Greetings Libertyville Dems!

The Libertyville Days Festival is upon us (FRI JUN 15 – SUN JUN 17). We will be hosting a booth and will will be marching with all the Democratic candidates in the SAT JUN 16 parade down Milwaukee Avenue.

PARADE. SAT JUN 16, Assemble in the Metra train station parking lot at 9:30a. Participation is easy and fun. Looks for Dems wearing LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATS or DEM tshirts! Come out and march! It’s about a 40 minute walk. Plan on marching behind the LTDO Banner or with candidates!

We have Libertville Dems TSHIRTS available for only $10.00!

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Libertyville Days Parade

Booth Hours of Operation
FRI Noon – 8:00p
SAT 10:00a – 8:00p
SUN 1:00p – 5:00p

The booth will up and running FRI at noon (we’ll setup at 11:00a if you want to stop by and help!).

The booth presence is especially important. It gives us an opportunity to raise awareness of our Democratic organizations AND showcase our Democratic candidates! Stop by the booth to learn more about the LTDO and local and state Democratic candidates.

And the winners are:

10th Congressional District: Brad Schneider
State Senate 26: Amanda Howland
Lake County State’s Attorney: Chris Kennedy
Lake County Board Member – Dist 15: Del Parra
Judge of the Circuit Court 19th Judicial Circuit: Nancy Waites
Lake County Circuit Court Clerk: Cynthia Pruim Haran
Lake County Coroner: Thomas A. Rudd
Lake County Recorder: Mary Ellen Vanderventer

Precinct Committeeman #167 Gerald Vigue
Precinct Committeeman #172 Jennifer Clark
Precinct Committeeman #175 Rene Apack
Precinct Committeeman #178 Del Parra
Precinct Committeeman #184 Jim Spencer
Precinct Committeeman #186 Mary Maillard

Republicans, on the other hand, would cut taxes for the rich and cut almost all of that spending, heedless of the pain that it would inflict on the economy and the millions of Americans still reeling from the downturn’s effects.

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Congratulations!

Committeeman, Precinct 167 Gerald Vigue
Committeeman, Precinct 172 Jennifer M. Clark
Committeeman, Precinct 175 Rene Apack
Committeeman, Precinct 178 Delfino “Del” Parra
Committeeman, Precinct 184 James Spencer
Committeeman, Precinct 189 Mary C. Maillard

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Time: 7 PM
Location: Cook Memorial Library (meeting room, lower level), 413 North Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, IL 60048

All Libertyville Township Democrats dues paying members, in good standing as of January 8, living in Libertyville Township, will be allowed to vote for endorsement in contested primary races. Candidates are welcome to attend, only those in contested races will be allowed to speak. Endorsements will be announced at the conclusion of the meeting. All voting will be done by secret ballot. For more information please visit the Libertyville Township Democrats website at: http://libertyvilledems.org/

In a speech meant to echo a historic address given by former President Theodore Roosevelt in the same Kansas town more than 100 years ago, Obama railed against “gaping” economic inequality and pressed the case for policies he insisted would help ordinary Americans get through hard times.

He seized the opportunity to step up pressure on congressional Republicans to extend payroll tax cuts that independent economists say are vital to economic recovery, and also vowed new legislation to punish Wall Street fraud.

But Obama’s broader message was a sweeping call for the working class to get a “fair shot” and a “fair share” as he pushed for wealthier Americans to pay higher taxes and demanded that big corporate interests play by the rules.

“This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make or break moment for the middle class,” Obama told a cheering crowd in a high school gymnasium in Osawatomie, Kansas.

“At stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home and secure their retirement,” he said.

With the election just 11 months away, Obama’s speech was part of a strategy to cast the Republicans as the party beholden to the rich and blame them for obstructing his efforts to boost the fragile economy and slash high unemployment, considered crucial to his re-election chances.

“Their philosophy is simple: we are better off when everyone is left to fend for themselves and play by their own rules. Well, I’m here to say they are wrong,” he said.

But Republicans said it was another attempt to distract from what they see as Obama’s failed economic record. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell accused the president and his fellow Democrats of resorting to “cheap political theater.”

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, in an interview on CNBC, said Obama’s policies made him the “finest food stamp president in American history” because more people will end up getting government aid than new jobs.

