The Cook County Democratic Party is meeting today to weigh in on the Cook County Board President race. A Party endorsement doesn’t carry the same weight it once did– in the County’s most recent race, the preferred candidate of Party leaders, John Fritchey, lost the 5th Congressional District race in February. Nevertheless, a County slating meeting remains a vital part of early race jockeying, as the Governor’s appearance before committeemen last month attests.
So we took a glance at the Party’s calendar page to find the details on when and where the meeting would take place– perhaps a list of which candidates will present when, maybe even a link to a candidates questionnaire. As you can see, there is no mention of today’s meeting or any of the candidates, though there is a big graphic announcing John Fritchey’s campaign kick-off from 7 months ago.
Other things we picked up from Joe Berrios” site:
- It mis-spells the name of the Party’s City Vice-Chairman, Ald. Freddrenna Lyle.
- An indictment for bribery is not enough to disqualify Alderman Isaac Carothers from serving as the Party’s Executive Vice-Chairman.
- There are some great photos– even if the most recent ones are two years old. We particularly liked this one of the Mayor and Chairman Berrios.
(PS- Steve Rhodes previewed John Cullterton’s new media strategy, and his new site, www.SenateDem.ilga.gov, last month.)
