Bruce Rauner Orders a Hot Dog with Ketchup at Portillo's and People Go Crazy

Visiting a Portillo’s in Vernon Hills Tuesday to campaign and interrupt diners trying to eat their hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner set off a kerfuffle when he ordered a hot dog with ketchup, as a Daily Herald video shows, along with a plain one and one with everything.

After the venture capitalist got slapped around on social media — Pat Quinn’s campaign tweeted a Chicago hot dog pic, saying “This is how it’s done” and the Libertarians tweeted “Ketchup dogs, for shame #NoKetchupDogsForGov #TraditionsMatter“ — one of his staffers, Lyndsey Walters, fell on the proverbial sword, or wiener, as it were, and claimed the ketchup-laden dog was hers.

“Hey, that hot dog with ketchup was for me. What happened to a woman’s right to choose?” she tweeted.

In full damage-control mode (seriously), the campaign made sure everyone knew the Chicago-style hot dog was Rauner’s. After next Tuesday, this will all be over, folks.

WHAT PATCHERS SAID ON FACEBOOK:

• John Miller to Plainfield Patch: Just for the record, I will vote for him just because he put ketchup on a hot dog. Way to go against the grain and be a rebel!

• Cathy Barrett DelGiudice to Glen Ellyn Patch: “SMH” How does his choice of hot dog toppings predict his ability to rise up and lead our state? Priorities are WAY off!!!!!

• James Czyznikiewicz to Oak Forest Patch: Eat it how you like it!

• Donovan Fechner to Plainfield Patch: Chicago wasn’t going to vote for him anyway.

• Eve Lill to Palos Patch: Well it’s official he’s not from Illinois

• Randy Halach to New Lenox Patch: quinn raises our taxes and win or lose he’s going to raise them again and people are ticked off because Bruce orders a hot dog with ketchup , seriously !!!!!

• Adam Hoss to Bolingbrook Patch: ..... and then promptly told all the workers they’re making too much money.

• Ryder Tee to St. Charles Patch: Is he 6?

• Eric Ami to Des Plaines Patch: Another annoying thing about sweet home Chicago. I’ll eat my damn dog how I want.

• Seth Freeman to Evanston Patch: He always blames his employees.

• David Parry to Homewood-Flossmoor Patch: I saw the light in New York, I no longer cower to my adopted region’s ketchup phobia. Deep dish is a load of arse and all.

• Richard Smith to Tinley Park Patch: Amen that this will be over in a week!

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