Some of us are illegal, and others not wanted,
Our work contract’s out and we have to move on;
Six hundred miles to the Mexican border,
They chase us like rustlers, like outlaws, like thieves.
* I’m told this spot is on both broadcast and streaming. Half a million dollars during the first week. Press release…
Today, Raja for Illinois released its first statewide television ad, “Bullies.”
In the first spot of the Illinois Senate primary, Raja speaks directly to Illinoisans about his lifelong commitment to standing up to bullies, fighting for underdogs, and taking on a rigged system. The campaign will run the ad across Illinois broadcast and streaming markets to communicate with Illinoisans in every corner of the state.’
“Growing up with a name and a background like mine, I always felt like an underdog…and I still do. When I see other underdogs hurt by a rigged system, I fight back,” said Raja in the ad. “And as your Senator, I’ll take on the biggest bully of them all. Because underdogs? We just fight harder.”
A product of public housing, food stamps, and Peoria public schools, Raja has spent his career standing up to bullies and fighting for families like the one he grew up in. Over the last decade, he has held some of the biggest bullies accountable, including Big Pharma, food manufacturers, Big Tobacco, and massive corporations. Now he is taking on the biggest bully of them all: Donald Trump. A vocal opponent of Trump’s blanket tariffs and cruel cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, Raja is fighting day in and day out to protect Illinois families.
The ad blitz builds on two months of momentum since Raja announced his bid for U.S. Senate,
including a 13-point polling lead, significantly outraising the field, earning the support of local
leaders from Cook County to downstate, and wall-to-wall coverage of events across Illinois.
