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Jeanne Ives is “a little bit surprised at some of the hysteria” over campaign ad
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives says she’s “a little bit surprised at some of the hysteria” surrounding her campaign’s controversial ad, which slams transgender rights, undocumented immigrants, Chicago Teachers Union members, and women who have had abortions, among other liberal targets. “The commercial does not attack people, it tackles issues, I truly believe illustrating the constituencies Rauner has chosen to serve, to the exclusion of others,” Ives, a state representative running from the right against Governor Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary, said at the City Club of Chicago Monday. [Tribune]
