It is a political campaign maxim, particularly for non-incumbents, that campaigns must jealously focus on their own race to win - and that any ‘distraction’ from their campaign comes at great or even unbearable cost. While examples may exist, how often have you heard of an underdog congressional campaign taking their volunteers to canvass […]
Jill Morgenthaler’s Congressional Campaign in IL-06 has started to pick up momentum with additions/changes in staff, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) designation as a “targeted district” and a solid, if still needing to be ramped up, first full fundraising quarter quarter of over $200,000. The addition of experienced campaign manager Bill Romjue, who has […]
From the Scott Harper for Congress Campaign:
“On Saturday, 38 volunteers from Scott Harper’s campaign traveled to Lafayette, Indiana to help get the vote out for Barack Obama. We left from Bolingbrook at the early hour of 6:00 AM on Saturday and spent the day canvassing Lafayette, which is right near Purdue University. Scott […]
Come join us - it will be a fun night and it’s for a great cause, supporting the (now majority party) Lisle Township Democrats! Contact me @ hiramwurf[at]gmail.com or 630.416.2198 for tickets or more information.
Lisle Township Regular Democratic Organization Guy Maras Celebration
Thursday, May 8, 2008
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
At The City Club (Naperville)
1163 E Ogden […]
Democratic Candidate Tony Michelassi got picked up by the Lisle Sun in a profile here - and Progress Illinois picked it up here. I met Tony a while ago (he was then with Ruben Zamora’s 14th Congressional District campaign) - and he is certainly enthusiastic. You can check out Tony’s campaign blog here.
When their only principle is power, is it strange that the powerful are unprincipled?
Karl Rove feigns an innocent appreciation of John McCain.
Meanwhile, consider that John McCain believes it’s ok for the CIA to torture - although he uses other words for it.
Draw your own conclusion.
Forget about “straight-talk” when it comes to GOP Presidential nominee John McCain the standard is ‘don’t take his word for it, take ours’ according to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which is protesting the use of John McCain’s own words for a TV ad that describes John McCain’s objectionable policy position in Iraq.
Here’s the ad:
I […]
On Tuesday more than 27% of Pennsylvania GOP Primary voters cast a vote against their Republican Presidential nominee John McCain. Pennsylvanians are not alone in rejecting John McCain. Prior to everyone in the Republican presidential field dropping out, when McCain won, he often failed to win Republican majorities in the primaries and caucuses.
In […]
The Aurora Beacon News reported today that Aurora Aldermen voted 9-2 to continue lobbyist Dan Shomon’s $84,000 contract for the rest of the year, with mayoral candidates Stephanie Kifowit and Rick Lawrence voting against. Kifowit has expressed criticism of Shomon’s work in the past, and more recently argued that any new contract with him […]
Illinois Lieutenant Governors have the primary duty of waiting until the governor is “dead” and then succeeding them (pdf). Gotta wonder what Pat Quinn thinks of this.
