Overview
- Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s 30‑second ad features several people, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth, saying “F--- Trump,” followed by Stratton’s line, “They said it, not me.”
- Stratton vows in the ad to abolish ICE and to hold President Donald Trump accountable, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears briefly saying, “Vote Juliana.”
- The campaign says this is its first ad funded in-house, after earlier pro‑Stratton spots from outside groups backed by Pritzker, who contributed $5 million to a supporting super PAC alongside $1.1 million from Jennifer Pritzker and her spouse.
- Republicans condemned the message, with the RNC labeling Stratton a “defund-the-police radical,” and MAGA‑linked social media accounts amplified criticism of the video.
- Krishnamoorthi remains the financial and polling front‑runner, having spent $23.5 million on ads through mid‑February, while early voting is underway ahead of the March 17 Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.