IlliniHQ 2
General Category => The Deuce => Topic started by: Reacher on February 06, 2026, 07:22:48 AM
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PAMan, as the leading DEMOCRAT at HQ2, was wondering who you’d pick out of this group?
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AOC is probably the most fuckable. So, probably her.
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AOC is probably the most fuckable. So, probably her.
Legit reasoning.
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Cmon DEMOCRATS
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Yikes looks like another lost election !
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So who we voting for next week? All these people claims they are going to STOP TRUMP! (I guess they will stuff McDonald's down his throat until he chokes?) They aren't taking money from the PACs supporting the other candidates. (But are taking money from, pick one or more, Tech Bros, ICE contractors, AIPAC, Pritzker, Draft Kings, Crypto Bros., CTU, SEIU...) They will STOP and DEFUND ICE. (Right up there with that great Defund the Police saying that worked out so well in practice!) I can go on and on.....
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What a hardcore “Democrat.”
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What a hardcore “Democrat.”
According to the dead tree mailers and texts I have been swamped with, these people all claim to stand for the "same things." None of them offer any actual policy proposals to accomplish their stated goals and all have different financial backers.
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Poltics is messy. And we probably do it that way on purpose.
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So who we voting for next week? All these people claims they are going to STOP TRUMP! (I guess they will stuff McDonald's down his throat until he chokes?) They aren't taking money from the PACs supporting the other candidates. (But are taking money from, pick one or more, Tech Bros, ICE contractors, AIPAC, Pritzker, Draft Kings, Crypto Bros., CTU, SEIU...) They will STOP and DEFUND ICE. (Right up there with that great Defund the Police saying that worked out so well in practice!) I can go on and on.....
I see 2 of the prominent spokespeople in the Sunny Naqvi story are running to sit in the seats currently occupied by Danny Davis and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
The guy running for the job in the 7th District lists a lot of the progressive grievances. He may not have missed any, I don't know. ;D
https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2026-primary/reed-showalter
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I see 2 of the prominent spokespeople in the Sunny Naqvi story are running to unseat Danny Davis and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
The guy running for the job in the 7th District lists a lot of the progressive grievances. He may not have missed any, I don't know. ;D
https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2026-primary/reed-showalter
Davis and Krishnamoorthi unsat themselves, as Davis is retiring and Raja is running for Senate.
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Davis and Krishnamoorthi unsat themselves, as Davis is retiring and Raja is running for Senate.
Fixed, lol
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Davis and Krishnamoorthi unsat themselves, as Davis is retiring and Raja is running for Senate.
My college roommate's brother in law was Raja's first chief of staff. Great guy.
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My college roommate's brother in law was Raja's first chief of staff. Great guy.
Raja does not have a rep as being a good guy to work for.
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Raja does not have a rep as being a good guy to work for.
I can't speak to that, but as I said, my college roommate's brother in law is a great guy.
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I see 2 of the prominent spokespeople in the Sunny Naqvi story are running to sit in the seats currently occupied by Danny Davis and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
Why would anyone care about a person of Pakistani descent?
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!!!!!!
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Tempo! Democrat Fetterman weighs in on Iran war!
https://x.com/michaelarothman/status/2031976330758406635?s=46
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Tempo! Democrat Fetterman weighs in on Iran war!
https://x.com/michaelarothman/status/2031976330758406635?s=46
That guy is useless as a sack of manure.
Well, I guess now that Trump has caused a global fertilizer shortage- maybe a sack of manure is pretty valuable.
I actually eagerly await Custards take on the fertilizer situation
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That guy is useless as a sack of manure.
Well, I guess now that Trump has caused a global fertilizer shortage- maybe a sack of manure is pretty valuable.
I actually eagerly await Custards take on the fertilizer situation
Or this....
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/fourth-quarter-gdp-revised-down-to-just-0point7percent-growth-january-core-inflation-was-3point1percent.html
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Tempo! Democrat Fetterman weighs in on Iran war!
https://x.com/michaelarothman/status/2031976330758406635?s=46
PAMan might be more of a Democrat than Fetterman.
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Tempo! Democrat Fetterman weighs in on Iran war!
https://x.com/michaelarothman/status/2031976330758406635?s=46
Have you not been watching? Fetterman makes Lindsey Graham look restrained. And get out of the sweatpants, you lazy POS (Fetterman).
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Tempo hates Democrats who win and appeal to the workingman instead of college professors!
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Tempo hates Democrats who win and appeal to the workingman instead of college professors!
