By Townhall Chicago News Staff
Gov. JB Pritzker said at a Center for American Progress forum that his political spending forced Republicans to spend money in races outside Illinois during the recent midterm elections.
Pritzker said he put $1.2 million into Texas races, compared with roughly $220 million from groups linked to Elon Musk, according to audio from the forum. “I wanted to expand the field, Republicans to have to spend money in places they weren’t expecting to, because they had triple the amount of money that we had,” Pritzker said. “I do take some joy in that.”
The $220 million Musk-linked figure and the comparison to Pritzker’s own spending have not been confirmed against campaign finance filings.
Co-host Amy Jacobson, discussing the forum on air Monday, said Democrats currently hold a majority of governorships and control of the U.S. House and Senate. The specific seat counts she cited on air could not be confirmed against current official tallies and are not reported here.
Pritzker has not formally declared a run for president, according to the broadcast discussion of his remarks.
