Alex Roarty

No reason this can’t be fun

A poll by Daniel Biss's campaign found 51% of Dem voters viewed AIPAC unfavorably vs 17% favorably in the Illinois district where he was running. So, by the time AIPAC started spending against him, he had decided to make the group a villain. It worked. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

“It’s time for Thune to grow a set of balls,” Rep. Andy Ogles told NOTUS. notus.org/senate/john-th…

story here ----> notus.org/2026-election/…

NEW: Democratic primary turnout continued to surge Tuesday, part of a trend in higher turnout in these races than what the party saw in '22 and '24 The new wave of voters could complicate the party's primaries -- but is also giving some Dems hope for November “I think there’s a strong likelihood of a rage turnout this year"

Thomas Massie's new ad opens with a photo of him and Trump (happier days!) and hits Trump-endorsed opponent Ed Gallrein for being a "Trump traitor" — recognition that Massie can't rely on his unique brand alone and has to muddy the waters on his feud with Trump.

More here: semafor.com/article/03/18/…

NEW: Markwayne Mullin promised to sell of his stocks if he's confirmed as homeland security secretary His stock portfolio — and the wealth it's generated for him — sparked conflict-of-interest concerns in the leadup to his confirmation hearing Wednesday notus.org/trump-white-ho…

"Nearly five years." Investigative journalism takes years and years. The investment is immense, and always worth it, and, in the era of "hot takes" and ephemeral "content," rigorously reported journalistic work is needed more than ever. We must keep supporting investigative journalism. From @mannyNYT, lead reporter of the blockbuster piece on Cesar Chavez ⤵️

I've spent the past few months trailing @CoryBooker as he contemplates another run for the presidency. The Democrat who preached about love in 2020 wants people to know he's a fighter, too. Now, Booker told me, "I'm far angrier." theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

11 years ago today, the DNC's official response to Donald Trump announcing his exploratory committee was "Everything is awesome"

Platner up w a response ad to Mills attack in #MESen. “Maine, I’m asking you not to judge me for the worst thing I said on the internet on my worst day 14 years.” He’s putting more points on air this week; Mills buy is $87k in Portland market, Pratner at $350k in Portland.

This just launched in the paid digital data, on YouTube. It's being targeted at people over 35 adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR1…

Daniel Biss, in victory speech, says #IL09 "understands nuance" on Israel and Palestine and that AIPAC tried "to buy this seat, to support the idea that we can’t accept nuance." “AIPAC found out the hard way. The 9th District is not for sale.”

One reason the AIPAC-backed effort might not have worked as well against Biss as it did against Malinowski in NJ-11 last month? They ran ads targeting TM over ICE in that special election, but Biss had very publicly/forcefully stood up to ICE as mayor of Evanston late last year. Robbed group of maybe the most potent issue with voters

AP calls the #IL09 Democratic primary for Daniel Biss

ICYMI from @avanidkalra on IL Senate primary notus.org/campaigns/illi…

The candidate who drew outside support from all three of AI, crypto and AIPAC:

AIPAC and affiliated groups on track for a split decision tonighit, if results hold: - Won in IL-08 (Bean's leading but no winner declared). - Won in IL-02 (Miller) - Lost in IL-07 (backed Conyears-Ervin) - Lost in IL-09 (opposed Biss and Kat, backed Fine) but but but, opponents argue given the money it collectively spent in these races ($20m+), AIPAC should be sorely disappointed with just a 50% success rate

Pritzker world feeling good on multiple fronts tonight