SWEEPING CAMPAIGN THEMES

Obama’s attempt to lay out the ideological foundations of his re-election campaign marked a shift from recent speeches that have concentrated on small-scale executive actions or campaign-style harangues against Republicans to stop stalling his $447 billion jobs plan.

This time, Obama sought to channel Roosevelt, a Republican who provoked deep anger within his party with his landmark “New Nationalism” speech in 1910 that hailed the government’s role in promoting social justice and warned against the abuses of rich business interests. Roosevelt lost the 1912 presidential election running as a third-party candidate.

Obama sharpened his tone against Wall Street, reflecting what aides see as a message that increasingly resonates with working-class voters whose taxes have gone to business bailouts while their own incomes have flatlined.

He was also seeking to revitalize his liberal base amid fears that an “enthusiasm gap” could cut into Democratic turnout and cost him a second term.

Obama sounded themes of economic inequality and corporate greed that have driven the Occupy Wall Street protest movement that was spawned in New York in recent months and has spread to other major cities and even other countries.

“President Obama is attempting to energize Democrats for the campaign, define himself as something more than a passive president and take populism back from the Tea Party,” Princeton University political historian Julian Zelizer said.

The risk for Obama is that tougher rhetoric against Big Business could turn off some of the centrist voters he needs to win re-election. After his Democrats suffered major losses in the November 2010 congressional elections, he launched an outreach to the business community to try to mend fences.

Obama used his speech to accuse Republicans of suffering from “collective amnesia” about the recent financial crisis, and he strongly defended his Wall Street regulatory overhaul that many Republicans opposed and want to roll back.

He said he would call for legislation to toughen penalties against Wall Street companies that break anti-fraud rules.

“Too often, we’ve seen Wall Street firms violating major anti-fraud laws because the penalties are too weak and there’s no price for being a repeat offender. No more,” Obama said.

He again prodded Republican lawmakers to extend the expiring payroll tax cut beyond this year.

Many Republican lawmakers are skeptical that it will spur job creation, but party leaders, fearing a possible backlash from voters in 2012, have expressed a willingness to find a way to prevent the tax cut from lapsing.

They remain at odds with Democrats on how to fund it.

(Additional reporting by Laura MacInnis, writing by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Philip Barbara)

New Precinct Maps. The new maps have been published. VIEW NEW MAP

Precinct Committeemen Petition Packets. Get Your Petition Package here! CIRCULATION PERIOD: September 6, 2011 through December 5, 2011.Petition packets may be filed at the County Clerk’s Office from November 28, 2011 through December 5, 2011. Petitions must be notarized by a public notary.

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LTDO NEWSLETTER *** We’re planning on publishing our next newsletter several weeks before the MAR 20th Primary. This edition will contain our candidate profiles and more. If you’re interested in contributing content, contact us at LibertyvilleDems@gmail.com.

LTDO MEMBERSHIP *** If you’re not a member, consider supporting the LTDO with a minimum $10 contribution.  Your dues help offset costs associated with maintaining a website, printing and distributing literature, signage, booths/parade fees, Get Out the Vote efforts and more. Many township residents don’t have the time to become more active but can support our efforts through their contributions. Small amounts add up! So become a member and consider giving more than the minimum.   You can do so easily using paypal on our website. www.LibertyvilleDems.org/Membership.

LTDO CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS *** JAN 11, 2012 ENDORSEMENT MEETING. Location TBD. The LTDO will be endorsing Democratic candidates for the MAR 20th Primary Election.  Scope. Any elected office which is elected wholly or partially within the Libertyville Township. Voting Eligibility. For purposes of endorsements, persons entitled to vote shall be LTDO members residing in Libertyville Township, in good standing at least 10 days prior to the JAN 11 endorsement meeting.  Paper ballots will be used. A simple majority vote by those eligible will determine the endorsed candidate. Members will have a chance to meet candidates at our 2011 Holiday Party!

WANTED: GRAPHIC DESIGNER. We are seeking a volunteer graphic designer to create some graphics for our tri-fold brochure (and website). Contact us for more info.

Petition packets may be filed at the County Clerk’s Office from November 28, 2011 through December 5, 2011. Petitions must be notarized by a public notary.

New precinct boundaries lines will be adopted by the Lake County Board members at the September 13, 2011 County Board meeting. Candidates for precinct Committeeman should not circulate petitions prior to September 13. Candidates for precinct committeeman may contact our office at 847-377-2410 after September 13 to obtain their new precinct number.