Road to the midterms
Inside JB Pritzker’s power play in Illinois’ Senate primary – and what it means for a 2028 run
The Illinois state troopers’ code name for Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor and the new Democratic nominee for US Senate, is Sprinter. Their code name for JB Pritzker, the governor who put his political capital and upward of $10 million behind getting her there, is Believer.
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