2028 auditions for Democratic presidential nomination kick off as blue-state governor visits key early state

It's but it's starting to feel a little bit like in New Hampshire the state that traditionally holds the first presidential primary in the race for the White House That's because Illinois Gov JB Pritzker the billionaire two-term Democrat from the solidly blue Midwestern state is coming to New Hampshire this weekend to headline the state party's largest annual fundraising gala Pritzker who has become one of his party s bulk vocal critics of the sweeping and controversial moves by President Donald Trump during the first three months of his second tour in the White House is seen as a feasible contender for the Democrats' presidential nomination And trips to New Hampshire which for over a century has held the first primary in the race for the White House are seen as an early indicator of a politician s interest in running for the presidency in the next voting HERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS WHO MAY EVENTUALLY RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN We ve got to be ready for the fight Pritzker noted when solicited by Fox News Digital what his message will be when he delivers the keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's annual McIntyre-Shaheen Club dinner The governor a member of the Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain and who has started several of his own venture capital and financing startups argued that the nation is in a constitutional emergency and that we have too multiple people who are ill affected by the policies of the Trump administration This is the moment for people to stand up and fight he added Pritzker is the first foreseen Democratic presidential hopeful to visit New Hampshire or any other early primary state since Democrats lost the White House and their Senate majority and failed to retake the House in November And Trump and Republicans down-ballot made gains with key parts of the Democrats base including with Black Hispanic and younger voters HEATING UP PRESEASON MOVES IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE GETTING UNDERWAYIn the wake of those setbacks Democrats have experienced increased intra-party tensions with an angry and energized base itching to fight back against Trump That anger is directed not only at Trump and Republicans but also at Democrats with several in the party's base upset that leaders haven't been effective or vocal enough in pushing back against the president It s also led to reflection about what the Democratic Party stands for and its direction moving forward amid flagging favorable ratings in national polling Two-term California Gov Gavin Newsom another high-profile Democrat who likely also has national ambitions in mentioned earlier this week in an interview with The Hill that he wasn t sure what the party truly represents I don t know what the party is Newsom mentioned I m still struggling with that Required if he's also struggling Pritzker responded I've been clear my whole life The Democratic Party stands up for working people Stands up for working families We're the party of civil rights We're the party of human rights No doubt about that in my mind Pritzker who is not prevented by term limits from running for re-election in has yet to say if he ll make a bid for a third term steering Illinois But the clock is ticking with the filing period opening up later this year and the state s primary just months away HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING AND OPINION ON JB PRITZKER Given the circumstances of getting on the ballot for people I would need to make a decision and announce it by you know by latest July Pritzker disclosed when inquired about his timetable for making a decision But it s a doable presidential run by Pritzker that is grabbing headlines Chicagoan Bill Daley who served as former President Bill Clinton s commerce secretary and former President Barack Obama s chief of staff informed The Wall Street Journal last week that there is no doubt that he Pritzker is going to run Pritzker inquired about Daley's prediction explained I d guess I'd remind you that he didn't aid me when I ran for governor the first time I don't know where he gets his information And on the possibility of launching a national campaign in the poll cycle Pritzker mentioned All I can tell you is I'm focused on the question of whether I will run for re-election as governor and on defeating the policies of Donald Trump DEMOCRATS' VICE CHAIR GETS ULTIMATUM STAY NEUTRAL IN PRIMARIES OR STEP DOWNThe governor is no stranger to New Hampshire He headlined the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention and he returned last September to campaign on behalf of then-Vice President Kamala Harris who replaced then-President Joe Biden as the party's presidential nominee in July Pritzker made multiple stops including addressing union members at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO s annual Labor Day breakfast Pritzker was among those vetted by the Harris presidential campaign as a practicable running mate The governor who led a profitable effort to host the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was also among the prospective White House contenders to speak during the convention week at the New Hampshire Democratic Party delegation's daily breakfasts Veteran New Hampshire-based Democratic consultant Jim Demers noted that for plenty of New Hampshire Democrats his Pritzker s visit is an early audition for It comes at a time when voters are really looking for leadership someone who will challenge what Donald Trump is doing So what he says will be weighed very heavily he added Demers pointing to Pritzker s handful of trips to the Granite State over the past couple of years explained that every time he has visited with New Hampshire voters he has delivered a message that has resonated very well Neil Levesque the longtime director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College explained that Pritzker is coming into a highly political state at an opportune time because of how fired up and charged up Democrats are in opposition to President Trump And he noted that the stop will kick off the first of multiple visits by multiple foreseen candidates considering that Democrats are hungry for an opposition While Pritzker s visit is the first as the very early moves in the White House race get underway behind the scenes there s already action A Granite State-based Democratic strategist who sought to remain anonymous to speak more freely shared that activists in New Hampshire are receiving fundraising emails on a regular basis from a few of the promising candidates for Every week I receive a dozen the strategist disclosed adding that the messages are signed by Pritzker Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear Sen Cory Booker of New Jersey Rep Ro Khanna of California and other foreseen contenders The strategist reported the achievable White House hopefuls are driving messaging and their names through this constant barrage of emails While the stop by Pritzker may seem very early it's veritably occurring later in the calendar than the first stop in an early-voting state in the presidential vote cycle Mike Pompeo the former congressman from Kansas who later served as CIA director and then Secretary of State in Trump's first administration spoke in Iowa in late March Pompeo who took a hard look at running for the GOP presidential nomination before deciding against launching a campaign was the first of the expected Republican White House hopefuls that cycle to visit one of the early-voting primary and caucus states