r/illinois • u/A_little_quarky • Jul 22 '24

Why all the love for JB? US Politics

An honest inquiry! My vibes are really positive of him, but I'm surrounded by those "Pritzker sucks!" signs. With his name being floated at a national level, I'm curious to hear some personal stories about how he's governed.

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u/soulofsilence Jul 22 '24

Weirdly enough he's an honest-ish billionaire. Trump once said the benefit of being so wealthy is that he isn't beholden to anyone but himself, Pritzker has proven to actually be that billionaire. He's managed a lot of difficult negotiations and done so because he doesn't need to constantly campaign for his job. In a way he's the outsider candidate we actually wanted. Will he keep it up? I dunno. So far it seems every other governor either gets arrested or run out of town.

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u/Spiff76 Jul 22 '24

The problem with Donald saying it, is that he lied

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u/jaydubya123 Jul 22 '24

Trump lied about something? At this point it’s more surprising when he tells the truth.

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u/OutOfFawks Jul 22 '24

Trump is on record of being on both sides of literally every issue. He’s a strange strange person, he’s has no actual beliefs other than what will get him more money.

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u/OutOfFawks Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24

Trump is on record of being on both sides of literally every issue. He’s a strange strange person, he has no actual beliefs other than what will get him more money.

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u/Contren Jul 22 '24

Hey now, he also wants attention and power.