November 5, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Live election results maps in presidential, congressional, state and Cook County races
https://abc7chicago.com/post/live-election-results-map-2024-presidential-congressional-state-cook-county-races/15508994/
— 80 million have voted early as Trump, Harris sprint to finish
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/election-2024-live-updates-kamala-harris-donald-trump-enter-final-push-ahead-day/15507633/

NBC5
— Illinois U.S. President Results 2024
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/illinois-president-results
— U.S. Senate Results
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/senate-results
— U.S. House Results
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/house-results
— Seven Illinois counties (Iroquois, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Madison, Clinton, and Perry) to vote on whether to explore seceding from Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/illinois-counties-to-vote-on-whether-to-secede-from-state/3591647/
— When will we find out who the president will be? What to know for 2024 election. While there remains uncertainty in just how long the results could take before a winner is called, both legal and political experts say an answer could take days.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/when-will-we-find-out-who-the-president-will-be-what-to-know-for-2024-election/3591601/

CBS2
— Lines near 4 hours for many Chicago polling sites on last day of early voting
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lines-chicago-polling-sites-last-day-early-voting/

WGN9
— The median age of US homebuyers has risen to an all-time high of 38. (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, that is, back in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 years old.)
https://wgntv.com/business/the-median-age-of-us-homebuyers-has-risen-to-an-all-time-high-realtor-report-says/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Election Day: Live results in Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/05/election-day-2024-live-results/
— Lake County Black Lives Matter co-founder going to jail on contempt charge: ‘They said I was trying to incite a riot’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/04/lake-county-blm-co-founder-going-to-jail-on-contempt-charge-they-said-i-was-trying-to-incite-a-riot/
— Election Day in Lake County might feature surprisingly strong numbers; ‘We’ve been impressed by early-voter turnout’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/04/election-day-in-lake-county-might-feature-surprisingly-strong-numbers-weve-been-impressed-by-early-voter-turnout/
— Democrat Party leaders furiously defend/advance the Democrat Party platform.  Republican Party leaders ever-increasingly fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/05/opinion-political-party-us-centrism/

DAILY HERALD
— Nearly 30% of all Illinois voters have already cast their ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241104/news/nearly-30-of-all-illinois-voters-have-already-cast-their-ballot/

STATELINE
— Voters in six Illinois counties will be asked if they should break away from Illinois and form a new state. The non-binding advisory referendum will appear on the ballot in Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Madison, and Perry counties.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/six-illinois-counties-weigh-splitting-from-cook-county-forming-new-state/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WSIL TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at women that getting fast/free abortions should be their top priority in life.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-abortion-is-on-the-ballot-in-nine-states-and-motivating-voters-across-the-us/
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/missouri/abortion-is-on-the-ballot-in-nine-states-and-motivating-voters-across-the-us/article_ce79c10a-3317-5b0c-b827-2669e997639c.html

WGEM
— Kids and cannabis: A dangerous combination.
https://www.wgem.com/video/2024/11/04/kids-cannabis-dangerous-combination/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Access to IVF in Illinois is unequal. A ballot referendum could help change that. (COMMENT: My wife and I had access to IVF. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who punished me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They stressed that our health insurance covered IVF. They all had children and spouses who had little or no income. They all decried the time and money that it cost to raise children. They all had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. The all hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-11-04/access-to-ivf-in-illinois-is-unequal-a-ballot-referendum-could-help-change-that

NEWS PRESS NOW
— Illinois GOP files suit claiming Chicago ballot envelopes are improperly marked
https://www.newspressnow.com/tn_exchange/illinois-gop-files-suit-claiming-chicago-ballot-envelopes-are-improperly-marked/article_c18aa29c-0259-5919-a1ed-c0e3f98abd6e.html

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage Polls Will Be Monitored In ‘Coordinated Effort’ On Election Day. Investigators, state’s attorneys, and DuPage sheriff’s deputies will work to help prevent fraud and interference.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-polls-will-be-monitored-coordinated-effort-election-day

ELMHURST PATCH
— Marti Deuter, who is running for the Elmhurst-based state House seat, collected another $671,000 in the last week and a half, according to state records. That’s in addition to the $1.1 million she has already raised, for a total of nearly $1.8 million. That is more than four times as much as her rival. Republican Dennis Reboletti pulled in another $79,000 in the last week and a half, according to the state Board of Elections database. That brings his fundraising total to about $400,000.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/another-700k-elmhurst-state-hopeful

