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marisakabas.bsky.social • 6 days ago

ok i'm pritzker-pilled

"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."

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njkroeger.bsky.social•6 days ago

He's doing good work but i don't want him as president. A billionaire as the face of a populist movement centered around anti-oligarchy isn't ideal

aaronotg.bsky.social•6 days ago

Would love to see him paired with AOC for precisely this reason and to get her more executive experience. I know he's a billionaire, but so far he's been on the right side of a lot of topics.

njkroeger.bsky.social•6 days ago

As long as he's the VP, that could possibly work. Again, I like the attitude he's taking, and he seems to understand the stakes.

But we really should proceed with caution nominating a billionaire in 2028 after a 4 year masterclass in learning what concentrated wealth does to democracy

aaronotg.bsky.social•6 days ago

I think how the rest of the next 3+ years go will be telling as to how much support he can get. If he actually walks the walk with progressive stances towards the 1%, then I'd be willing to support him as a candidate.

dirtside.bsky.social•6 days ago

he could be on the right side of every other topic, but he'll never be against the exploitation of labor, because that's how billionaires become billionaires. i mean if we have to have billionaire pols, then I'd rather it be him than Muskrat, but... I'd rather not have billionaire pols at all

ohioblonde.bsky.social•5 days ago

"he'll never be against the exploitation of labor"

Respectfully, you are dead wrong. Pritzker is very pro-worker by every conceivable metric.

dirtside.bsky.social•5 days ago

he's hoarding vast wealth, which was stolen from workers, and the two articles you link are pro-worker but still don't even come close to addressing exploitation of labor (by which I mean, owners get the profits instead of the workers who do the labor).

dirtside.bsky.social•5 days ago

unions are great, PTO is great, but the system still allows leeching money from workers into the pockets of oligarchs, and these do nothing to change that

ohioblonde.bsky.social•5 days ago

He’s spent millions trying to elect non-shitty Dems across across the country & millions try to raise the taxes on Illinois millionaire and billionaires by changing IL from a flat tax to a progressive tax. If that’s not enough for you, then we disagree about what constitutes hoarding & exploitation

ohioblonde.bsky.social•5 days ago

To give two examples: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5040451/captive-audience-anti-union-religious-meetings-afl-cio

ohioblonde.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://abc7chicago.com/paid-leave-illinois-act-gov-jb-pritzker-for-all-workers/12949816/

euphman210.bsky.social•6 days ago

Pritz for Prez.

jmilchen.bsky.social•6 days ago

And this will make him more popular even among those who don't think about trans rights. Americans want and like *leaders* with backbone and unapologetic values. Issue agreement is often secondary.

frostyausty.bsky.social•6 days ago

That hit.

laurelpowell.net•6 days ago

welcome to the horde

goahtani.bsky.social•5 days ago

the horde is inclusive

moredeadnazispls.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.20242.html

moredeadnazispls.bsky.social•6 days ago

2028 baby. Let's do it.

lioness2.bsky.social•6 days ago

How awesome. See Newsom, this is how it is done.

gunderson4.bsky.social•6 days ago

There is value in speaking with moral clarity and conviction. People can be persuaded if you appeal to their sense of decency.

maureenbrady.bsky.social•6 days ago

Me too. 100% supportive.

rollingstop.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ive liked him ever since that video of him giving the commencement address started making the rounds. But I wish he were a little more spontaneous. Just a little too "dem from central casting"

shanekd.bsky.social•6 days ago

Californians watching a real governor use his platform correctly and not doing podcast with Nazis.

laylachristine.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yes, so much this! Newsom has always seemed, well, a little smarmy to me. But now? Pritzker would definitely have my vote over him.

gimmeseltzer.bsky.social•6 days ago

Will never stan for any politician (especially one who is a billionaire) but will give credit where it is due, JB has been a pleasant surprise.

vsadegg.bsky.social•6 days ago

welcome!!

shaidorsai.bsky.social•6 days ago

My guv JB kicked off large boi summer a few years ago with this kind of vibe

moab-bombadil.bsky.social•6 days ago

Did he give his billions away? Because they are a dealbreaking conflict of interest.

davidjonfurbish.bsky.social•6 days ago

yup we all should be

aaronotg.bsky.social•6 days ago

Shooting the shit with a friend I threw out a Pritzker/Cuban ticket, but have since cooled on Cuban.

So now I'm all aboard Pritzker/AOC or Pritzker/Buttigieg. With Harris as Attorney General.

jrock.us•6 days ago

same!

jennysampson.bsky.social•6 days ago

The Great Khan of the Prairie is a top 2028 contender

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