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79. Can we replace the electoral college...

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How does everyone feel about the Pritzker gambling story? [View all] Vinca Yesterday OP

Who gives a shit? Mysterian Yesterday #1

I don't think it's terribly hilarious when people become addicted and lose everything. Vinca Yesterday #4

What's not hilarious is the price of groceries n/t leftstreet Yesterday #7

Epstein is not hilarious either. Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #53

Nor is losing our democracy. choie Yesterday #102

Alcohol has also ruined tens of millions of lives in the US. markodochartaigh Yesterday #20

And whose fault would that be? MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #56

How is Gov. Pritzker responsible for that? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #94

People blow their money on all kinds of crap. Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #121

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #5

The concern is almost quaint in the age of Trump and all of his corruption. BannonsLiver Yesterday #11

lol Giving it to Charity! Horrors! Cha Yesterday #87

Friend, I worked at the Trotters, one of my first jobs. Conjuay Yesterday #40

Comparing him to Bill Bennett, who really DID have a major gambling problem, is hilarious. n/t valleyrogue 7 hrs ago #118

Legal gambling is a time honored sport. Bobstandard Yesterday #2

Doesn't sound like much of an issue to me PatSeg Yesterday #3

Guess I disagree on that. This is gold to the opposition. Vinca Yesterday #6

Compare that to republicons of today and i say bluestarone Yesterday #12

So you don't think they'd find something else if he never gambled? BannonsLiver Yesterday #13

I suppose PatSeg Yesterday #34

It's also mindboggling how some Dems fall for it MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #95

Yes, sadly like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football PatSeg Yesterday #112

Definitely! MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #127

He certainly is a morale booster PatSeg 2 hrs ago #128

Anything is gold to the MAGAt's, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #57

How? NT Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #122

I couldn't possibly care less about his gambling. BannonsLiver Yesterday #8

Why do we care? bamagal62 Yesterday #9

I don't care and he sounds like he was good at it. I'm more concerned that he had IL state troopers go after protestors LymphocyteLover Yesterday #10

President's are supposed to SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #14

What Pritzker gambling story? EnergizedLib Yesterday #15

I'm missing the scandal. Gore1FL Yesterday #16

He's Super Rich. vanlassie Yesterday #47

I personally do not gamble. markodochartaigh Yesterday #17

Nope. It makes him seem cool leftstreet Yesterday #18

1. First I'm hearing of it and JustAnotherGen Yesterday #19

45 of the 50 states have a state-run lottery. unblock Yesterday #21

As long WmChris Yesterday #24

Pretty much. unblock Yesterday #26

We got a state lottery about the same time we legalized horse racing. rsdsharp Yesterday #107

Gambling will help him with the MAGA crowd. sop Yesterday #22

Oh please MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #96

If we wait for markodochartaigh Yesterday #23

Dang, i can never find my coconuts when I need them.... unblock Yesterday #28

Point of order radicalleft Yesterday #48

Can we replace the electoral college... LuvLoogie Yesterday #79

A lot of people gamble, and that's okay. What we don't hear, is how much did they lose prior to winning big? SWBTATTReg Yesterday #25

I honestly could not possibly care less. bearsfootball516 Yesterday #27

Doesn't even register, compared to the $ haul trump is making off the presidency. (nt) Paladin Yesterday #29

I don't care RainCaster Yesterday #30

I couldn't care less. He's got a lot of money and if he wants to fritter it away in Las Vegas Ocelot II Yesterday #31

I should be so lucky. Mz Pip Yesterday #32

To me, the gambling story is... Mike Nelson Yesterday #33

You presume people care about someone being wealthy BannonsLiver Yesterday #39

So, are we starting down the Aviation Pro Yesterday #35

The man is a billionaire LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #36

Even before that, I had my concerns about him. Like him, I just wonder whether he can pick up 5% or so of GOPer Silent Type Yesterday #37

I'll vote for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I have my doubts about Pritzker winning any state Harris Midwestern Democrat 23 hrs ago #114

Good way to put Pritzker's appeal to voters in key states. Silent Type 22 hrs ago #115

Bothers me too. I consider gambling an absolute blight on humanity. 50 Shades Of Blue Yesterday #38

