The official Primary Election results are posted on the McHenry County Clerk’s web site. The ones for Republican Precinct Committeeman are presented below. When the Republican Party Convention is held at 7 PM Wednesday night at the Holiday Inn each … Continue reading
Category Archives: Convention
In our first look at National Convention Delegate and Alternate filings, the only Democrat was Hillary Clinton. Now, two more candidates have filed petitions–Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders. Jan Sorensen from 969 Golf Course Road in Crystal Lake is the … Continue reading
Republican and Democratic Party Central Committees will meet on opposite sides of Crystal Lake tonight at 7:30 to select officers and conduct other business. Both have open to the public in past years. Details for the Democrats follow: Wednesday, April … Continue reading
I was wondering about the internet looking for things political and found the following notice for the Democratic Party’s biennial convention: County Convention Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 07:00 PM · 5 rsvps McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL … Continue reading
And, here’s the letter that was sent out: Unfortunately, the proposed agenda was not included with the notice. Neither were the names of the candidates running for membership on the Illinois State Central Committee listed. You can read them below: … Continue reading
It’s a long time away but the Republican and Democratic Parties are set for April 16th. So, folks who are running for precinct committeeman should put that on their calendars. … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Tammy refuses to discuss her role in lavish VA conventions Earlier this week it was disclosed that during Tammy Duckworth’s time as Undersecretary of Veterans Affairs at the VA, two lavish conventions costing … Continue reading
Whenever homosexuals win a victory, it is trumpeted all over the media. At the world convention of the United Methodist Church in Tampa this week, the homosexual agenda took a beating, however, and I couldn’t find a line of type … Continue reading
Below is the Institute for Religion and Democracy’s take on the votes this morning for United Methodist Church Judicial Council slots. It’s a slightly different twist on the Good News email published earlier today. Good News from General Conference Some … Continue reading
Four years ago conservatives got caught napping at the every-four-year General Conference of the United Methodist Church. There was insufficient communication with the new influx of African delegates. (Delegates are selected on more or less of a one member, one … Continue reading
Here is an update from Mark Tooley of the Institute of Religion and Democracy about what happened Saturday: Update from General Conference Your prayers are being heard! The Church and Society legislative committee, finishing its work Saturday night, rejected attempts … Continue reading
I got two emails Saturday describing what is happening in Tampa during the early stages of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. The Conference is the counterpart of the quadrennial political party conventions in the United States, except … Continue reading