* Another poll from the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association conducted by PPP…

● In the initial matchup, 39% are undecided, down slightly from 41% in September. Krishnamoorthi leads with 32%, followed by Stratton at 20% and Robin Kelly at 9%. In September, Krishnamoorthi led with 33% to Stratton’s 18% and Kelly’s 8%. So, despite Krishnamoorthi spending another $5 million, he has not continued to grow his support.

● Krishnamoorthi’s name identification also saw no movement, stagnating at 61%.

● Stratton’s name identification continues to grow despite zero spending from her campaign, going from 37% in September to 42% in December.

Methodology…

Public Policy Polling surveyed: 667 likely Democratic primary voters from December 8-9, 2025. The margin of error is +/- 3.8%. 58% of the interviews for the survey were conducted by text message and 42% by telephone.

Seems like no real movement by anyone.

* The react from the Raja campaign didn’t actually talk about the poll, but instead focused on the campaign’s current messaging about Stratton…

Today, following the release of yet another DLGA poll on behalf of Juliana Stratton, Raja for Illinois spokesperson Hannah Goss released the following statement:

“Once again, the Stratton campaign is showing that their alleged ‘no corporate PAC pledge’ is nothing but a hypocritical sham meant to confuse voters and hide her corporate ties. Juliana Stratton has taken a quarter of a million dollars in contributions from corporations and continues to drive her polling through a corporate-funded super PAC. This is why people hate politics — cheap games and empty pledges that have become typical of the Stratton campaign.”

ICYMI: Chicago Sun-Times: Stratton vows to not take corporate PAC money in Senate bid but has history of getting corporate backing

• But Stratton has a history of accepting corporate PAC and direct corporate contributions into her state campaign funds since 2016 — and this year returned a $5,000 check from The Marquis Energy Corporate PAC for her Senate campaign while taking in $21,000 from the same family controlling the company.

• This year, she also received $5,000 in corporate PAC money and $46,000 from corporations in her super PAC, the Level Up PAC, a hybrid PAC she created in January in anticipation of a Senate run.

• She has also taken in thousands of dollars from corporate executives and company leaders in her Senate bid. While the money is not coming from corporate PACs — as she vowed in her pledge — it is still coming in steadily from people who run corporations and companies.

• Corporate PACs that have previously contributed to Stratton’s state campaign fund include the Illinois Restaurateurs PAC, the Illinois Bankers PAC, Manufacturers PAC, Illinois Hotel-Motel PAC, AT&T Illinois Employee PAC, the Illinois Merchants PAC Team and United Airlines PAC.

• “This is what people hate about politics — people who say one thing and do another,” the congressman told the Sun-Times in a statement. “It’s rich that someone who condemns others for taking corporate PAC money has accepted nearly a quarter of a million dollars in direct corporate contributions, including multiple checks just weeks before launching her Senate bid.”

* That response appears more of a react to this press release sent by Stratton yesterday…

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi continues to avoid accountability for the MAGA allies funding his campaign. Krishnamoorthi claims to be a fighter against Trump, but his donor list proves otherwise, and rather than taking responsibility, he continues to double down. While the Congressman is known for his “prolific” fundraising, it’s about time he answered some questions about where his money is coming from.

FIRST: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Senate campaign downplayed the tens of thousands of dollars he accepted from MAGA advisers and ICE profiteers, calling them “just .2%” of his fundraising, and stating they “welcome anyone” who supports his mission.

THEN: After being pressed by CNN’s Brianna Keilar, Congressman Krishnamoorthi said he “may revisit the contributions” from one of those MAGA allies, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar. Over 50 elected officials and community members signed a letter urging him to donate the funds.

NOW: Krishnamoorthi’s campaign says they’ve donated the money, but they refuse to say where, and they have not answered to the other tens of thousands in MAGA money.

So which is it, Congressman? Do you “welcome anyone” or are there more contributions you’d like to revisit?

Before Illinoisans head to the polls, Krishnamoorthi owes voters answers – so we have some follow up questions:

• Will you revisit the $120,000 you’ve taken from the corporations building Trump’s ballroom, which you called “corrupt special interests”?
• Will you revisit the $34,000 you’ve taken from a man who “saluted” Trump’s “historic leadership,” praised Pete Hegseth, and celebrated Kristi Noem for “aligning border security, ICE operations, and inter-agency force in a way no administration has before”?
• Will you revisit the repeated donations from Bharat Barai, who believes Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is a “great Patriot”?
• Will you revisit Project 2025 contributor and Heritage Foundation advisor Michael Pillsbury’s $5,000?
• Will you revisit the $1,667 from “DOGE’s unpaid intern” Marc Andreessen?

“Despite Team Raja originally doubling down on their ICE money and saying they welcome support from “anyone,” we’re glad to see that they’ve course-corrected, and we look forward to their full and transparent accounting of where the money was sent,” said Juliana for Illinois spokesperson Allison Janowski. “While they’re busy revisiting their donations, they should also revisit the tens of thousands of dollars they’ve collected from Trump advisors and MAGA colluders. Values that you only uphold when you’re held publicly accountable aren’t values – they’re talking points. Illinoisans see through it.”

Happy holidays! /s