UPDATED: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Passes Away at age 90, Will be Replaced by EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler

Laphonza Butler BREAKING Sunday October 1, 2023, 10:12PM CDT: Both The Wall Street Journal and POLITICO are reporting California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) will formally appoint Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate to replace the late Senator Dianne Feinstein (D, … Continue reading

Anti-Madigan Democrat, Newly-Elected to Illinois House, Uses Opposition to Gin Up Campaign for U.S. Senate

This story from the Illinois News Network shows a unique way that a Democrat can use opposition to House Speaker Mike Madigan to advance US, Senate ambition. Worth noting is that a similar strategy by Highwood Democrat and former Assistant … Continue reading

Do Committeemen Make a Difference?

Here’s an analysis that looks at whether Republican Precinct Committeemen in McHenry County as a whole made a difference in campaigns. Conclusions? U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis did better with a committeeman. Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner did worse with a … Continue reading

The Taxman

If anyone were running against a tax hiker in Illinois–state or local–this would be a marvelous template.  It’s a TV ad being run by Delaware’s Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Christine O’Donnell against Democrat Chris Coons. … Continue reading

U.S. Senate Candidate David Hoffman Coming to Woodstock Next Sunday, December 20th

I am pleased that the campaign staff of Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate David Hoffman has discovered that I cover Democratic Party politics in McHenry County. Although I am a Republican precinct committeeman, the intention of McHenry County Blog … Continue reading

Mentioning the Name That Shall Not Be Mentioned

The Chicago Sun-Times ran write-up of Chicago’s Inspector General David Hoffman’s candidacy for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate to replace Roland Burris. At the bottom, was another article, next to which was a list of “THE FIELD.” … Continue reading