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"What if We Didn't Suck?"

Kat Abughazaleh lost. What she built is what the Democratic Party is missing.

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Parker Molloy
Mar 18, 2026
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Kat Abughazaleh lost her race for Congress last night. She came in second in a 16-person Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, trailing Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss by roughly 4,000 votes. She’s 26. She’d never run for anything before. She moved to the district a year ago. And she came closer to winning than anyone expected when she…

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