Democrat-run Group Sends Fake MAGA Mail in Supreme Court Race
A mailer from a Democrat group aimed at suppressing Republican vote in the 3rd District race in the Illinois Supreme Court.
Mailers pretending to be from conservative Republicans bashing Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke for being a RINO (Republican in Name Only) hit mailboxes in DuPage County over the weekend.
But the mailers came from a PAC associated with a longtime Democratic operative and aide to Democratic Secretary of State candidate Alexi Giannoulias. Ballot Access Illinois paid for the mailer. It is run by Democratic operative Rudi Patitucci, who is listed as handling “Data and Targeting” for Giannoulias’ campaign. The PAC reported $0 cash on hand at the beginning of October, and has not reported any large contributions since the mailer came out.
Patitucci did not return a message from The Illinoize and the Giannoulias campaign did not return a message from The Illinoize seeking clarity of Patitucci’s role in the campaign.
The mailer compares Burke to outgoing Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon), who has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump.
“Machine Democrats and shady political operatives are behind this desperate, last-minute mailer targeting Republican voters,” State GOP Chairman Don Tracy said in a statement.
The mailer also seems to concede Burke won’t overturn any abortion laws in Illinois after Democrats have gone out of their way to seemingly make up Burke’s abortion position.
Burke is locked in a tight battle with former Democratic State Representative and current Appellate Justice Mary K. O’Brien for the new third district seat on the Supreme Court.