McHenry County Blog

Bill Scheurer, the Lindenhurst anti-war candidate who publishes The Peace Majority Report is seeking a place on the fall 8th congressional ballot. He wants to run against incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean, whom he thinks holds a position on the Iraq war much too similar to that of the potential Republican nominee, whom Scheurer believes will be either David McSweeney or Kathy Salvi.

Scheurer shared an email he received from a student who asks the “spoiler” candidacy question. Part of his reply follows:

We realize that my presence in the race almost guarantees a loss by Bean, and that we have to accept some of the responsibility for this outcome. However, the Democratic Party and Bean herself will bear the greater responsibility for any temporary setback -- should we not win enough votes for my candidacy to prevent this seat from going back into Republican hands
for the next two years.

The Democratic Party still does not understand why it keeps losing elections. Even with the current meltdown of the Republican regime due to its unprecedented levels of incompetence and corruption -- the Democrats gain little ground. This is because they have conceded the battlefield, before the battle even begins.

Read both the student’s question and Scheurer’s whole reply by clicking here.

You can read Scheuer's polished version here.

There are good insights on the state of the Democratic Party and Bean’s candidacy.