Scott Preston’s pretend family gets around!

By: Diane Benjamin I heard the Illinois Republican Party sent FIVE mailers for Scott Preston, they hung up on Jim Fisher when he called the House Republican Organization. Fisher was told they picked Preston. The ILGOP is alienating THOUSANDS of voters by interfering with letting people pick their candidates! The 91st Legislative District isn’t the […]

Did you know there is an election going on NOW?

By: Diane Benjamin Of course you didn’t. At least 50% of Bloomington-Normal won’t know there is an election on April 6th either. If you go to the Bloomington Election Commission website (becvote.org) you still won’t know there is early voting going on now for Ward 7. Five people are running which triggered a primary on […]

Who’s playing with the City Code?

By:  Diane Benjamin The Bloomington City Code doesn’t look anything like it used to:    https://ecode360.com/BL4015 While looking for something else I ran across this: https://ecode360.com/34403302 Isn’t there 70 or 80 genders?  I wonder how anybody can comply when the rules keep changing!  (Another thing that happens when the majority doesn’t vote) I was actually […]

Ward 4 – Drag your neighbors to the polls tomorrow

By:  Diane Benjamin A reader said there are two polling locations: Centennial Christian Church on Grove St St Luke’s Union church (by State Farm headquarters). Registered voters either were notified by Becvote.org or they vote where they normally do.  Confused?  Check with them. Want to send a message to Tari Renner?  Make sure his candidate […]

Update: Write In Candidate Tips Bloomington Ward Four Into Feb Primary

Four of the five candidates will advance to the April election. The primary will show what candidates are first tier and which ones aren’t. If Renner’s candidate doesn’t win, she will throw a lot more money into the race.  If she does win, the others will know they have to work harder. This is going […]

If you are sick of Mitch McConnell’s gibberish, here’s his replacement

MATT BEVIN TAKES OVER 80% OF VOTE IN KENTUCKY STRAW POLL On Sunday, Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon interviewed aspiring Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Matt Bevin on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel. Bevin, endorsed by the Tea Party, said that his upcoming primary battle with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is “not […]