Al Hunt: It's time for “Big Gretch,” “California Cool,” the “New Jersey guy,” Illinois' “big man” or “Carolina Blue” to jump in the pool. These are code names for Democratic governors: Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Gavin Newsom of California, New Jersey's Phil Murphy, Illinois' J.B. Pritzker and Roy Cooper of North Carolina.
“Jump into the pool” in any reference to JB Flintstone of Illinois is misused.
Old Joe
2 years ago
Being a former Michigan resident her moniker is Wretch.
Fed up neighbor
2 years ago
What choices
Old Spartan
2 years ago
The reason none of them will jump into the race is they are smart enough to know that their lefty schtick only plays in a small number of places. Once they get on the national scene the intense exposure will put the spotlight on all their failed policies.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
“Jump into the pool” in any reference to JB Flintstone of Illinois is misused.
Being a former Michigan resident her moniker is Wretch.
What choices
The reason none of them will jump into the race is they are smart enough to know that their lefty schtick only plays in a small number of places. Once they get on the national scene the intense exposure will put the spotlight on all their failed policies.