Launched last month, the “Socialists for Pritzker” account quickly amassed over 10,000 followers for wisdom like “what if we got JB one of those big swords from Final Fantasy.” More tongue-in-cheek accounts followed, such as “Anarchists for Pritzker” and “Capitalists for Pritzker,” sharing overlapping memes of enemies fleeing the first-term governor. …
There is no actual effort by Pritzker, nothing that makes this ironic campaign genuine. But the chatter has helped Pritzker be mentioned as one of the Democrats who could run if Biden can’t or if the president looks unelectable. The governor spoke in New Hampshire last month, and when NBC News’ Natasha Korecki asked if he thought Biden should face a challenge, Pritzker didn’t say no.
“It’s not something I encourage, but it’s certainly possible,” Pritzker said. “We’ve seen it in the past.”
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