Texas Democrats Found an Ally in JB Pritzker

“Texas Democrats knew that if they fled the state to block a Republican plan to redraw the congressional map, they would need blue-state allies. So when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — a potential 2028 presidential candidate — came to neighboring Oklahoma in late June for a dinner, the state party chair worked to set up a meeting,” the Washington Post reports.

“Pritzker had been traveling the country urging his party to fight President Donald Trump harder, denouncing ‘incrementalism’ and ‘do-nothing’ Democrats. Texas Democrats wanted to know if he would help them ratchet up their resistance, if necessary, to prevent their Republican colleagues from overhauling the map in the GOP’s favor.”

“They were welcome in Illinois, Pritzker told them.”