Our governor, Bruce Rauner seems afraid.
How else can we describe a man who refuses to debate his opponent?
Last month, journalists in Jacksonville tried to pin the governor down on whether he would debate his Republican opponent, state Rep. Jeanne Ives.
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Our governor, Bruce Rauner seems afraid.
How else can we describe a man who refuses to debate his opponent?
Last month, journalists in Jacksonville tried to pin the governor down on whether he would debate his Republican opponent, state Rep. Jeanne Ives.
He was asked three times and he refused to answer.
It’s not a way of projecting yourself as a man of resolve. He refused to answer a yes or no question.
The University of Illinois at Springfield, WMAY radio and the State Journal-Register tried to organize a GOP debate for next month, but according to the newspaper Rauner has indicated he won’t go.
I emailed Rauner’s campaign spokesman Justin Giorgio to find out why the governor is laying low. He did not respond to multiple emails.