I heard he spat on a sidewalk once. BannonsLiver Yesterday #41

OMG! MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #97

You don't buy scratch tickets? Lotto? leftstreet Yesterday #42

Nope. 50 Shades Of Blue Yesterday #45

Is that so prevalent back home now? DFW Yesterday #89

Well, this wiki is from 2018 leftstreet Yesterday #91

What charity was it given to? MichMan Yesterday #43

Non-issue to me. I could care less. Ritabert Yesterday #44

Guess my question to you, would be bluestarone Yesterday #46

Is he the only choice on a primary ballot? MichMan Yesterday #50

Kinda think that is why we are the way we are today? bluestarone Yesterday #54

A politician worth $3.9 billion winning $1.5 million at a Las Vegas poker table kind of speaks for itself... PeaceWave Yesterday #49

It's his money; what's the problem? He paid taxes on his winnings and is giving it to charity. Ocelot II Yesterday #59

.... MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #64

Same, not a game changer cause his middle income advocacy speaks for itself uponit7771 Yesterday #74

Concern troll bob4460 Yesterday #51

I don't mean this snarky, but what is the issue? obamanut2012 Yesterday #52

Taking on the house and beating it requires strategic thinking. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #55

Yes, compare that to the guy who bankrupted his casino(s). GoCubsGo Yesterday #78

That's so true. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #98

So what do you propose Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #58

Big Gaming In Vegas... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #60

Don't care, it is his money. doc03 Yesterday #61

Who cares. Sailingdiver Yesterday #62

Politicians lie, fib, exaggerate, and, on rare occasions, tell the truth. *Shrug". Ping Tung Yesterday #63

The gambling winnings were on the 2024 tax return he provided MichMan Yesterday #66

It looks like the Republican attempt at "Gotchya" politics blew up in their faces. Ping Tung Yesterday #70

The Pritzker campaign just released his 2024 tax returns on Wednesday which is when it became known. MichMan Yesterday #101

What was on any of the tax returns *rump provided? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #99

Re: your edit... OneGrassRoot Yesterday #65

I care more that he's a billionaire than the fact that he gambles. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #67

He was born rich questionseverything Yesterday #86

And people wonder why we lose.... PCIntern Yesterday #68

Wow. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #103

Made him seem like an out of touch billionaire krawhitham Yesterday #69

How? MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #72

Gov Pritzker Won the Money for Charity! So Cha Yesterday #100

BS, It was not a charity event krawhitham 7 hrs ago #116

No he GOING to donate the money krawhitham 7 hrs ago #117

And???? MarineCombatEngineer 6 hrs ago #124

LOL no it didn't leftstreet Yesterday #77

Trump immediately bankrupted a casino. He had to have his daddy buy chips (and not use them) - an illegal loan Hassin Bin Sober Yesterday #71

omg So what?? awesomerwb1 Yesterday #73

Can we not let Perfect be the enemy of Pretty Good? tonekat Yesterday #75

I feel nothing about it. RandySF Yesterday #76

I play poker every week. What's the problem? OutNow Yesterday #80

Dude is a billionaire NeoTrajan Yesterday #81

Oh, who cares? murielm99 Yesterday #82

Trump owned a casino... ZDU Yesterday #83

Pritzker is a billionaire and that doesn't help his chances in the Presidential primary LogDog75 Yesterday #84

Or, it helps him leftstreet Yesterday #92

My first reaction was "here's another entitled billionaire who doesnt understand the impact of ... LearnedHand Yesterday #85

It was on his tax return. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #105

My take: unless he was gambling with embezzled state funds, as a niyad Yesterday #88

It's not a "revelation" if he revealed it on purpose. I know people who gamble for recreation... Hekate Yesterday #90

Perfectly fine with it. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #93

Purity police alert. Tens of BILLIONS are gambled every year in the U.S. What's next, NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #104

You're making a big assumption here FakeNoose Yesterday #106

I didn't say he was, but he did say he enjoyed cards and then promoted casinos in his state. My only gripe is that Vinca Yesterday #108

During the height of his greatness Michael Jordan used to gamble into the wee hours of the night. milestogo Yesterday #109

Dont care! Non story to me have ya seen the other guy! sunflowerseed Yesterday #110

I think it might rise to the grand heights a benign non-issue Torchlight Yesterday #111

It shows he is smart unlike Trump that LOST money JI7 23 hrs ago #113

As long as he can afford it, don't care. NT Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #119

Putting your money in the stock market is a form of gambling. valleyrogue 7 hrs ago #120

LOL.... Patton French 7 hrs ago #123

What did you say? usedtobedemgurl 5 hrs ago #125

It's Not Like He's Bankrupting The Casinos Deep State Witch 2 hrs ago #126