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

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:

AIPAC spent big in the Democratic primaries for 4 open, solidly blue districts. Using a collection of super PACs, AIPAC succeeded in #IL02 & #IL08, but looks to have failed in #IL07 & wasted the most money in #IL09, where its choice finished 3rd. Read:

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.

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