{"id":2470563,"date":"2025-08-04T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jb-pritzker-ousts-newsom-from-the-spotlight-in-fight-against-texas-redistricting\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:20:22","slug":"jb-pritzker-ousts-newsom-from-the-spotlight-in-fight-against-texas-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jb-pritzker-ousts-newsom-from-the-spotlight-in-fight-against-texas-redistricting\/","title":{"rendered":"JB Pritzker ousts Newsom from the spotlight in fight against Texas redistricting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjb-pritzker-ousts-newsom-from-the-spotlight-in-fight-against-texas-redistricting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Illinois Governor JB Pritzker gained attention by supporting Texas Democrats who fled their state to prevent a quorum in teh Texas legislature, thereby halting Republican-led redistricting efforts viewed as partisan. Pritzker hosted a press conference in Illinois with these lawmakers, offering them protection against threats from Texas governor Greg Abbott, who demanded their return under threat of removal from office.Texas Democrats accused Abbott of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >undermining democratic processes<\/a> in alignment with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to influence redistricting outcomes in favor of Republicans. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom had previously been leading the discussion on fighting redistricting but was overshadowed by Pritzker&#8217;s direct involvement. Both Pritzker and Newsom, seen as potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates, are actively engaging in national battles over redistricting and electoral control ahead of the 2026 midterms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">JB Pritzker pushes Newsom out of the spotlight in fight against Texas redistricting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2196664\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JB Pritzker\">JB Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL) robbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) of the spotlight on Sunday in the Democratic response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas&rsquo;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-dems-slammed-for-partisan-redistricting-effort\/\" title=\"Maryland Dems Slammed for ... ... Effort\">partisan redistricting efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom had taken the lead in the conversation, but Pritzker held a news conference with Texas Democrats who had fled to his state to deny the legislature a quorum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3490073\/elizabeth-warren-bls-commissioner-firing-politicizes-jobs-data\/\">Warren says BLS Commissioner firing &#8216;politicizes&#8217; jobs data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3490031\/karen-bass-recall-movement-la-fires-mayoral-elections-california\/\">Effort to recall Karen Bass dies after uproar over LA fires<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3490162\/jasmine-crockett-trump-comments-supreme-court\/\">Crockett calls Trump a &#8216;piece of s***&#8217; in comments against Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pritzker, surrounded by branded decor, said he was harboring the lawmakers. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened to strip the state legislators of their elected office if they do not return before the session is gavelled in on Monday. The Democrats left to deny a quorum to the Republican-led legislature, bringing the approval process for the new maps to a halt for now.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re here in Illinois. We&rsquo;re going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them and make sure that &mdash; &rsquo;cause we know they&rsquo;re doing the right thing, we know that they&rsquo;re following the law,&rdquo; Pritzker told reporters at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s Ken Paxton who doesn&rsquo;t follow the law,&rdquo; he continued, referring to Texas&rsquo;s Republican attorney general. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the leaders of Texas who are attempting not to follow the law. They&rsquo;re the ones that need to be held accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Abbott ordered Texas state lawmakers back by 3 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This truancy ends now. The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM [Central Time] on Monday,&rdquo; Abbott said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-statement-on-house-democratic-quorum-break\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in a letter to Democrats<\/a>&nbsp;released Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats hatched a deliberate plan not to show up for work, for the specific purpose of abdicating the duties of their office and thwarting the chamber&rsquo;s business,&rdquo; Abbott continued. <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the Democrats in Illinois would be staying there for Monday. He also said that they were &ldquo;thankful for our friends in Illinois who have welcomed us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu, who is also in Illinois, spoke at Pritzker&rsquo;s press conference to slam Abbott. &ldquo;Gov. Abbott is doing this in submission to Donald Trump so that Donald Trump can steal these communities&rsquo; power and voice,&rdquo; Wu said. &ldquo;We will not be complicit in the destruction of our own communities. We&rsquo;re not here to play political games. We&rsquo;re here to demand an end to this corrupt process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker touted his gubernatorial campaign on a wall behind him, emblazoned with &ldquo;Governor JB&rdquo; and his campaign website. Democrats view the Texas redistricting issue as a national fight against Republicans and Trump, who want to gain advantages to keep House control in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump is trying to cheat the system in Texas, but these Democratic legislators refuse to let it happen without a fight,&rdquo; Pritzker posted on X.&nbsp;&ldquo;Their fight is our fight. I&rsquo;m proud to stand side-by-side with them as they protect their constituents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3489864\/abbott-threatens-texas-democrats-removal-if-they-dont-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ABBOTT THREATENS TEXAS DEMOCRATS WITH REMOVAL FROM OFFICE IF THEY DON&rsquo;T RETURN BY MONDAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Newsom previously said he planned to call a November special election to ask voters for new congressional maps favoring Democrats in the state. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-warns-weakling-gop-senators-i-will-never-forget-and-either-will-his-voters\/\" title=\"President Trump Warns Weakling GOP Senators: \u201cI Will NEVER FORGET! \u2014 And Either Will His Voters!\">sit back<\/a> any longer in the fetal position, a position of weakness, when in fact California can demonstrably advance strength,&rdquo; Newsom said at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-georgia-election-trial-will-not-commence-in-october-judge\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Georgia Election Trial Will Not Commence in October: Judge\">unrelated news conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker and Newsom are top Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidential election as the governors of heavily populated Democratic states. With the election far enough away, neither has declared their ambitions. But their work helping Democrats before the 2026 midterm elections has kept them in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2196664\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2196664\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JB Pritzker overshadows Newsom in Texas redistricting fight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2470564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pritzker-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35814,32742,36745,32838,59764],"class_list":["post-2470563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-politics","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-jb-pritzker","tag-political-battle","tag-texas-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pritzker-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470563"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470567,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470563\/revisions\/2470567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}