Governor J.B. Pritzker

But again, average folks out there, if you knocked on 100 doors and talked to people at the doors, and I've knocked on a lot of doors, you know, nobody's going to say, oh, yeah, democracy, that's the number one issue, even though it is something that is, you know, affecting people's daily lives. It just doesn't feel like that.

But again, average folks out there, if you knocked on 100 doors and talked to people at the doors, and I've knocked on a lot of doors, you know, nobody's going to say, oh, yeah, democracy, that's the number one issue, even though it is something that is, you know, affecting people's daily lives. It just doesn't feel like that.

But again, average folks out there, if you knocked on 100 doors and talked to people at the doors, and I've knocked on a lot of doors, you know, nobody's going to say, oh, yeah, democracy, that's the number one issue, even though it is something that is, you know, affecting people's daily lives. It just doesn't feel like that.

It's, you know, when you buy your groceries, when you go to buy your automobile, you know, as soon as these tariffs go in with Canada and Mexico, which make no sense at all to me, unless you're trying to provide a large tax cut to the wealthiest Americans, of course. But because they're trying to collect from the American public those tariffs, that's who's going to pay.

It's, you know, when you buy your groceries, when you go to buy your automobile, you know, as soon as these tariffs go in with Canada and Mexico, which make no sense at all to me, unless you're trying to provide a large tax cut to the wealthiest Americans, of course. But because they're trying to collect from the American public those tariffs, that's who's going to pay.

It's, you know, when you buy your groceries, when you go to buy your automobile, you know, as soon as these tariffs go in with Canada and Mexico, which make no sense at all to me, unless you're trying to provide a large tax cut to the wealthiest Americans, of course. But because they're trying to collect from the American public those tariffs, that's who's going to pay.

So anyway, we've got a lot of work to do to make sure that we're communicating with the public in the right way. But sounding the alarm is something that I think is hugely important. It's what I've tried to do. It's why I gave the speech that I gave last week talking about the death of a constitutional republic. And I wish more people were out there and out front, you know, raising attention.

So anyway, we've got a lot of work to do to make sure that we're communicating with the public in the right way. But sounding the alarm is something that I think is hugely important. It's what I've tried to do. It's why I gave the speech that I gave last week talking about the death of a constitutional republic. And I wish more people were out there and out front, you know, raising attention.

So anyway, we've got a lot of work to do to make sure that we're communicating with the public in the right way. But sounding the alarm is something that I think is hugely important. It's what I've tried to do. It's why I gave the speech that I gave last week talking about the death of a constitutional republic. And I wish more people were out there and out front, you know, raising attention.

Yeah, but that wasn't a campaign message. I mean, that is my personal belief. I helped to build a Holocaust museum. I'm Jewish. I've been fighting anti-Semitism, well, it seems like my whole life now. And so I really felt compelled to talk about what's happening in the country broadly. It wasn't, you know, about what I think the message for 2026 ought to be or 2028.

Yeah, but that wasn't a campaign message. I mean, that is my personal belief. I helped to build a Holocaust museum. I'm Jewish. I've been fighting anti-Semitism, well, it seems like my whole life now. And so I really felt compelled to talk about what's happening in the country broadly. It wasn't, you know, about what I think the message for 2026 ought to be or 2028.

Yeah, but that wasn't a campaign message. I mean, that is my personal belief. I helped to build a Holocaust museum. I'm Jewish. I've been fighting anti-Semitism, well, it seems like my whole life now. And so I really felt compelled to talk about what's happening in the country broadly. It wasn't, you know, about what I think the message for 2026 ought to be or 2028.

And that's why I really think we ought to be focused. If you want to talk messaging, it needs to be around the challenges that people are facing every single day. Going to the grocery store and can't afford eggs or tomatoes or avocados or anything else that you're looking to buy, knowing that you want to go buy a car and now prices are going up.

And that's why I really think we ought to be focused. If you want to talk messaging, it needs to be around the challenges that people are facing every single day. Going to the grocery store and can't afford eggs or tomatoes or avocados or anything else that you're looking to buy, knowing that you want to go buy a car and now prices are going up.

And that's why I really think we ought to be focused. If you want to talk messaging, it needs to be around the challenges that people are facing every single day. Going to the grocery store and can't afford eggs or tomatoes or avocados or anything else that you're looking to buy, knowing that you want to go buy a car and now prices are going up.

And by the way, they promised that they were going to lower prices on day one.

And by the way, they promised that they were going to lower prices on day one.

And by the way, they promised that they were going to lower prices on day one.

That's what they said. I don't know how they intended to get that done on day one, but that's what they said they would do. We're on day 39 now and prices have only gone up, not down. And and they're making it worse with the tariffs, which, again, are taxes on middle class Americans and working class Americans. So so I think that's the message. If you want to talk about what matters to people.

That's what they said. I don't know how they intended to get that done on day one, but that's what they said they would do. We're on day 39 now and prices have only gone up, not down. And and they're making it worse with the tariffs, which, again, are taxes on middle class Americans and working class Americans. So so I think that's the message. If you want to talk about what matters to people.