Takeaways from the Illinois primary elections | CNN Politics

In nominating Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for the Senate on Tuesday, Illinois Democrats chose a candidate whose message included a television ad featuring people saying “f*** Trump” over a more moderate, better-funded rival, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, as well as Rep. Robin Kelly. Stratton’s win, fueled by a big margin in Chicago and bolstered by stronger-than-expected results in its suburbs, came in a primary election that featured an open Senate seat and four House vacancies. Those seats are all likely to be won by Democrats in November. But the party’s deepest divides — over ideology, generational change, how to approach Israel and more — played out in Tuesday’s primaries. And ultimately, the outcomes are likely to do little to settle those long-running debates over the party’s path forward. Candidates backed by pro-Israel and pro-cryptocurrency groups won some key races, but lost others. A progressive promising generational change fell short in one Chicago-area House contest, but the winner of that race was also opposed by AIPAC. One former member of Congress succeeded in a comeback attempt, while another conceded defeat. Here are five takeaways from the Illinois pr