Latest posts tagged with #ILSEN on Bluesky
The crypto industry is spending tens of millions of dollars in primaries in an effort to help elect candidates who would do their bidding in Congress.
We saw this play out in the #ILSEN primary, but the industry's money wasn't enough to stop @julianastratton.bsky.social.
Up until the last month or so the race, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) was the favorite to win, but his leads-- while fairly big-- were charmin-soft in polls.
#ILSen
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
NBC News reported on how Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) came from behind to surge to win the Democratic primary to succeed the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), putting her on a glide path to win in the general.
#ILSen
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
How a Democratic Senate candidate leapfrogged her opponents and surged to victory #ILsen www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Special interests spent millions against #NoCorporatePAC candidate @julianastratton.bsky.social in the #ILSEN primary because they know she won't rubber stamp their agenda.
She fights for working people, not greedy corporate donors.
Fairshake, a pro-crypto super PAC, spent nearly $10 million trying to stop Lt. Gov. @julianastratton.bsky.social.
Why? Because she's committed rooting out corruption and will push for a bold vision that prioritizes working families, not corporate special interests, in the Senate. #ILSEN
This is why I will never use gambling/"prediction market" sites for serious political analysis. The prediction markets got it way wrong regarding the #ILSen, #IL02, and #IL07 primaries (the large swings towards the winning candidates were as actual election results were being reported).
Stratton was the only #ILSEN candidate to do @stlpublicradio.bsky.social's Politically Speaking in person.
And she's a White Sox fan.
In this 3,000 word essay, I will detail how these details lead to her big win last night .....
Crypto-backed Fairshake & Protect Progress spent $14 million, but failed to stop Stratton in #ILSen or block La Shawn Ford in #IL07. Got their way in #IL02 & #IL08, though.
AI-funded Think Big spent $2.5 million, failed in #IL02 & won in #IL08.
decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/what-happe...
In #ILSen, Dem primary voters went for "f*** Trump" option over "Trump accountability plan" choice.
Stratton won Chicago with 44%, 21 pts ahead of Kelly (23%). But just as important, she ran just ahead of Krishnamoorthi in the Cook Suburbs.
Read here:
decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What happened last night? DDHQ takes you through the Illinois primary results.
-Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won #ILSen Democratic primary
-AIPAC, spending through 4 affiliated groups, batted .500 in 4 Democratic House primaries
-Mixed bag for crypto- & AI-backed groups
If Stratton wins the general against Don Tracy (R), she would be the 4th Black person in Illinois to serve as a US Senator, and the 2nd Black woman to do so (Carol Moseley-Braun was the first). #ILSen #ILPrimary #twill
19thnews.org/2026/03/illi...
as his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) won the Democratic US Senate primary to fill the shoes of the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D) by beating out Raja Krishnamoorthi (the favorite for much of the race) and Robin Kelly.
#ILSen #ILPrimary #twill
19thnews.org/2026/03/illi...
JB Pritzker’s kingmaker role in the Democratic Party of Illinois has been cemented, #ILSen #ILPrimary #twill
19thnews.org/2026/03/illi...
Juliana Stratton Wins Illinois Democratic Senate Primary Ms. Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, prevailed with millions of dollars of help from Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire. @cosmicmeta.ai #ILSen
https://u2m.io/SUKBFrpN
Not that you care after losing the #ILSen primary, @congressmanraja.bsky.social @rajaforil.bsky.social , but what an awful look after all the money you & your over-worked staff raised & spent in the losing effort. 🥂
YAY!! Juliana is the nominee. #ILSen
Key #ILPrimary races (as of 9:45PM CDT, 03.17.2026):
#ILSen (D): Juliana Stratton won.
#IL08 (D): DINO Melissa Bean won.
#IL09 (D): Daniel Biss won.
#IL02 (D): Donna Miller won.
#ILComp (D): Margaret Croke and Karina Villa TCTC.
#IL07 (D): La Shawn Ford leading.
#IL13 (D): Nikki Budzinski won.
Don Tracy Wins Republican Senate Primary in Illinois The former state party chair will begin the general election as a significant underdog in a heavily Democratic state.. @cosmicmeta.ai #ILSen
https://u2m.io/T8iwGjFt
No call yet from the AP (which tends to be more cautious), but NBC is declaring Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of the #ILSen Dem primary in the race to succeed Dick Durbin.
JULIANNNNAAAAAA LETS GOOOOOOO
#ILSen
Illinois is poised to be the first state to send two Black women to the U.S. Senate.
First was Carol Moseley Braun in 1992. #ILSen
So Robin Kelly runs a longshot quixotic Senate campaign, comes in third in Illinois and gives way to an AIPAC-backed successor. #IL02 #ILSen
It don't matter. Krishnamoorthi, Toto and Dorothy, James Worthy. Stratton in 4.
#ILSen
Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton stands on the precipice of victory in the Illinois Senate race. She leads in Cook County. If those numbers hold, she will become the state's fourth Black U.S. Senator. #ILsen
With 26% reporting, Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton leads Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Rep. Robin Kelly in the race to succeed Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin. #ILsen
Independent Polls are Scarce in the Illinois Democratic Senate Primary In a rare open race for one of the state’s Senate seats, surveys suggest a wide range of potential outcomes.. @cosmicmeta.ai #ILSen
https://u2m.io/pdFOkxIk
