US EditionPritzker faults Texas after gerrymandering Illinois
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized Texas Republicans' redistricting as unfair while hosting over 50 Texas Democrats who fled to block the effort, despite Illinois' own gerrymandered maps.
- On Wednesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker roasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, saying `Yes, folks, we are messing with Texas`, amid redistricting tensions.
- To block redistricting, Texas House Democrat Caucus Chair Gene Wu led 57 Democrats out of state, and Pritzker hosted over 50 to continue resistance in Illinois.
- On NBC’s Meet the Press, Pritzker declared “What Greg Abbott is doing and what Donald Trump is attempting to do is to cheat mid-decade here; they’re attempting to change the map,” and he claimed “the violation of people’s voting rights is what Texas is attempting to do.”
- Illinois critics note that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an aggressively gerrymandered map in 2021 and faces accusations of hypocrisy from GOP critics like State Representative Ryan Spain.
- To address Illinois’s own map issues, critics urge Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to honor his promise by backing an independent redistricting commission to end partisan gerrymandering.
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'On biblical grounds, sit this one out': Illinois governor roasts Ken Paxton with comeback
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Wednesday roasted the Texas Attorney General on social media. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton posted on X that Texas is "not worried" about Prtizker's promise to fight Texas on its electoral redistricting efforts. Pritzker posted a blistering response. "On biblical...
JB Pritzker Got Caught in One Lie About Gerrymandering That Exposed His Entire Agenda - Political Animal News
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker thought he could play both sides of the redistricting fight. The veteran politician clearly didn’t expect anyone to call him out on his obvious hypocrisy. And JB Pritzker got caught in one lie about gerrymandering that showed exactly who he really is. Democrats across the country are throwing a fit about […]
Redistricting Battles Heat Up in Florida, Texas, and Illinois
The political fallout from Texas Democrats’ walkout over election legislation continues to ripple through statehouses nationwide, with Republicans seizing the moment to advance aggressive redistricting plans. On Chicago’s Morning Answer, Dan Proft spoke with Washington Free Beacon editor Collin Anderson about how the standoff has energized GOP efforts in states like Florida and Texas, while also sparking fresh scrutiny of Illinois’ gerrymanderin…
Gerrymander For Me, But Not For Thee
Let’s take a tour of the 13th congressional district in Illinois. It starts in East St. Louis and then moves steadily north. By the time it gets to Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln, about 90 miles away, it takes a sharp turn to the east, reaching Decatur and finally Champaign, itself about 80 miles away from Springfield. It’s a jagged, narrow strip of territory with no obvious rhyme or reason...
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