IL-15: Ken Griffin Exposed Again Meddling with Downballot Race, this time Against Mary Miller

Well, this headline from early February did not age well.

In mid April, a classic “pop-up” super PAC, Illinois Values PAC, was created through a filing with the FEC.

In late May, the super PAC launched its website and and produced a commercial and purchased ad time for over $1 million attacking Congresswoman Mary Miller (R, Oakland) in her incumbent-vs-incumnbent Republican primary against Congressman Rodney Davis (R, Taylorsville).

But with filing of Pre-primary reports last week with the FEC, the identity of the super PAC funder, long suspected, was confirmed.

There he goes again, the sole funder of Illinois Values super PAC, which through June 8, had $318,199, enough for a final TV ad buy going into the last week before the primary.

No additional independent expenditure filing has been posted since June 8 from Illinois Values, but, as I shared with a roundtable of reporters and political observers at a downstate (Lincoln) gathering, from Ken Griffin’s point of view, if he helps Davis, he helps Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in the governor’s race.

Yes, $1.5 million is pocket-change for Griffin, but it happened and now it’s on the record.

I was only one of three people, when polled at the downstate gathering on May 20, who believe Miller will be the winner next week over Davis, using the conventional wisdom of both President Trump and the Club for Growth Action super PAC, when backing the same candidate, are unbeatable.

Speaking of Club for Growth Action, here are their latest independent expenditures which hit the FEC this afternoon, both TV:

And direct mail:

Both appear to be comparison pieces, and complemented by President Trump’s visit to the Quincy area on Saturday, it appears my prediction in this race will come true.

We’ll know a week from tonight, but it’s now confirmed Griffin interfered in IL-15 directly.


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IL-15: Ken Griffin Exposed Again Meddling with Downballot Race, this time Against Mary Miller — 18 Comments

  1. Why anybody thinks any “Republican” Griffin supports is anything but a Rino like Rodney Davis is beyond me. But I am sure some Shanes supporter will be around to tell me that Griffin is a good billionaire and why am I picking on Griffin.

  2. Miller while endorsed by Trump is comparable to his endorsement of cocaine Mitch.

    Not my district but I smell issues.

    Griffin just like Uehlein endorses RINO’s but the political junkies on this board who think elections are fair will once again make their voices for more RINO leadership known.

  3. No, not at all like that.

    Mitch is a career politician while Mary Miller has been in congress for ONE term (less than two years at this point).

    Mitch is backed by the establishment and IS the establishment while Mary Miller was not and still is not.

    Mary Miller was even targeted by Democrats when they did redistricting to make sure she wouldn’t be reelected.

    Bustos and another congressperson, maybe Kelly, even bragged about how they were going to get rid of Miller and make her a one-termer.

    Mary Miller takes several votes where she diverges from the Washington consensus.

    Neocons HATE Mary Miller.

    Moderates HATE Mary Miller.

    Mary Miller is a rare politician.

    Illinois is lucky to have someone like that.

    The fact that you’re comparing her to Mitch McConnell once again shows how little you know about politics.

    Go huff Bobby Piton’s farts little man you don’t know what you’re talking about like usual.

    Calling Mary Miller a RINO is hilarious.

    Are you ever embarrassed by being so incorrect about everything?

    How do you have such little shame being such a terrible troll?

    Is it from taking Xanax?

    LOL Mary Miller is not in “leadership” she’s the most junior Republican congressperson from Illinois what are you even talking about???

    Bobby Piton can cry and seethe about how he hasn’t been endorsed by Trump.

    Mary Miller IS endorsed by Trump.

    Trump even had a fundraiser for Mary Miller AT MAR O LAGO like a month ago.

    Rodney Davis told people in October of 2016 that he was rescinding his endorsement of Trump and would not be voting for Trump against Hillary Clinton.

    Rodney Davis is an establishment Republican.

    There’s a reason Trump is backing Miller and not Davis, and your boy Bobby is telling people they should vote for Rodney Davis on his social media page.

    What’s wrong with him??

    He sounds like a dumb bitter loser.

  4. Griffin’s old valet had a tale or two at the downstairs bar at Italian Village on Monroe in the Loop.

  5. We are not going to vote our way back to the America we want.

  6. That’s just how you go through life Abe(a very Jewish name).

  7. Good to see you are posting at a more reasonable time Correcting. Thanks again for the new compliments. Fart huffing troll taking Xanax now?

    While your observations about Miller may be correct when the House gets taken back she will just become a McCarthy yes man unless of course they nominate Trump to be speaker so they can impeach the 2 clowns running this country.

    He’s another Paul Ryan.

    You seem to be foaming at the mouth too.

    At no time did I refer to Miller as in a leadership role other than her representative of her district.

    Again take a Xanax and get more sleep.

    You are wound a little too tight before primary day.

    I can’t wait to read your bloviations around the midterms. LOL 😆

  8. Is your grifter circle moving the goalpost from Trump being reinstated as President to being elected Speaker of the House now?

    I know you’re a simpleton who doesn’t care about facts and you want to paint them as the same person, but Uihlein and Griffin are on *opposite* sides of this congressional primary.

    Voters will have to choose one or the other.

    Piton has decided to align himself with Ken Griffin’s boy Davis while Trump and Uihlein are with Miller.

  9. No Correcting I don’t live my fart huffing Xanax popping idiot troll life living every breath in the cesspool life of politics like people like you. I do vote. Based on my gut and reality. I have an opinion which some agree with and some don’t. That’s OK. You keep trying to solve IL problems supporting career politicians. Only a few more years until I leave the shithole utopia you thrive in.

  10. In theory, they can make anybody Speaker.

    Doesn’t have to be an elected representative.

  11. “No Correcting I don’t live my fart huffing Xanax popping idiot troll life living every breath in the cesspool life of politics like people like you”

    Tell me how you are any different than correcting. You live your life on this blog and never cease to offer your opinion.
    I’ll wait for the insult and you not answering the question as usual.

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