Rauner With Nine Homes Parlays Romney-Like Past in Governor Race

Private-equity mogul Bruce Rauner jabs his left index finger at the Chicago ballroom crowd after his victory in Illinois’s Republican primary election, vowing things will change in the debt-strapped state if voters choose him as governor in November.

“This is about shakin’ up Springfield, rippin’ corruption out by its roots,” shouts Rauner, clenching his fist as if the offenders are right in front of him.