JB Pritzker, the Democratic Governor of Illinois, gave an unabashedly progressive speech that MAGA and progressives should love. It channeled Bernie and AOC.
JB Pritzker delivered an unabashedly progressive.
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Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker delivered a fiery New Hampshire speech arguing that Democrats must shed timidity, embrace bold progressive policies, and confront Trump‑era authoritarianism head‑on. He framed Trumpism as a metastasizing cancer on American democracy, condemned “do‑nothing” Democrats who cling to incrementalism. He urged mass mobilization to defend working people, marginalized communities, and core democratic institutions.
- Brands Trumpism an “affront” to U.S. values and calls its enablers out by name.
- Faults cautious Democratic leaders for prioritizing decorum over fighting for workers, retirees, and small businesses.
- Demands abandonment of poll‑tested language and incrementalism in favor of sweeping, immediate action everywhere at once.
- Links economic justice—living wages, Social Security protection, affordable health care—to racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ equity.
- Urges continuous protest and electoral organizing so Republicans “cannot know a moment of peace” until cruelty ends.
Pritzker’s candor slices through Beltway triangulation, setting a template for a multiracial, working‑class coalition that unites Sanders‑style class politics with AOC‑driven social justice. By insisting that real democracy means confronting oligarchy, empowering labor, and safeguarding marginalized people, he shows a path forward that both galvanizes the progressive base and invites disillusioned MAGA voters to trade grievance for solidarity.
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