Lake County Dems Go Where McHenry County GOP Fear to Tread
Round Lake Area News reports that the Lake County Democrats candidate for Circuit Clerk, Cynthia Pruim Haran, dropped out of the race.
Did that discourage the Democrats across the county line?
Tonya Franklin Saturday before she found out that there were so many committeemen absent that Republicans have handed the fall election to Democrat Jack Franks.
Nooo.
They nominated a new candidatenamed Rupam Davé and probably are still out circulating petitions to get her on the ballot.
How unlike the McHenry County Republican Party where I have been trying to convince party leaders since last July to find someone to run against “Chainsaw Jack” Franks. (Actually, he didn’t earn that name until I discovered he had introduced a bill to allow Com Ed chop down every tree within 20 feet of an electric power line.)
The McHenry County GOP doesn’t care that it has no one challenging the top Democrat on the ballot.
As willing Franks’ opponent Tonya Franklin said after the Saturday Special Meeting,
“I’m not better than nothing now.
“No one’s running against Jack Franks.”
McHenry County Republicans act as if Democrat Jack Franks is wrapped in a "Don't Tread on Me" flag. This one was part of a Tea Party demonstration on Randall Road prior to the 2010 election when State Senator Randy Hultgren took out Democrat Bill Foster.
