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KS Kara Swisher Kara Swisher Technology journalist who has covered the internet business since 1994.

“Here's why I like him. I just was with him actually last week. He is incredibly well-spoken, rich as can be, so he can fund a lot of stuff. He's very well-liked and very pro-business and at the same time, very good at pushback and he's been effective. He also has like a dad vibe.”

America, Actually with Astead Herndon · Policy · August 2026

“Here's why I like him. I just was with him actually last week. He is incredibly well-spoken, rich as can be, so he can fund a lot of stuff. He's very well-liked and very pro-business and at the same time, very good at pushback and he's been effective. He also has like a dad vibe.” — Kara Swisher on JB Pritzker, America, Actually with Astead Herndon

Context

Kara Swisher on America, Actually with Astead Herndon, during a fantasy draft of 2028 presidential contenders. She was explaining why she picked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for her Democratic team.

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America, Actually with Astead Herndon Around 36:05 into the episode
Kara Swisher

you leave him out?

Speaker 1

That was bad on my part. I was actually thinking about that right now. We're going to say Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois was almost certainly running, has a whole bunch of money behind him. I say I

Kara Swisher

would have put him before Ramando. Here's why I like him. I just was with him actually last week. He is incredibly well-spoken, rich as can be, so he can fund a lot of stuff. He's very well-liked and very pro-business and at the same time, very good at pushback and he's been effective. He also has like a dad vibe.

Don Lemon

But he's like a normal.

John Feiner

He's not like a rich

Don Lemon

guy. He's got a dad. He's

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