The only person Illinoisans hold in higher regard than President Obama is the only man who has brought a Super Bowl to the Windy City--"Da Coach" Mike Ditka.
It only makes sense that in a deadlocked governor’s race, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner would call on Iron Mike to get him over the top in an ad released during Sunday's Bears game against the Bills. Rauner leads the incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn (D.) by seven points in a RCP poll.
Ditka is an renowned conservative who even dabbled with a Senate run of his own in 2006, which would have pit him against a little-known Illinois state senator out of Chicago.
Ditka declined running, hence making his call to prevent Walter Payton from scoring a touchdown in a Super Bowl--the second-worst decision Ditka has ever made.