Campaign Strategy Tracker

Illinois Senate Democratic Primary Results

• 🔥 Stratton Secures Nomination: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton defeated Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi 40-33% in...

Massive outside spending ($92M+ on Senate + 4 House races) delivered mixed, underwhelming results for big PAC-backed candidates:

• Senate upset:...

AIPAC is the biggest PAC in the 2026 election cycle, spending millions to reshape congressional races—signaling a surge in outside money's influence.

Campaign finance scrutiny hits Sen. Marsha Blackburn's gubernatorial pivot:

• Knoxville Republican Gary Loe filed complaint Jan. 30, claiming $2.8M...

SAVE America Act Senate Vote

• 🔥 Senate lawmakers are preparing for a Tuesday floor vote on the SAVE America Act, which would overhaul federal...

• Legal momentum: States contend judicial decision interferes with state legislatures' authority to regulate elections and oversteps constitutional...

Former FBI assistant director David Sundberg, ousted under Trump, claims Kash Patel's Bureau has suffered a loss of expertise after purging career officials from DOJ and law enforcement for political reasons.

Three-tier immunity divides presidential actions: absolute, presumptive, or none.

• Trump cases affected, including federal election interference with...

Key tactical moves in Senate:

• SAVE America Act hits floor Tuesday for vote on overhauling federal voting requirements.
• Democrats plan to block the bill.
• Trump calls it priority #1, signaling high-stakes partisan clash on voter rules.

Senate Campaign Finance Surge

• 🔥 Illinois Senate Primary Outside Spending: Super PAC money from corporate interests like the cryptocurrency...

Razor-thin GOP primary upset in NC Senate District 26: Sheriff Sam Page defeats powerful Senate leader Phil Berger by 23 votes.

• Deadline today:...

Key mechanics of SB 6084:

• Makes intentional double-voting (same election or across states) a class C felony.
• Defines same election by date,...

Thune's procedural gambit: Senate Majority Leader John Thune orders floor vote on Trump-backed SAVE America Act, despite likely filibuster failure.
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Heavy outside spending is reshaping key battlegrounds:

• Texas: Paxton-aligned super PAC launches ads to boost his GOP primary bid.
• Kentucky (open...

Trend of heavy outside spending reshaping IL primaries and statewide contests:

• AIPAC-linked UDP super-PAC pours $2.8M into Dist 7's Melissa...

GOP establishment strikes early to bolster Sen. Collins (R-Maine) in her sixth-term bid:

• One Nation (Thune-affiliated 501(c)(4)) launches $10M ad...

Federal push intensifies: Trump's DOJ, citing Civil Rights Act and NVRA, sued Wisconsin and >20 states for full voter databases—including names,...

• Sen. Ron Wyden and Sec. of State Tobias Read vowed at Friday news conference to defend mail-in voting and Oregon's election integrity against...

Republicans are poised to end Democrats' dark money dominance for the first time since 2018, with $150M in anonymous funds vs. Dems' $75M from Dec...

Reagan appointee Judge Lamberth ruled Kari Lake lacked legal authority as acting CEO of VOA's parent agency, voiding her entire tenure for missing...