start the year, that list will grow.
After the jump, watch the ad, "Day After Tomorrow."
The RGA's latest ad:
The Day After Tomorrow from Republican Governors Association on Vimeo.
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