If there were a masterclass in how to rig a map, Illinois would be the lab and Pritzker the tenured professor. Under his watch, Democrats drew one of the most shamelessly gerrymandered maps in America dividing communities and silencing voters.
When campaigning for Governor, Pritzker pledged to support an independent redistricting commission. He vowed to only sign maps drawn by a fair and drawn by an independent body. That promise, like many others, was tossed aside the moment it became politically inconvenient.
Instead, he signed partisan maps crafted behind closed doors by Democrat insiders, graded an “F” from Princeton University’s Gerrymandering Project. That’s not reform. That’s raw political power.
It’s also insulting. In 2016, President Obama stood before the Illinois General Assembly and called for an end to gerrymandering from both parties. He warned it was one of the greatest threats to public trust.
So, when Pritzker welcomes fleeing lawmakers and plays national politics, it’s not just hypocritical, it’s offensive. Illinoisans continue to lose faith in a system where competitive districts have vanished, communities are carved for party gain, and voters are stripped of real choices.
Let’s be clear: Republicans don’t oppose redistricting; we oppose rigging the system. Illinoisans deserve a fair, transparent process where voters choose their politicians not the other way around.
If Governor Pritzker truly believes in defending democracy, he should prove it. Start with an independent redistricting commission. Until then, any lecture he gives on “reform” is just political theater, well-scripted, but still fiction.