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Democrats push video gambling in Downers Grove.
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/video-gaming-downers-grove-voters-weigh-referendum

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/11/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-401/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/11/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-193/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— What a Trump or Harris win would mean for Chicago
https://wirepoints.org/what-a-trump-or-harris-win-would-mean-for-chicago-wirepoints-in-axios-chicago/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Early vote count: More than 80 million cast by Monday afternoon
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/4/inside-beltway-more-80-million-votes-already-cast/
— Trump says Biden-Harris administration exposed harsh reality of ‘communist philosophy’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/4/donald-trump-says-biden-harris-administration-expo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— America does not need illegal immigrant labor (COMMENT: RINOs want cheap labor. RINOs have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, to qualify myself for better paying jobs, I a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, b) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 (business), 1980 (accounting), and 1997 (finance), c) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 (accounting), 1981 (internal auditing), 1990 (fraud examination), 1994 (government financial management), 1996 (financial services auditing), and 1997 (forensic accounting), and d) earned a job-related professional license in 1981 (CPA). I should write about my critics/opponents and what they did and did not do to qualify themselves for better paying jobs.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3216058/america-does-not-need-illegal-immigrant-labor/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Megyn Kelly Makes Closing Argument For Trump in Pittsburgh
https://amgreatness.com/2024/11/04/megyn-kelly-to-make-closing-argument-for-trump-in-pittsburgh-tonight/
— House Judiciary Committee: UN Workers Resettled 77,000 Illegal Aliens On U.S. Taxpayer’s Dime
https://amgreatness.com/2024/11/04/house-judiciary-committee-un-workers-resettled-77000-illegal-aliens-on-us-taxpayers-dime/

AMERICAN THINKER
— DEI Must Go  (COMMENT: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly promote more DEI. I should write about my critics/opponents. They want a scoring system  in which you get points for being liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/11/dei_must_go.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Letters thanking Kamala supporters for agreeing ‘to house a migrant family’ terrify wealthy homeowners (COMMENT: What position do wealthy Democrats and RINOs in your county, township, municipality, and school district have on housing illegals in their big homes? How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders force them to do that? Illegals could serve as their cooks, maids, butlers, babysitters, chauffeurs, landscapers, gardeners, snow shovelers, etc. Of course, wealthy homeowners can easily afford to provide illegals not only housing, but with food, clothing, healthcare, education, transportation, etc.)
https://americanwirenews.com/letters-thanking-kamala-supporters-for-agreeing-to-house-a-migrant-family-terrify-wealthy-homeowners/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Letters thanking Kamala supporters for agreeing ‘to house a migrant family’ terrify wealthy homeowners (COMMENT: What position do wealthy Democrats and RINOs in your county, township, municipality, and school district have on housing illegals in their big homes? How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders force them to do that? Illegals could serve as their cooks, maids, butlers, babysitters, chauffeurs, landscapers, gardeners, snow shovelers, etc. Of course, wealthy homeowners can easily afford to provide illegals not only housing, but with food, clothing, healthcare, education, transportation, etc.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/11/04/letters-thanking-kamala-supporters-for-agreeing-to-house-a-migrant-family-terrify-wealthy-homeowners-1500039/
— How the republic perishes
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/11/04/how-the-republic-perishes-1500014/

BLAZE
— Joe Rogan questions Sen. Fetterman about scheme to use illegal aliens to ‘rig’ swing states for Democrats
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-rogan-outlines-democratic-scheme-to-use-illegal-aliens-to-rig-swing-states

BREITBART
— Harris Calls for Unity After Smearing Trump as a ‘Fascist,’ Threat to Democracy
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/11/04/kamala-harris-calls-unity-smearing-trump-fascist-threat-democracy/

DAILY SIGNAL
— In Shocking Video, Tim Walz’s Education Adviser Urges Overthrow of America
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/11/04/education-adviser-to-tim-walz-kamalas-running-mate-calls-for-overthrow-of-america/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Highlights His 20 Promises To America If He Wins
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-highlights-his-20-promises-to-america-if-he-wins

FEDERALIST
— Church Teachings Cajoled to Get Catholics To Vote For Open Borders
https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/05/usccb-distorts-church-teachings-to-cajole-catholics-into-voting-for-open-borders/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Like the Mexican Government, the Cartels Have a Vested Interest in Managing the Flow of Migrants
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/mexican-government-cartels-have-vested-interest-managing-flow-migrants

