Commentary: Scott Reeder - Backtracking on boundary-bending promises
Scott Reeder
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Politicians lie to get elected.
That’s hardly startling. And in a state like Illinois, with its long and sordid history of corruption, that observation is about as newsworthy as “the pyramids are old and big.”
Still, one can’t help but be disappointed when politicians back away from their word.
A case in point is Gov. J.B. Pritzker who ran for office on a platform of reforming the state’s redistricting process.
During the last gubernatorial election, Springfield reporter Rich Miller surveyed every candidate seeking their party’s respective nomination.