General Discussion

Most of the incumbents won their seats, no surprise there, hardly any of the "squad" candidates had the kind of money the incumbents did because they didn't take PAC money. No surprise there.

Most of the incumbents who won, especially in the Chicago area, are far left already.

In my congressional district, the far left member of Congress ran unopposed. So did our most liberal member of the Illinois house and the most liberal Senator in Springfield.

In a field of 10 candidates, Juliana Stratton was a clear winner over Raja Krishnamoorthi, and the fact that the Republicans have to reach back and grab Darren Bailey, who already got his rear end handed to him on a platter, to run against Governor Pritzker, is a sign that progressives have control of Illinois' Democrats and are a powerful force to reckon with. So Axios, eat your maga heart out.