Peoria County Democrats President's Day Dinner: Ollie's Personal Experience and Perspective
This will be a quick post talking about the Peoria Country Democrats dinner.
I was excited as Senator Dick Durbin was scheduled to speak. We (Barbara and I) got there early, put our money down and sat in the "cheap sets" near the back.
The whole evening was fun. I got to meet many of the candidates (which I'll list in my next blog post). Governor Blagojevich paid us a visit. I got to shake his hand as he walked in; I didn't have enough guts to blurt out "I hope that you endorse us in November." (note: I am backing Edwin Eisendrath for the Democratic nomination. That is my (Ollie's) personal preference; I am not speaking for anyone else. For my take on the governor's race, see: my personal blog entry.) To see why I am backing Eisendrath, click here. )
Blagojevich got a polite but lukewarm reception; someone tried to get a "4 more years" chant going but it didn't take.
On the other hand, Senator Durbin was widely applauded. I got to shake his hand as well, and to tell him I was proud to have him as one of our Senators.
As far as his remarks: I don't know if I'll get the text; but it was basic meat and potatoes Democratic stuff, which was delivered with conviction and energy.
I do want to make one remark. We do have a congressional candidate, Steve Waterworth (U. S.) who is taking on Ray LaHood (whose antics you can read about in Willy Nilly )in the 18'th district. Unfortunately, though the DCCC at least mentions Mr. Waterworth, it has given him little support, even in terms of advice. I understand why the DCCC must try tp spend its money wisely and that Mr. Waterworth only got 30% of the vote last time around (though 36% in the City of Peoria, where he outpolled the much better funded Senate candidate Alan Keys by 7 points!). But they should at least have some sort of "handbook of hard lessons for candidates in tough races" to give to people who want to give the time and effort to try!
I was excited as Senator Dick Durbin was scheduled to speak. We (Barbara and I) got there early, put our money down and sat in the "cheap sets" near the back.
The whole evening was fun. I got to meet many of the candidates (which I'll list in my next blog post). Governor Blagojevich paid us a visit. I got to shake his hand as he walked in; I didn't have enough guts to blurt out "I hope that you endorse us in November." (note: I am backing Edwin Eisendrath for the Democratic nomination. That is my (Ollie's) personal preference; I am not speaking for anyone else. For my take on the governor's race, see: my personal blog entry.) To see why I am backing Eisendrath, click here. )
Blagojevich got a polite but lukewarm reception; someone tried to get a "4 more years" chant going but it didn't take.
On the other hand, Senator Durbin was widely applauded. I got to shake his hand as well, and to tell him I was proud to have him as one of our Senators.
As far as his remarks: I don't know if I'll get the text; but it was basic meat and potatoes Democratic stuff, which was delivered with conviction and energy.
I do want to make one remark. We do have a congressional candidate, Steve Waterworth (U. S.) who is taking on Ray LaHood (whose antics you can read about in Willy Nilly )in the 18'th district. Unfortunately, though the DCCC at least mentions Mr. Waterworth, it has given him little support, even in terms of advice. I understand why the DCCC must try tp spend its money wisely and that Mr. Waterworth only got 30% of the vote last time around (though 36% in the City of Peoria, where he outpolled the much better funded Senate candidate Alan Keys by 7 points!). But they should at least have some sort of "handbook of hard lessons for candidates in tough races" to give to people who want to give the time and effort to try!
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