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Every appearance Pritzker has in front of the media this week,
he’s been peppered with questions about President Joe Biden’s
physical and mental fitness to serve. Biden’s fitness to serve
as president has been the major national political story since
his poor debate performance late last month. Some are looking to
a Biden news conference later in the day Thursday as a make or
break moment.
On a hot mic NBC Chicago captured Wednesday, Pritzker is
overheard talking with someone after a news event.
“I mean, we’re just gonna keep fighting, I don’t know what to
say, you know, I gotta, gotta do what we have to do,” Pritzker
said. “I don’t like where we are, but.”
Thursday at an unrelated event in the Metro East St. Louis area,
he clarified what he meant.
“Well, all I was referring to is I don’t like the polls, right,”
Pritzker told reporters. “Joe Biden is behind a couple of points
nationally. I think we should be doing a lot better.”
Pritzker has been steadfast in his support for Biden and expects
Biden’s delegates to nominate the incumbent.
“These are delegates who are elected to support Joe Biden, that
is what they do at the convention unless he steps aside, which
he said he’s not going to do,” Pritzker said.
Democrats meet for their national convention in Chicago
beginning Aug. 19.
State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, is a delegate for
Donald Trump to the Republican National Convention next week. He
said there’s excitement in the GOP.
“Especially right now with the Democrats being in complete chaos
with whether President Biden is going to be their nominee now or
if it’s going to be somebody else,” Cabello told The Center
Square.
Pritzker has long denied he has aspirations to run for
president.
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