Join me on Twitter Spaces tonight with Adam Carlson of Zenith research, @coleurbanist.bsky.social and *maybe* @ryangrim.bsky.social and @frankcalabrese.bsky.social to talk #IL09 on election eve
so what yer sayin is that the #IL09 slate now looks the ballot for Cook County judges?
Go vote for @katmabu.bsky.social (IL-09) and @demiforillinois.bsky.social (IL-13) tomorrow, March 17th!!
#KatAbughazaleh #DemiPalecek #Illinois #IL09 #IL13 #GetOutTheVote #USPol #Democracy
#IL09 UPDATE: AIPAC and their allies have now spent >$9 MILLION supporting Laura Fine and attacking her opponents.
Kat Abughazaleh is the ONLY leading candidate in Illinois' 9th district rejecting the Israel lobby outright!
Let's go @katmabu.bsky.social!
AIPAC is ratfucking #IL09 democratic primary to support the weakest candidates against the GOP in the general.
so far our family of four is voting tomorrow for:
- Robin Kelly
- Kat Abugazalleh (apologies if misspelled)
- Rachel Ruttenberg
Ro Khanna, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib -- ALL endorsed Kat for #IL09.
These are the folks I trust the most in Congress.
(oh and Mark Ruffalo)
Huge. #IL
Where do important #il09 candidates fall on this issue?
Please remember IL09 residents, for State Central Committeeperson 9th District, you must vote for “not more than two” people, and the two people must be one man and one woman for that vote to count. #IL-09 #IL09
Some of the AIPAC-connected groups spending in #IL02, #IL07, #IL08 & #IL09 have the junkiest websites and logos.
Elect Chicago Women is especially funny. Its homepage looks like this. Yeah, there's a logo there, but we have to zoom in to see it.
"My passion is graphic design."
In #il09 I find it interesting that there are two candidates in the top five who
A) are underwater on favorables with women
B) do not have an endorsement from one of the five north side progressive Alders.
If everyone in #IL09 would stop voting strategically and vote for their 1st choice, Mike Simmons could win. I voted for Mike because he’s a progressive with a proven track record of passing legislation and standing up for his constituents. Plus he takes public trans! Can’t fix what you don’t know.
Between Stratton lying (!) about the late Jesse Jackson endorsing her and most of all, the nonstop #IL09 infighting, I cannot wait for all the Illinois primaries to end
@katmabu.bsky.social and her team deserve high accolades for building a campaign.
Many aspire to and few achieve what Kat has accomplished in #IL09.
The simplest reason I support @bushraamiwala.bsky.social in #IL09 is I know her and I respect her.
There are lots of people I have met. I have various takes. Different people have different qualities.
Coming back to this article (still no disclaimer??)
It should be noted that of the three progressive candidates, Bushra Amiwala and Mike Simmons had much higher favorables in independent polling that was released before “The Woke Ginger” had his major impact.
#il09
"Everything is normal"
US Sen--???
Comptroller--Holly Kim?
#IL02--??? JJJ?
#IL05--Quigley
#IL06--Casten
#IL07--Ford
#IL08 --Morrison? Bean?
#IL09 --Biss
#IL10 --Schneider
#IL13 --Budzinski
Cook--Preckwinkle, Kaegi, Irizarry?
🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m) #16-30:
#cum #gamedev #macromarch #gay #furryart #canvasap #oscars2026 #filmsky #thesecretagent #il09 #birds #nature #aiイラスト #ffxiv #cumshot
👇 #1-15 trending hashtags
Illinois 08 and Illinois 09: Vote Junaid Ahmed and Kat Abughazaleh on March 17
Election Day in IL is TUESDAY!
AIPAC, Crypto, & AI have spent over $12 million in #IL08 & #IL09 to try and stop @katmabu.bsky.social & @junaidforus.bsky.social.
That's how much two political outsiders scare them.
They know we can beat career politicians & the lobbies that prop up them up.
Pretty obvious that AIPAC sees Biss at the candidate they need to beat. They’ve done multiple mailers on him and pushing Bushra in the suburbs cuts into his prog’s more than others.
It’s ok though, just check off the 33 spot and put progressive legislator Mike Simmons into office. #il09
Key #ILPrimary races if ranked choice were used:
#IL07: 1. Collins 2. Showalter 3. Ford, 4. Driver Jr
#IL08: 1. Ahmed, 2. Morrison, 3. Bankole
#IL09: 1. Abughazaleh, 2. Amiwala, 3. Biss, 4. Simmons, 5. Huynh
#IL15: 1. Davis, 2. Todd, 3. Raley, 4. Nudo
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Part one of my preview of the 2026 Illinois Primary is out now!
In this jam-packed preview, I'm covering all the statewide/congressional races. From the ever-controversial races for Senate and #IL09 to the more low-key races, they're all here. Check it out below!
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Two days to Election in Illinois! Kat gives us the two day update, and AIPAC is desperate! And you can help!:
www.youtube.com/shorts/3XZhV...
#IL-09 #IL09 #Kat4Illinois #KatForIllinois #Progress #Win #Vote #Election
#Democrats #2026Midterms
Vote Kat Abughazaleh
@katmabu.bsky.social in #IL09 👇
#Illinois #RunforSomething
Congressional District 09
Statewide Primary
Date: March 17th, 2026
👇
🌟 BlueSky trending hashtags (1h):
#art #il09 #nsfw #photography #furry #oc #furryart #hazbinhotel #re9 #radioapple #proudblue #sheshed #bbb26 #gamedev #lfc
I’m nowhere near #IL09. I’ve never lived in Chicago. The winner will not be my representative. But because the winner will be a high-ranking member of my party, the outcome does matter to me. If I had any say at all, I’d back @katmabu.bsky.social, who constantly puts herself on the line for us all.
🔥 BlueSky trending hashtags (30m):
#il09 #art #oc #photography #lufc #nsfw #hazbinhotel #furry #stunday #furryart #eastcoastkin #birds #gay #sheshed #gamedev
Kat implies here that AIPAC has “abandoned their own candidate” and is now backing Biss in #IL09
My read on this is because attack ads on Biss have stopped, but I think it’s important to remember the group called both Biss and Abughazaleh “dangerous detractors working with the far left”
#Democrats #2026Midterms
Vote
@katmabu.bsky.social
in #IL09 👇
#Illinois #RunforSomething
Congressional District 09
Statewide Primary
Date: March 17th, 2026
👇
🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):
#lufc #il09 #art #nsfw #oc #photography #gay #furry #furryart #drawing #섹블 #illustration #gamedev #vtuber #ass
Anyone who’s paid attention to #IL09 for more than 5 minutes knows that the idea Bushra was ever going to drop out and endorse Kat was laughable
In fact, people I’ve spoken with who know Bushra well have told me they felt she probably would’ve endorsed someone else, if anyone