“Pritzker’s right that NPR did a story four years ago. Illinois is typical, demographics and all that. But the Justice Department tells us it’s one of the most corrupt," said Yepsen, who also previously served as director of the Paul Simon Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. “The country is not going to cede that kind of influence over the choice of a president or a candidate for president if it’s done in that kind of swamp. It just isn’t going to be credible.”