Daniel Biss runs for governor of Illinois (2017)
story · status: followed over 2 videos (2017–2018) · last event: update (2018-02-20)
In April 2017 John said his friend Daniel Biss was running for governor of Illinois, complete with campaign ads. In February 2018 John said again that Daniel was running for governor.
Parts: John asks viewers to donate to Daniel Biss's campaign for governor, with donations matched (2018) · John: do a Facebook Live event with Daniel Biss on Thursday at 1pm Eastern (2018)
Told alongside: Daniel Biss runs for Illinois state representative (2007) · John: Daniel Biss has a very good chance of winning the March 20 Illinois Democratic primary for governor (2018)
About: Daniel Biss, Illinois
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-04 | told | John says Daniel Biss is now running for governor of Illinois, complete with fancy campaign ads. | Why I Won't Run for Office 00:00:13 |
| 2018-02-20 | update | John says Daniel is now running for governor of Illinois. | When Your Friend Runs for Governor 00:02:04 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2017-04-04 · Why I Won't Run for Office — John finds this surprising because Daniel is the smartest person he knows and governor of Illinois seems like a terrible job. (hedged) — 00:00:19
- 2017-04-04 · Why I Won't Run for Office — John says Illinois politics are so dysfunctional the state regularly has no budget, and four of its past ten governors have been imprisoned for corruption. — 00:00:27
- 2017-04-04 · Why I Won't Run for Office — John says what interests him most is that Daniel, deep down, wants to work in government to help people and because he believes in democracy. — 00:00:40
- 2017-04-04 · Why I Won't Run for Office — John says that as a state senator Daniel led the passage of legislation to increase retirement savings and a ban on so-called conversion therapy for LGBT people. — 00:00:48
- 2017-04-04 · Why I Won't Run for Office — John says that to accomplish anything Daniel has had to wade through the vast, gridlocked swamp of US politics and attend many, many meetings. — 00:00:56
- 2018-02-20 · When Your Friend Runs for Governor — John says Daniel has a very good chance of winning the March 20th Democratic primary, though his opponents are a billionaire who spent tens of millions on ads and a literal Kennedy. (hedged) — 00:02:09