Hot Dog Gate: Bruce Rauner Likes Ketchup--Or Does He?
By John Dodge
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In a race as tight as the campaign for Illinois governor, all it takes is one mistake to turn the election.
Bruce Rauner made it on Tuesday.
The GOP candidate placed a hot dog order at Portillos--one of them was with ketchup and mustard.
As legend goes, NOBODY puts ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago.
Rauner's campaign, quickly realizing the enormity of the gaffe, quickly went into damage control.
One top aide was willing to throw herself on the political grenade.
Hey, that hot dog with ketchup was for me. What happened to a woman's right to choose?
— Lindsay Walters (@LWalters) October 28, 2014
The selfless, courageous act by Ms. Walters, just may just save Rauner from himself.
Another Rauner staffer scrambled to clarify this mess.
It must be noted that I have reported extensively on the ketchup-on-a-hot-dog question. Based on the latest guidance on the issue, Rauner may be in the clear.
The Daily Herald first reported on the incident, and it's all caught on tape!
We got it on video folks... Bruce Rauner ordered a hot dog with ketchup at Portillos today via @dailyherald http://t.co/bXPT7lA8L0
— Melissa Silverberg (@m_silvermeyer) October 28, 2014
A top operative for Gov. Pat Quinn wasted no time jumping into the controversy.
@natashakorecki did @BruceRauner really think no one would find out? #RaunerDog
— Brooke Anderson (@Brooke0115) October 28, 2014
Classic Rauner: dodge responsibility, blame the hot dog & run @lyndseywalters @brucerauner #RaunerDog
— Brooke Anderson (@Brooke0115) October 28, 2014
Not surprisingly, a Bruce Rauner Hot Dog Twitter account was created.
In the meantime, the world was waiting for an official position paper from Quinn.
Where do you stand @GovernorQuinn??? RT @natashakorecki Chicago folly? -- Rauner orders hot dog with ketchup http://t.co/7TFO1NGZDM …
— Superdawg Chicago???? (@Superdawg) October 28, 2014
Around 5 p.m. Central Time, the world got that answer:
This is how it's done. pic.twitter.com/jx5QpmzYyr
— Pat Quinn for Attorney General (@QuinnForIL) October 28, 2014