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Democrats may have found a leader in Illinois Governor J.D. Pritzker
https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2025/02/illinois-governor-j-d-pritzker-steps.htmlDemocrats seem to be lacking leadership. I think a real leader just stepped to the podium in Springfield, Illinois, and identified himself as one.
Don't be surprised. This governor has demonstrated the kind of leadership it takes to get things done and make government work on behalf of the people. I was here in Illinois during the COVID pandemic, and the disaster that the pandemic proved to be in so many states, where leaders were in denial, or working in ignorance, didn't materialize in this, the sixth most populous state in the country. In Illinois, we had leadership that worked to make things happen for the benefit of the people, not just during the pandemic. the conservative right has had to come up with a whole new set of lies about Illinois, when it comes to crime rates, fiscal soundness, taxes, public services and all of the things touched by state government because ours is working, and we have a leader who knows what he is doing.
I don't know what happened to Democrats, politically, over the past four years. We caved in some places, played the same old, tired game of compromise with the minority during Biden's first two years that really wasn't necessary. Then, instead of party leadership stepping up, recognizing that we would need to run a full Presidential campaign, and that Biden needed to go with the original "transitional presidency" plan, we let the same old, worn out protocols push a second Biden campaign for President.
Don't be surprised. This governor has demonstrated the kind of leadership it takes to get things done and make government work on behalf of the people. I was here in Illinois during the COVID pandemic, and the disaster that the pandemic proved to be in so many states, where leaders were in denial, or working in ignorance, didn't materialize in this, the sixth most populous state in the country. In Illinois, we had leadership that worked to make things happen for the benefit of the people, not just during the pandemic. the conservative right has had to come up with a whole new set of lies about Illinois, when it comes to crime rates, fiscal soundness, taxes, public services and all of the things touched by state government because ours is working, and we have a leader who knows what he is doing.
I don't know what happened to Democrats, politically, over the past four years. We caved in some places, played the same old, tired game of compromise with the minority during Biden's first two years that really wasn't necessary. Then, instead of party leadership stepping up, recognizing that we would need to run a full Presidential campaign, and that Biden needed to go with the original "transitional presidency" plan, we let the same old, worn out protocols push a second Biden campaign for President.
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Thank you Governor Pritzker, this is the perfect response to Chump.