That’s entirely untrue.
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That’s entirely untrue.
It is entirely true!
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Tempo hates Democrats who win and appeal to the workingman instead of college professors!
Fetterman received strong backing from progressives during the 2022 Senate race. When he was first elected, I thought he might become the liberal Everyman that the Dems so desperately need. Unfortunately, the stroke had lasting effects. He should retire before he has more health problems. He doesn't appear to enjoy serving the people of Pennsylvania very much.
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A lot of us were duped. It happens.
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PAMan, as the leading DEMOCRAT at HQ2, was wondering who you’d pick out of this group?
So PAMan, who did you pick?
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So PAMan, who did you pick?
None of the above. All would get crushed.
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None of the above. All would get crushed.
Who’s your leading candidate at this point?
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Who’s your leading candidate at this point?
There are none. It is 2 years off.
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There are none. It is 2 years off.
I’d have bet my life this would be your answer!
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Jon Ossof dropping some truth bombs. I feel like he's setting himself up for a run in '28
https://x.com/i/status/2033823531121648012
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No more kings.....errrr, except when he is our guy!
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/18/pritzker-kingmaker-illinois-senate-stratton-00833545
King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets Trump
Juliana Stratton’s victory in a heated Senate primary vindicates the governor’s political operation heading into 2028.
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No more kings.....errrr, except when he is our guy!
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/18/pritzker-kingmaker-illinois-senate-stratton-00833545
King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets Trump
Juliana Stratton’s victory in a heated Senate primary vindicates the governor’s political operation heading into 2028.
You said money doesn’t buy elections
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Id be down with a King Pritzker, if nothing else, just to own the Trumper types.
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You said money doesn’t buy elections
Pritzker got outspent by your buddy's boss by far in that election....
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Id be down with a King Pritzker, if nothing else, just to own the Trumper types.
Further proving, flip side of the same coin.
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Tempo's meme taking a pounding....
https://www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judicial-elections/2026-primary/2026/judicial-election-results-preliminary/
Illinois Democratic Party leader Michael Cabonargi will lose his recent appointment as a Cook County judge despite raising more than $150,000 in campaign funds and winning endorsements from Illinois political heavyweights including Sen. Dick Durbin.
Cabonargi was defeated in Tuesday’s democratic primary by family law attorney Ashonta C. Rice, whose low-key campaign was almost entirely self-funded.
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Pritzker got outspent by your buddy's boss by far in that election....
Just goes to show how POPULAR Pritzker is! He had a BIG day yesterday!
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Tempo's meme taking a pounding....
https://www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judicial-elections/2026-primary/2026/judicial-election-results-preliminary/
Are you confused easily by math? Seems so. 90% much > 10%
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Tempo's meme taking a pounding....
https://www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judicial-elections/2026-primary/2026/judicial-election-results-preliminary/
You conveniently left out this part:
An Injustice Watch profile of Cabonargi, published last month as part of the newsroom’s judicial election guide, revealed ethical questions and campaign finance violations during his 11 years as a commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review. The questions involved his ties to a powerful developer, his repeated campaign fundraising violations, and his hiring of political aides as county property tax analysts.
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You conveniently left out this part:
An Injustice Watch profile of Cabonargi, published last month as part of the newsroom’s judicial election guide, revealed ethical questions and campaign finance violations during his 11 years as a commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review. The questions involved his ties to a powerful developer, his repeated campaign fundraising violations, and his hiring of political aides as county property tax analysts.
Guess outspending his opponent didn't help, did it? The meme took a pounding yesterday. As did The Squad wannabes.
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Are you confused easily by math? Seems so. 90% much > 10%
LOL. May want to review the math and things like "cause and effect." Meanwhile, The Squad Scum took a pounding yesterday.
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This excludes the shit ton of money Murph's buddy's guy, Raja, spent over the last year to get kicked in the teeth.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/18/illinois-primary-super-pac-spending-aipac-cryptocurrency-ai-sports-betting
How far did more than $50 million go in Tuesday’s primary election for the bevy of special interest groups trying to influence Illinois voters?
Call it a mixed bag for the vaguely named super PACs and other outside entities that pumped an unprecedented amount of money into dozens of races across the state to boost their preferred candidates.
While cryptocurrency interests were largely left empty-handed, the polarizing American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) saw some of its biggest Illinois investments pay off. Gambling companies and tech giants saw uneven returns, but a fund backed by billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker won big.
