Illinois Gov. Pritzker rallies New Hampshire Dems

[brooklynite]

Politico

New Hampshire Democrats zeroed in on abortion rights during their annual convention here Saturdayannual convention here Saturday, bringing in Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to prop up the campaigns of Sen. Maggie Hassan and governor candidate Tom Sherman, who will likely ease through September’s primary but face tough races heading into November’s general election.

“The Republican Party is so afraid of the power and influence women have achieved in our society that they are seeking to shame and criminalize your very autonomy,” said Pritzker, who leads a state that has a law that codifies Roe v. Wade.

It’s a subject that generated the most applause throughout the day, including during a speech by Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor and the former mayor of Boston (Massachusetts also has codified Roe). For the record, Walsh told the crowd, he’s not running for president.

Pritzker’s name, on the other hand, has popped up repeatedly as a potential future presidential candidate, most recently when it was announced he’d be speaking Saturday in New Hampshire. But the Democratic governor’s political team says Pritzker is only focused on his reelection and on helping elect Democrats across the country who support abortion rights.

You can complain that we shouldn't be thinking of 2024 or that anything other than assuming that Biden will run again is unacceptable. Meanwhile, real-world politics moves on.

[mucifer]

1. As a Chicagoan, I'd rather he do more local interviews. I do get nervous with

the economy so bad and the last Gov was republican. I love Governor Pritzker. But, there are a lot of people who hate him.
Illinois is a purple state. Chicago is blue.

[ColinC]

2. More power to him. However, I would assume our focuse should be to right now to keep McCarthy from

being third in line to the presidency.