http://champaigncountydemocrats.org web and blog home of the democratic party of champaign county Wed, 28 May 2008 02:02:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Eric Thorsland is running for one of two seats on the Champaign County Board representing District one. He is funding his campaign with donated scrap metals from many of his supporters, making Eric a recycled candidate who is not the incumbent. Eric is having a big fund drive kick off ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/05/27/eric-thorsland-fund-drive-kickoff/ Each election year, a lottery is held to determine the order each party's candidates will be listed on the November ballot. That lottery was held last week, and here in Champaign County the order will be as follows: 1. Democratic 2. Green 3. Republican That means in every race on ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/04/02/democrats-on-top/ Please join us! Make your reservation today! Spring 2008 Democratic Unity Dinner Sunday, April 6th 5:00 - Social Hour 6:00 - Dinner Program Laborer's Hall 108 E. Anthony Dr., Urbana $35 with advance Reservation/$40 at the Door To reserve your seat now, e-mail Matthew Gladney at dinner@champaigncountydemocrats.org and tell us how many tickets you'd like reserved. Then ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/04/01/2008-democratic-unity-dinner/ I'm afraid the website backend software was hacked through a known exploit, causing great havoc and lots of spam links to be inserted into the site in random places. I have cleaned up the majority of the problems on the primary pages, and will address the rest soon. ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/03/31/website-news/ WHAT: Primary Results-Watching Party WHEN: Tomorrow, Tues. March 4th, starting at 6:30pm WHERE: Rock's in Champaign Voters in Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island are going to the polls tomorrow, and could determine our party's presidential nominee in November. Will Obama consolidate his lead, and secure the nomination? ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/03/03/akron-to-austin-watch-primary-results-with-local-dems/ "The Champaign County Democratic Central Committee believes that in order to fulfill our democracy's greatest promise, our government must work for the social and economic equity of all people. As the elected leaders of the Champaign County Democratic Party, we endorse the following platform and will urge our representatives in ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/02/10/champaign-county-dems-write-a-new-party-platform/ Regardless of the election results, Democrats are going to have a lot to celebrate on Super Tuesday! Join fellow Dems after the polls close for the Democratic Victory Party at Rock's in Champaign. Gather with friends, enjoy food & drink, and watch the results come in from Illinois ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/02/04/party-with-democrats-on-super-tuesday/ The Champaign County Democrats have moved to a new Party Headquarters, and you're invited to check out our new home!  An Open House for the public, the media, and all interested Democrats will be held this Saturday, Feb. 2, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. The new Dem HQ is located at 110 ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/01/29/come-see-democrats-new-home/ There will be a candidate's forum for the office of Champaign County State's Attorney this Wednesday, January 30, 2008.  The forum will be held at 6:00pm in the University of Illinois Law School Auditorum, which is located at 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. in Champaign. All three candidates currently running in the ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/01/28/candidate-forum-for-champaign-county-states-attorney/ If you're excited about watching the results from the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday night, you're not alone! Champaign County Democrats are gathering to watch the N.H. primary results come in, and you're invited to join us!  Whichever Democrat you support for president, join local Dems for the fun & ... http://champaigncountydemocrats.org/2008/01/07/watch-nh-primary-results-with-local-dems/