Here’s a look at how the major super PAC players fared in their efforts to boost, or harm, their preferred candidates:
Artificial intelligence
Entering the final week of the race, Think Big, the Democratic arm of the pro-AI PAC Leading the Future, had spent $1.4 million for Jesse Jackson Jr. in the 2nd Congressional District and $1.1 million for Melissa Bean in the 8th. The PAC, funded by OpenAI stakeholders, won one (Bean) and lost one (Jackson).
It was a dismal showing for Making Our Tomorrow, a committee backed by Facebook’s parent company Meta. The group went one-for-four in the state legislative races they waded into, to the tune of about $750,000. They backed Paul Kendrick, who won the nomination for a Chicago seat, as well as ousted incumbent Rep. Jamie Andrade and losing candidates Aja Kearney and Adam Braun.
AIPAC
There were at least five PACs related to AIPAC that tried to influence five congressional races — and the group saw two victories: Donna Miller in the 2nd and Bean in the 8th. The groups fared worse in the 9th District, spending money to harm Kat Abughazaleh’s chances and trying to boost State Sen. Laura Fine. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won instead.
One AIPAC-affiliated group spent big dollars to help Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin in the 7th and to oppose real estate executive Jason Friedman. State Rep. La Shawn Ford instead won the race.
Here’s a rundown of the groups: Affordable Chicago Now spent nearly $4.4 million supporting Miller in the 2nd District. Chicago Progressive Partnership spent $266,000 in opposition to Abughazaleh in the 9th District. Elect Democratic Women Action Fund spent more than $500,000 supporting Fine in the 9th District. Elect Chicago Women spent $5.8 million supporting Fine and opposing Biss in the 9th, plus $3.9 million supporting Bean in the 8th District. United Democracy Project spent $5 million in the 7th District race, mostly in support of Conyears-Ervin, but also about $60,000 against Friedman.
AIPAC claimed it as a net win, declaring in a statement “these results further demonstrate that campaigns defined largely by opposition to AIPAC, our members, and the values we represent continue to fall short on election night.”
Crypto
Things shook out worst for Fairshake, the pro-cryptocurrency PAC with connections to supporters of President Donald Trump in past election cycles.
The group spent about $10 million in opposition to Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the Democratic Senate primary, and $2.5 million against Ford in the 7th District race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. Both candidates won comfortably.
Fairshake did spend about $817,000 against state Sen. Robert Peters in the 2nd District race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, but Peters finished a distant-enough third behind Miller and Jackson Jr. to question how much those dollars affected the outcome.
DLGA PAC
The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, an independent expenditure group, said Stratton’s win is “the first major 2026 victory” for the group, which spent about $250,000 to support her Senate run.
The DLGA direct mail investment reached more than 80,000 households, representing about 120,000 key voter targets in Illinois.
“Even after being massively outspent, Lt. Gov. Stratton’s authenticity and strong leadership earned the trust of voters across Illinois, and built the momentum needed to win,” the association’s Executive Director Kevin Holst said. “Her victory reflects both the strength of her candidacy and the growing momentum behind Democratic Lieutenant Governors stepping up to serve in statewide and federal offices.”
Sports betting
The DraftKings and FanDuel-backed American Future PAC spent more than $2.5 million in 10 Chicago area state legislative races as the sports betting giants seek to block municipalities from taxing their industry.
Their wagers paid off in seven of those races, including support for incumbent state Reps. Kam Buckner and Aaron Ortiz, state Sens. Sara Feigenholtz and Emil Jones III, plus Saba Haider, Shantel Franklin and Fran Hurley. They also backed the failing bids of Andrade, Kearney and Braun.
Pritzker-backed PAC
While not a special interest group, it was obviously a good night for the Illinois Future PAC, which was expressly created to support Stratton’s campaign and raised about $12 million to do so, including $5 million from Gov. Pritzker, her two-time running mate. The group worked in partnership with the DLGA.
Pritzker flexed his political muscles on a night that saw each of his endorsed candidates advance from heated primaries to the general election, along with state comptroller candidate Margaret Croke.
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This excludes the shit ton of money Murph's buddy's guy, Raja, spent over the last year to get kicked in the teeth.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/18/illinois-primary-super-pac-spending-aipac-cryptocurrency-ai-sports-betting
How far did more than $50 million go in Tuesday’s primary election for the bevy of special interest groups trying to influence Illinois voters?
Call it a mixed bag for the vaguely named super PACs and other outside entities that pumped an unprecedented amount of money into dozens of races across the state to boost their preferred candidates.
