The subversion of the democratic process is inevitable when wealth and power concentrate in the hands of the few.
http://politics.suntimes.com/article/springfield/watchdogs-rauner-spreading-cash-around-fellow-republicans/sun-08102014-914pm
Even as he has poured $9.6 million of his own money into his campaign, Bruce Rauner, the Republican candidate for governor, has also been dipping more heavily into his personal wealth to help finance GOP candidates and groups, records show.
Plus his friends have deep pockets-
http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/billionaire-ken-griffin-gives-rauner-record-breaking-25-million/fri-06132014-403pm
A Chicago billionaire has given the biggest single Illinois political donation ever — in the modern-day era — to a candidate for governor of Illinois.
One of Chicago’s wealthiest men, hedge-fund CEO Ken Griffin, has donated $2.5 million to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s campaign, according to campaign disclosure records — the largest single contribution ever from an individual to any Illinois political candidate, other than the candidate’s own self funding.
The $2.5 million contribution on June 11 brings Griffin’s total contributions to Rauner to $3.57 million.
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