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Gov. J.B. Pritzker, standing alongside new Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, downplayed the intraparty tension, especially around Sen. Dick Durbin, who wanted Rep. Robin Kelly to remain in the top party post.
“The shooter is still at large, so let’s pray for justice to prevail, and then let’s move on and let’s celebrate celebrate the independence of this nation,” state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, said shortly after the shooting that left six dead and at least 30 wounded.
With his reelection battle immediately in full swing, Pritzker will transition from luring Republican primary voters to vote for Bailey to tying the state senator from southern Illinois to the former president.