Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary with Pritzker cash

A deep-blue Senate seat just cracked open a path for three Black women to sit in the chamber simultaneously, which is a first ever.

Stratton's big win in Illinois

• Juliana Stratton crushed a three-way Democratic primary.
• Pritzker's super PAC dumped $12M backing her.
• She'd join Alsobrooks and Blunt Rochester in November.
• Stratton replaces the retiring Richard J. Durbin.

Crypto and AIPAC burned cash for nothing

• Crypto groups torched $10M on Krishnamoorthi's flop.
• AIPAC funneled $20M across four House races.
• Sneaky PAC names hid where the money originated.
• Split results handed them two wins, two losses.

The Ninth District fight got wild

• AIPAC dropped $4.4M on Laura Fine, who tanked.
• Daniel Biss took the seat despite heavy opposition.
• Kat Abughazaleh, an outspoken Israel critic, grabbed second.
• One PAC boosted a fourth candidate as sabotage.

Progressives mostly ate dirt on Tuesday

• Only Biss survived from the four endorsed candidates.
• Justice Democrats went zero for two overall.
• Bernie Sanders's two picks both lost badly.
• Elizabeth Warren backed two winners, though.

Race identity and outside cash drove everything

• Crypto allies ran late Black radio ads against Stratton.
• Krishnamoorthi sat on a $20M war chest uselessly.
• Bean's moderate win revives the Blue Dog wing.
• Governor Pritzker flexed as the night's real kingmaker.