Did She Just Call Migrants “Savages”?—Smoke-Filled Room—Episode 31

The media and Democrats like to point to infighting within the Republican Party, but we’re seeing wedges create huge canyons within the Illinois Democratic Party.

 

JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson are on different pages when it comes to housing for the migrant crisis, the NAACP Illinois president called migrants “savages” which made Pritzker respond by saying the remarks were “reprehensible,” and progressive and traditional Democrats are at odds over how to respond to the Israel-Palestine conflict. We dive into how we see these fractures impacting their party heading into the 2024 elections.

 

Plus, we get into the flurry of petition challenges that could change the 2024 campaign landscape, Mike Bost and Darren Bailey ramping up the endorsement battle, and how we can get more Republican women elected in Illinois.

 

00:00: Intros

01:49: Flurry of Petition Challenges May Change 2024 Campaign Landscape

16:42: AG Raoul Backs Down, IL's Attempt to Shut Down Crisis Pregnancy Centers Defeated

29:07: NAACP IL President Calls Migrants "Savages," Pritzker Doesn't Say She Should Resign

34:25: Pritzker's Cousin Accused of Sexual Misconduct and Illinois Media Buries It

37:19: Pritzker Wants You to Adopt Pets from Shelters While He Buys His Pets from Breeders

41:53: Will Brandon Johnson's Migrant Tent Failures Drag Pritzker Down?

49:02: Pritzker Administration Drafts Letter Discouraging Migrants from Coming to Chicago

52:15: Speaker Mike Johnson Endorses Bost, Mary Miller Endorses Bailey in IL-12

59:01: How Do We Get More Republican Women Elected in Illinois?

01:11:00: National Republicans Succeeding in Dividing Democrats Over Israel

01:14:41: Closing Thoughts