While cryptocurrency interests were largely left empty-handed, the polarizing American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) saw some of its biggest Illinois investments pay off. Gambling companies and tech giants saw uneven returns, but a fund backed by billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker won big.
Here’s a look at how the major super PAC players fared in their efforts to boost, or harm, their preferred candidates:
Artificial intelligence
Entering the final week of the race, Think Big, the Democratic arm of the pro-AI PAC Leading the Future, had spent $1.4 million for Jesse Jackson Jr. in the 2nd Congressional District and $1.1 million for Melissa Bean in the 8th. The PAC, funded by OpenAI stakeholders, won one (Bean) and lost one (Jackson).
It was a dismal showing for Making Our Tomorrow, a committee backed by Facebook’s parent company Meta. The group went one-for-four in the state legislative races they waded into, to the tune of about $750,000. They backed Paul Kendrick, who won the nomination for a Chicago seat, as well as ousted incumbent Rep. Jamie Andrade and losing candidates Aja Kearney and Adam Braun.
AIPAC
There were at least five PACs related to AIPAC that tried to influence five congressional races — and the group saw two victories: Donna Miller in the 2nd and Bean in the 8th. The groups fared worse in the 9th District, spending money to harm Kat Abughazaleh’s chances and trying to boost State Sen. Laura Fine. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won instead.
One AIPAC-affiliated group spent big dollars to help Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin in the 7th and to oppose real estate executive Jason Friedman. State Rep. La Shawn Ford instead won the race.
Here’s a rundown of the groups: Affordable Chicago Now spent nearly $4.4 million supporting Miller in the 2nd District. Chicago Progressive Partnership spent $266,000 in opposition to Abughazaleh in the 9th District. Elect Democratic Women Action Fund spent more than $500,000 supporting Fine in the 9th District. Elect Chicago Women spent $5.8 million supporting Fine and opposing Biss in the 9th, plus $3.9 million supporting Bean in the 8th District. United Democracy Project spent $5 million in the 7th District race, mostly in support of Conyears-Ervin, but also about $60,000 against Friedman.
AIPAC claimed it as a net win, declaring in a statement “these results further demonstrate that campaigns defined largely by opposition to AIPAC, our members, and the values we represent continue to fall short on election night.”
Crypto
Things shook out worst for Fairshake, the pro-cryptocurrency PAC with connections to supporters of President Donald Trump in past election cycles.
The group spent about $10 million in opposition to Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the Democratic Senate primary, and $2.5 million against Ford in the 7th District race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. Both candidates won comfortably.
Fairshake did spend about $817,000 against state Sen. Robert Peters in the 2nd District race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, but Peters finished a distant-enough third behind Miller and Jackson Jr. to question how much those dollars affected the outcome.
DLGA PAC
The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, an independent expenditure group, said Stratton’s win is “the first major 2026 victory” for the group, which spent about $250,000 to support her Senate run.
The DLGA direct mail investment reached more than 80,000 households, representing about 120,000 key voter targets in Illinois.
“Even after being massively outspent, Lt. Gov. Stratton’s authenticity and strong leadership earned the trust of voters across Illinois, and built the momentum needed to win,” the association’s Executive Director Kevin Holst said. “Her victory reflects both the strength of her candidacy and the growing momentum behind Democratic Lieutenant Governors stepping up to serve in statewide and federal offices.”
Sports betting
The DraftKings and FanDuel-backed American Future PAC spent more than $2.5 million in 10 Chicago area state legislative races as the sports betting giants seek to block municipalities from taxing their industry.
Their wagers paid off in seven of those races, including support for incumbent state Reps. Kam Buckner and Aaron Ortiz, state Sens. Sara Feigenholtz and Emil Jones III, plus Saba Haider, Shantel Franklin and Fran Hurley. They also backed the failing bids of Andrade, Kearney and Braun.
Pritzker-backed PAC
While not a special interest group, it was obviously a good night for the Illinois Future PAC, which was expressly created to support Stratton’s campaign and raised about $12 million to do so, including $5 million from Gov. Pritzker, her two-time running mate. The group worked in partnership with the DLGA.
Pritzker flexed his political muscles on a night that saw each of his endorsed candidates advance from heated primaries to the general election, along with state comptroller candidate Margaret Croke.
