Gov. Pritzker reacts to Supreme Court ruling allowing former President Trump to remain on ballots

Posted on March 4, 2024
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that former president Donald Trump will remain on ballots came down just as Gov. JB Pritzker was about to begin an announcement in Urbana.

“I’m an attorney, but I am not a constitutional law expert,” said the governor when a reporter asked for his reaction. “I will say that this is a matter for the courts to decide. It seems like they’ve made that decision. My view is that we will beat him at the ballot box. There’s no reason why, politically, someone should be thrown off the ballot.”

The governor echoed the remarks he made on MSNBC over the weekend: that Democrats would be happy to see Trump on the ballot, because, in Pritzker’s view, he is a drag on Republicans in Illinois and nationwide.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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