Pritzker’s National Ambitions
![Brian Mackey, host of The 21st, interviewing Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) in 2022.](/images/uploads/_large/220929MackeyPritzker.jpg)
Brian Mackey, host of The 21st, interviewing Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) in 2022. Reginald Hardwick/IPM News
In 2022, Governor. JB Pritzker (D-Illinois) won reelection to lead The 21st state. But the billionaire governor continues to be the subject of national coverage. Pritzker's name is often floated as a presidential candidate if President Joe Biden drops out of the the 2024 presidential race (Biden says he is running). In a 2022 interview, Pritzker told The 21st he is only focused on the state of Illinois. And recently, the governor launched a self-funded nationwide abortion rights advocacy organization. We're talking to the writer of an in-depth profile story in The New Yorker on Gov. Pritzker.
Guest:
Peter Slevin
New Yorker contributor, professor at Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
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