= AIPAC claimed it as a net win, declaring in a statement “these results further demonstrate that campaigns defined largely by opposition to AIPAC, our members, and the values we represent continue to fall short on election night.” =
It seems that AIPAC's political influence isn't as strong as it used to be. Although the group has invested heavily in primary elections, many Democratic voters are now questioning its role.
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Guess outspending his opponent didn't help, did it? The meme took a pounding yesterday. As did The Squad wannabes.
LOL
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How did low-funded candidates Kevin Ryan and Robin Kelly do in the Senate primary?
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How did low-funded candidates Kevin Ryan and Robin Kelly do in the Senate primary?
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Push a little harder and you’ll have this strawman argument firmly in the “free shots don’t matter” HOF.
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How did low-funded candidates Kevin Ryan and Robin Kelly do in the Senate primary?
Robin Kelly was low-funded? I saw her ads on TV. Hell, she was getting plenty of press since the Black Congressional Caucus was claiming Raja would win because the Black vote would be split. There were also buys made on her behalf to try and do just that. Try again.
As Senate race tightens, Kelly benefits from super PAC war between Krishnamoorthi, Stratton - Chicago Sun-Times https://share.google/EUMiR1zpIPYiQaiKp
The fact that you run doesn't mean you get to be close or even taken seriously, like Hamas supporting Squad wannabe Joe Ryan Sorry another Progressive got trounced in a race he had no business trying to be in.
Insert crying towel gif here.
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Robin Kelly was low-funded?
Comparatively speaking, yes.
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Robin Kelly was low-funded? I saw her ads on TV.
Raja paid for those ads...
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Comparatively speaking, yes.
LOL
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Raja paid for those ads...
That apparently does not matter.
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🚨DEMOCRATS' ONLY AGENDA: OPPOSE TRUMP, CREATE CHAOS, AND BLAME HIM FOR THE CONSEQUENCES🚨
Democrats have no clear policies.
No unifying message.
No real plan to strengthen our economy, secure our borders, reduce crime, or improve life for American families.
Their entire approach boils down to one thing: relentless opposition to President Trump.
They obstruct progress at every turn, manufacture crises (government shutdowns, airport disruptions, border insecurity), make daily life harder for everyday citizens, and then point fingers at Trump as if he caused the problems they helped create.
This is not leadership.
It is deliberate disruption—willing to let the country suffer if it means slowing down an America First agenda and holding onto any remaining influence.
No solutions for rising costs.
No strategy to protect communities.
No vision for a stronger, safer nation.
Only division, obstruction, and excuses.
If you're still considering a vote for Democrats in 2026, ask yourself honestly:
What are they actually offering the American people—besides more conflict, more disorder, and more blame-shifting?
America deserves real solutions, not endless sabotage.
It's time to choose progress over politics of resentment.
Put **America First**—not their power struggles.
**RT if you're ready for solutions instead of more chaos in 2026!** 🇺🇸
#DemocratsHaveNoPlan #AmericaFirst #ObstructionOverProgress #MAGA2026 #SecureTheFuture #VoteForResults
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Tempo can give his house to Bovino, since he claims to be a Native American. Maybe he can hang with Liz Pocahontas Warren!
Revealed: Ex-border chief Greg Bovino claimed minority status for himself
https://www.rawstory.com/greg-bovino-2676611179/
In his testimony, he also admitted that he claimed to be a member of a minority group himself.
“He identified his race as ‘Native American’ and his tribe as Cherokee,” the Times report reads. “He testified that he had identified this way since he was 8 years old, but said he was not registered on any official tribal rolls. To reward top performance, he said, he gave out tomahawks.”
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Tempo can give his house to Bovino, since he claims to be a Native American. Maybe he can hang with Liz Pocahontas Warren!
Revealed: Ex-border chief Greg Bovino claimed minority status for himself
https://www.rawstory.com/greg-bovino-2676611179/
In his testimony, he also admitted that he claimed to be a member of a minority group himself.
“He identified his race as ‘Native American’ and his tribe as Cherokee,” the Times report reads. “He testified that he had identified this way since he was 8 years old, but said he was not registered on any official tribal rolls. To reward top performance, he said, he gave out tomahawks.”
According to the reporting, but we're not going to give you the documents. Lol
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Democrats have a Rahm Emanuel problem:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/29/rahm-emanuel-2028-presidential-election-campaign-primary-00848895
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Democrats have a Rahm Emanuel problem:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/29/rahm-emanuel-2028-presidential-election-campaign-primary-00848895
"He has released no fewer than eight policy proposals"
A sure sign he never tops 1% and never sniffs a debate.