Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave Democratic governors’ group $24 million to fund ads that helped nominate his GOP opponent

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker donated $24 million to the Democratic Governors' Association, which then used the money on TV ads encouraging Republicans to vote for his favored GOP challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey will face off in the Illinois governor's race this November.

In addition to spending more than $62 million en route to an easy win in the June primary, Gov. J.B. Pritzker also gave $24 million to the Democratic Governors Association, which then spent millions on TV ads encouraging Republicans to vote for his favored GOP challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey, financial reports showed.

The reports, filed with the Internal Revenue Service as part of the DGA’s tax-exempt status and covering April through June, show Pritzker’s contribution represented almost half of the roughly $52 million the DGA raised in the quarter.Pritzker’s intent to enlist the DGA to influence the Republican primary was evident in early April when he gave the group $16 million. He followed up with another $8 million in mid-May, the IRS filing showed.[Don’t miss] Gov. J.B.

Pritzker and his party believed Bailey’s rural, Christian evangelical-based candidacy, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, would make him the easier candidate to defeat in the Nov. 8 general election.

 

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Pritzker spending $24 million to help get the opponent he wants for the Governor’s race is something you can do when you’re born a Trust Fund Baby and become a billionaire at 21

Question. When will Gomer Bailey, the millionaire farmer who has accepted millions of dollars in federal funds, release his income tax returns?

you think thats bad...it took $6B in covid funds to cover $2B in unemployment for Illinois residents. then he patted himself on the back for paying the debt...with covid funds.

Gov. J B Absentee should quit traveling all over the goddamn place & DO HIS JOB instead of Gay-Walking for POTUS...Illinois for the removal of Gov. Spaulding aka The Fatso from Springfield...So He got the VID like PEDO PETE Timely Ploy...for the very FAT BOY

And..............

derrickcuse Fat 🤡

He got his money's worth, which is better than Ken Griffin can say for betting on Richard Irvin. Oh well.

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