By: Diane Benjamin See if you notice a difference in what these 2 candidates for Precinct Committeeman filed. Patrick Cortesi if the Chair of the McLean County Democrats. He is running for Democrat Precinct Committeeman. This is the packet he filed to get n the ballot: . Connie Beard, GOP Fundraiser, is running for Republican Precinct […]
Issued today by: Connie Beard, Communications Chairman
By: Diane Benjamin Facebook regularly deletes news stories calling them spam and slaps fact checks on my posts. Free speech doesn’t exist on Facebook. Congress needs to remove protections given to them because they don’t act as a platform. I received the email below from Connie yesterday. I’m just passing on information in case people […]
By: Diane Benjamin Local GOP leadership: Remember when this group voted FOR a Candidate Assessment and Accountability Review Committee? https://blnnews.com/2022/02/08/gop-accountability-your-questions-are-needed/ That new committee was flooded with volunteers because grassroot Republicans are tired of democrats running as Republicans. See the ILGOP, at a Lincoln dinner in Sangamon County the only representative allowed to speak was Richard […]
By: Diane Benjamin Evidently the owner doesn’t believe vaccines work, is he scared of his shadow too? He only wants vaccinated people in his store but they have to wear a mask? What about people who had COVID and therefore have antibodies? They aren’t allowed in? Daniel C Maloney doesn’t believe people know how to […]
By: Diane Benjamin The head of the McLean County Democrat Party doesn’t know a boycott is illegal in Illinois. Committing a felony is a non-issue? Now you know why laws don’t matter in Illinois – the Democrats have been running the State for decades. To be fair, I don’t think Connie Beard knew either or […]
Connie Beard, Chairman of the McLean County Republican Party, is holding a press conference today at noon at the History Museum in downtown Bloomington. Gathering begins at 11:30. Video is available from Cities 92.9. Connie was awesome Connie will be talking about the business boycott list and the local defund the police movement. Support this […]
By: Diane Benjamin The local political parties elected their leadership this week. The Republicans picked Connie Beard for a second term. Connie works in the private sector. The Republicans previous leader was John Parrott. He worked in the private sector. The Democrats chose Nikita Richards. She works for the City of Bloomington. Their previous chairman […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you requested a ballot by mail, you are on a list that by law is laying on the counter at the County Clerk’s office. I asked BEC what they do and got this response: The local Democrat Party is using that information to spam voters! Even though phone numbers are NOT […]
By: Diane Benjamin Remember when Nikita Richards campaigned during a church service? https://blnnews.com/2018/10/01/nikita-lying-in-church/ City of Refuge Church must have decided they messed up with Nikita, so the GOP was invited to speak at the church. Various dates were discussed and then all mysteriously cancelled. Four candidates where going to come BEFORE a service to […]
By: Diane Benjamin This morning Connie Beard, McLean County GOP chair, held a press conference. (Note: the GOP is led by a woman! Democrats aren’t) The purpose was to touch on three topics: 1) Referendums The GOP has placed three on the ballot. The first two will only be on the County ballots. These two […]
Press Release: 10/1/18 Statement by Connie Beard, Chairman McLean County Republicans. “It has been brought to my attention through various sources that Ms. Nikita Richards, Democratic candidate for McLean County Clerk, appeared at a local congregation and during her campaign presentation accused Kathy Michael of breaking the law by delaying the start of early voting. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Early voting is nothing more than a ploy to get people to vote before they have facts. It takes a long time to herd people to the polls who might not be so excited about voting. Cue the Community Bus. Don’t do it! Lines for voting in a Primary are never long, […]
