JB Pritzker tells reenergized Democrats to turn Iowa back to purple with down-ballot votes
Buoyed by a wave of enthusiasm since Vice President Kamala Harris took over the top of the Democratic ticket, local officials on Saturday asked the party’s faithful to vote up and down the ballot to make Iowa purple again.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a rising star in the Democratic Party, headlined the Polk County Democrats’ Steak Fry at Des Moines Water Works Park, which drew an estimated 500 guests. The event typically is used to boost down-ballot candidates in contested races such as Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District.
Pritzker told reporters before the event he was “very confident” Iowa voters can flip some of the state’s four congressional seats — all held by Republicans.
“Iowa is on the move toward Democrats, and in fact it’s because middle-class families are hurting under Republicans in Iowa, and so it’s time for a change from the state Legislature all the way to the congressional candidates,” Pritzker said.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/14/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-tells-iowa-democrats-time-for-change-november-election/75176382007/
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