THE ANGRIEST DEMOCRAT IN THE ROOM
Byron York
JB Pritzker, the billionaire hotel heir who since 2019 has served as governor of Illinois, wants to be president. Like many Democrats, Pritzker believes his party has not been tough enough in opposing President Donald Trump. Now, he is urging them to take to the streets to engage in mass protests, mobilization and disruption so that Republicans "never know a moment of peace." It is not clear how far Pritzker wants Democrats to go in their disruptive activism, but when you vow that your adversary will "never know a moment of peace," you probably mean just that, whatever ugly measures it might entail.
Pritzker made the vow Sunday night in a speech to Democrats in New Hampshire. A key part of his address was to push back against members of his own party who say Democrats have gone too far left and should moderate their positions in order to reconnect with more voters.
First, Pritzker touted some of his accomplishments in Illinois: "We enshrined reproductive rights into law," he said. "We legalized cannabis. We protected labor rights. We joined the U.S. Climate Alliance." Abortion, pot, minimum wage and climate -- maybe that's not a comprehensive platform, but it's what Pritzker highlighted. And then he declared: "We may have to fix our messaging and our strategy, but our values are exactly where they ought to be -- and we will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards."
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