Illinois Democrats Slam J.B. Pritzker After Insider Endorsement From Big Labor

After disturbing reports revealed close connections with Rod Blagojevich regarding his aspirations for political office, billionaire Illinois Democrat gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker is now enduring fresh criticism from his primary opponents for receiving an insider endorsement from big labor. After the AFL-CIO announced its support for Pritzker, Democrat opponents like Daniel Biss took aim at what they called another sign of the “Madigan-Pritzker alliance,” alluding to Pritzker’s strong ties to the corrupt Democrat Illinois Speaker, while Ameya Pawar and Chris Kennedy also trained their fire at the embattled insider candidate:

NBC Chicago reports:

With J.B. Pritzker’s controversial history as a political insider raising even more questions following the reports of his conversations with Blagojevich, his dubious ties to corrupt politicians are creating even deeper divisions between Illinois Democrats in an already contentious primary. And with his Democrat rivals clearly dialing up their criticism for Pritzker, it’s clear that his issues aren’t going away any time soon.