Pritzker Joins Texas Democrats in Rebuttal of Dallas Republican Convention
Bailey seeks GOP support and fundraising, while Pritzker uses the trip to counter Trump and boost his national profile, analysts said.
- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey arrived in Dallas on Wednesday for the GOP midterm convention, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver keynote and closing speeches.
- At the American Airlines Center, Bailey seeks financial support and party unity, while Pritzker appeared in Texas to offer counterprogramming and criticize Republican policies.
- Pritzker recently launched the "Ready for the Fight" political action committee with $20 million to oppose Make-America-Great-Again-aligned candidates, calling the convention a "clown show."
- Political analyst Laura Washington described Bailey's strategy as a "delicate balance" to woo GOP support while distancing himself from Trump, whose poll numbers have dipped.
- With the election 55 days away, Texas Democrats criticized the convention, citing a recent Republican-led move in Tarrant County that "took away 92 polling places" in areas around Fort Worth.
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(The Center Square) – A day after launching a new political action committee to support Democratic Party candidates around the country, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Texas Democrats at an event in Dallas on Wednesday. Pritzker spoke just hours before Republicans opened a two-night convention in Dallas and said the GOP is clinically deranged and out of touch. “And of course, we have Donald Trump himself, a president suffering from dementia…
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