Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois ducked questions from “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday about Illinois’ heavily-gerrymandered
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois ducked questions from “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday about Illinois’ heavily-gerrymandered congressional map while claiming Republicans are trying to “steal seats” in Texas.
Numerous Democrats in the Texas state legislature fled to Democrat-controlled Illinois in an effort to thwart a GOP redistricting proposal that could net Republicans up to five seats in the House of Representatives. Pritzker retreated to making claims about Republicans in Texas violating the Voting Rights Act without offering proof after Welker displayed the map Illinois enacted prior to the 2022 midterm elections, which took out two Republican seats.
“Well, look, sticking on your state’s map, every major group that grades the fairness of congressional maps gives your state an F,” Welker told Pritzker. “Common Cause, a non-partisan watchdog even says your map, and I’ll quote, ‘Represents a nearly perfect model for everything that can go wrong with redistricting,’ and I guess the question is, you talk about preserving democracy, how do you preserve democracy, if you’re using the same tactics that you criticize Texas Republicans for?”
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“As I say, what they’re talking about is a distraction.
