Democratic voters in Illinois rejected most candidates supported by the crypto and AI industries, marking an unexpected defeat after PACs spent $18M+ in a month
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This is turning into a very mixed night for the super PACs —> Ford win is an L for both Crypto + AIPAC Stratton win would be an L for crypto Donna Miller win is a W for AIPAC, L for AI Biss or Abughazaleh win is a L for AIPAC Bean is a win for crypto, AI and AIPAC
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