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Pritzker antes up for fall campaign with $5.5 million to top Dem committees

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* A-1 contribution disclosure reports filed in the past few days show that Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign committee has given $1.5 million to the Democratic Party of Illinois, $1 million to the Senate Democrats’ ISDF, and $3 million to the Democrats for the Illinois House.

Fairly sure there’s more to come.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Aug 22, 22 @ 10:58 pm

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A little help for your friends.

Comment by Norseman Monday, Aug 22, 22 @ 11:55 pm
“Why not”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 12:41 am
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Comment by PublicServant Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 5:36 am
When Dem billionaires self finance= good. When R’s billionaires self finance= bad. The Age of the Benevolent Billionaire. It’s the money… there’s another billionaire in IL whose money turned the Supreme Court to what it is today. He is more secretive about his giving. See article in pro publica. Still like billionaires in politics? It’s the money..

Comment by Billions Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 6:42 am
that’s a lot of tootsie rolls to toss out at parades.

Comment by Blue Dog Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 7:05 am
Bought and paid for. The Illinois Democratic Party rolls on. When the Republicans did this all we heard were complaints. When the Democrats do it? Crickets.

Comment by Really Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 7:23 am
===When Dem billionaires self finance= good. When R’s billionaires self finance= bad.===

And who created this system and declared it constitutional under Citizens United? It wasn’t the Dems.

Comment by someonehastosayit Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 8:20 am
===Bought and paid for. The Illinois Democratic Party rolls on.===

Meh. Rauner paid $50 million for caucuses (with an s, plural).

This kind of money is someone “loaning you a stamp to mail a birthday card” kind of money.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 9:00 am
==When Dem billionaires self finance= good. When R’s billionaires self finance= bad.==

==When the Democrats do it? Crickets. ==

Where were you guys in 2018? Or 2020, when Harmon took over as Senate Prez? Or last year during the State Central Committee drama? Or a month ago, during the State Central Committee drama? Democrats are regularly distressed about a billionaire buying their party and trying to show some independence from him. It’s just that he governs the way they like enough to mollify the issue most of the time.

Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 9:01 am
JB is just getting started, had to empty some pocket change. What did he give DGA so far.

Comment by NorthsideNoMore Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 9:16 am
=When Dem billionaires self finance= good. When R’s billionaires self finance= bad.=

At least JB put his name on the ballot.

But, good grief the r’s whine a lot.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 11:43 am
==When Dem billionaires self finance= good. When R’s billionaires self finance= bad.==

When Dem billionaires self finance, they do it to help the little guy,
when Righty, Conservative billionaires self finance, they do it to help themselves.

Comment by PublicServant Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 2:26 pm
=== When Dem billionaires self finance, they do it to help the little guy,
when Righty, Conservative billionaires self finance, they do it to help themselves.===

Pretty confident neither one of these political parties give a crap about the little guy.

Comment by Southern Dude Tuesday, Aug 23, 22 @ 3:24 pm