[goldstategop]

Chicago dominates the state.

Its the only reason Hillary won there in 2016.

Downstate IL is heavily GOP.

[PBRCat]

Quite true! Trump won 90 of 102 counties in Illinois to Clinton’s 12. HRC cleaned up in the heavily populated urban areas while DJT carried almost all of the rural counties.

As for Rahm Emanuel’s winning electoral campaigns, he never won a competitive race against a credible opponent and he is bowing out rather than facing his first risky campaign. All of his election victories were effectively “fixed” where he ran against minor opponents with little or no finances. In 2015, Emanuel spent almost $75.00 per vote in terms of campaign advertising. His customary methods were to buy his elected positions.

[Liz]

.....the cracks in the foundation of Mayor Emanuel's personal kingdom have grown into chasms....symptoms of the creeping
national decline of the technocratic centrism practiced by the Clinton and Obama machine over the last 25 years.....

"Don't worry, Mr President, the Dept of the Treasury is under your control."

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OBAMA GAVE RHAM EMANUEL TWO KEY JOBS Soon as they occupied the WH, Obama placed his COS Rahm Emanuel in control of the US Dept of the Treasury (oversees the IRS).

PAUSE TO REFLECT First-term Obama had tight control of Treasury; Obama calculatedly placed his then-COS Rahm Emanuel in a dual role.......in the WH and at Treasury. Obama had a stranglehold on Treasury via COS Rahm Emanuel's dual role

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THE SMOKING GUN---WSJ REPORT--On Jan 20, 2009 Timothy Geithner was appointed Obama's Secy of the Treasury. But within three weeks, the Obama White House tightened its grip on Treasury. Obama put his COS, Rahm Emanuel, in charge of Treasury---Rahm Emanuel's dual role was an unusual move.

When he got to Treasury, WH COS Rahm Emanuel was so involved in the inner workings that the phrase "Rahm wants it" had become an unofficial mantra among subservient govt staffers, prostrate in obeisance, scurrying to accede to Rahm's wishes, according to Treasury government officials. Reported by WSJ / 05/31/09

More here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124113406528875137.html

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Pres Trump needs to suggest AG Sessions make an inquiry to the US Dept of the Treasury and be sure to ask what RAHM AND Obama were doing in the US Treasury after Obama got elected.

Treasury prolly HAS a huge Rahm/Obama paper trail. One can get awfully rich awfully fast knowing the Fed's Treasury moves in advance.

But the Iran connection could prove to be even more interesting considering the hundreds of millions Obama secretly gave to Iran.

[50sDad]

“Center”?

[BobinIL]

The majority of downstate IL despises Chicago. I avoid going anywhere north of I-80 at all costs.

[vette6387]

I saw a post here showing vote totals for Rauner’s 2014 election.

Cook County 1.6 million votes (for the RAT opponent)
All the other counties, 1.8 million votes ( Majority for Rauner)

Just how many other states look like this? I know in Nevada, Clark County (Las Vegas) has two thirds of the state’s population and votes solidly RAT. Even Blue States have RAT cores. The only difference being that those RAT cores have not yet achieved majority status, but it’s coming, and coming soon to many currently Blue States.

[ought-six]

“Chicago dominates the state. Its the only reason Hillary won there in 2016. Downstate IL is heavily GOP.”

True that.