Illinois governor's race spending surges past $200 million

[DonViejo]

By NATASHA KORECKI 06/04/2018 08:04 PM EDT

CHICAGO — Billionaire J.B. Pritzker dropped $25 million into his campaign this week and Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign is preparing to air at least $1 million in attack ads beginning Tuesday, keeping the Illinois governor’s election on track to be one of the most expensive in U.S. history.

After a brief ceasefire, the two wealthy businessmen restarted their frenzied pace of spending this week for an election that’s still five months away.

Pritzker, who has already pumped $100 million of his own personal wealth into the contest, has not set a limit on what he’s willing to spend.

In fact, a source close to the Pritzker campaign said, the Democratic businessman is vowing to spend double whatever multimillionaire Rauner puts into the contest.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/04/illinois-governor-race-spending-623662

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1. Great. The ads will depress turnout which means we'll have a rough time getting Roskam OUT!