Walker had a track record as a public official before he became governor - voters had no excuse and should not have been surprised by Walker's moves once in Madison.
Rauner on the other hand was a political unknown. Illinois and Wisconsin are very different states politically, there was no reason to suspect that Rauner would be any more of a right-wing ideologue than Chris Christie or Andrew Cuomo (yes he's technically a Dem), who are both pretty moderate by the standards of today's GOP.
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