Prairie State Wire

People Who Play By The Rules (PBR) PAC spokesman Mike Koolidge noted the PAC’s recent ad drop. 

The ad lambasted Gov. J.B. Pritzker where it also featured him saying “The taxes can be changed at any moment.”

“As our governor galivants all over the country in D.C. and Florida with presidential aspirations, Illinoisans are paying more and more for JB Pritzker’s failed leadership," Koolidge said in a statement. "And I mean that literally: The average Illinois family is paying over $2,100 more thanks to JB Pritzker. How much worse does it have to get?” 

The PBR ad was released in 30-second and 60-second versions. 

“How much longer will you play the fool?" the voiceover asked. The ad also showed "ILLINOIS GAS STATIONS SUE STATE OVER ‘STUPID’ PUMP SIGN, MANDATE ASSOCIATED WITH GAS TAX DELAY" as a video overlay from a headline report from KSDK-5 News. It also contained a video interview of Josh Sharp, Illinois Fuel and Retailers Association, by the news outlet wherein he said that the “only thing Illinois is doing is delaying a gas tax increase until January, and calling that a tax cut.” 

The PAC saw success under conservative radio talk show host Dan Proft earlier this year when it stymied Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s run for the GOP nomination for governor, Prairie State Wire reported. PBR also recently reported additional funding.

Pritzker's speech to Florida Democrats during a three-day convention in Tampa was covered in the Politico Florida Playbook. Republicans said that Illinois' migration to states like Florida was the result of his "failed" leadership, according to Florida Playbook by Poltico. 

“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who bashed DeSantis while also calling for Democrats to be more forceful about their views, gave a 30-minute plus speech that was a hit among the party faithful. More than one Democrat in attendance called him a ‘future president,’” Florida Politico Playbook noted in its July 18 release.