FOX NEWS
— VP Harris’ radical mentor could be key player in reparations push if she becomes president. Rev Amos Brown ripped critics of reparations for Black Americans as ‘heartless.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-harris-radical-mentor-could-key-player-reparations-push-she-becomes-president
— ‘Trojan horse’ amendment could allow illegals to vote. New York proposition called ‘bait and switch’ because language on ballot doesn’t match actual amendment.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-amendment-trojan-horse-allowing-illegals-vote-warns-experts

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How the Biden-Harris Administration Used the Media to Convince Voters It Fixed the Border Crisis
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/how-the-biden-harris-administration-used-the-media-to-tell-their-story-about-the-border-crisis/
— Megyn Kelly Makes the Case for Trump
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/megyn-kelly-makes-the-case-for-trump/
— The press has been such an active participant in the Trump–Harris race that it will be a significant defeat for it if Trump prevails and a marked victory if he comes up short. (COMMENT: The mainstream news media is nothing more than an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/11/the-media-could-easily-win-this-election/

PJ MEDIA
— What Elon Musk Just Said About the Stakes of This Election Will Make You Break Down Doors to Vote
https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2024/11/04/elon-musk-this-is-the-last-real-election-in-america-if-trump-doesnt-win-n4933978

POST MILLENNIAL
— 10 times as many illegal immigrants came to US as jobs were created under Biden-Harris admin in October.
https://thepostmillennial.com/10-times-as-many-illegal-immigrants-came-to-us-as-jobs-were-created-under-biden-harris-admin-in-month

REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— ‘Millionaires’ Tax’ Would Give IL Cover To Hike On Everyone
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2024/11/04/millionaires_tax_would_give_il_cover_to_hike_on_everyone_1069857.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Elon Musk to Joe Rogan: Vote Like Your Future Depends On It, Because It Does, This Is The Last Chance
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/04/elon_musk_to_joe_rogan_vote_like_your_future_depends_on_it_because_it_does_this_is_the_last_chance.html

TOWNHALL
— Election Day Is Not the Finish Line
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/11/05/election-day-is-not-the-finish-line-n2647263
— Harris Supporters Were Asked to House Illegal Immigrants. Here’s How They Responded. (COMMENT: What position do wealthy Democrats and RINOs in your county, township, municipality, and school district have on housing illegals in their big homes? How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders force them to do that? Illegals could serve as their cooks, maids, butlers, babysitters, chauffeurs, landscapers, gardeners, snow shovelers, etc. Of course, wealthy homeowners can easily afford to provide illegals not only housing, but with food, clothing, healthcare, education, transportation, etc.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/11/04/harris-supporters-are-being-asked-to-house-migrants-n2647185

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Haley: Support for Trump an ‘easy call’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4970292-nikki-haley-backs-trump-vice-president/
— Harris leads Trump by 4 points
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4970396-vice-president-harris-leads-trump/
— Harris campaign says results could take ‘several days’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4970702-harris-campaign-election-results-delay/

CBS NEWS
— Trump and Harris views on LGBTQ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-harris-lgbtq-rights-2024/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrants-anxiously-monitor-u-election-fearing-trump-win/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy those who do not promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/transgender-voters-voice-safety-concerns-ahead-of-election-day-223501381689

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://apnews.com/video/mexico-asylum-immigration-mexico-government-donald-trump-19db54b826a643d98174334075f47c27

NEWSWEEK
— Every American Will Be Better Off Under a Second Trump Administration
https://www.newsweek.com/every-american-will-better-off-under-second-trump-administration-opinion-1980000

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Big Immigration Raid Snared Them. They’re Still in Mississippi.  Five years ago, the raids upended life for immigrant families in poultry towns, but the industry still runs on their work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/us/arrestees-trump-workplace-immigration-raid-mississippi.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/03/us/politics/biden-immigration-border-harris-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— If Trump were running against Biden right now, he’d be up 7 points
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/05/trump-biden-harris-alternative-universes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Plays Down an Antisemitic Hate Crime. The suspect, an illegal immigrant, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar.’ The victim was headed to synagogue.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/chicago-plays-down-a-terrorist-shooting-illegal-immigration-crime-jew-shot-5cc07707
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/america-faces-a-third-referendum-on-trumps-dark-message-e6958b94
— Could California Elect Donald Trump?  Migration from blue states to battlegrounds could tilt the Electoral College from Harris.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/electoral-college-battleground-states-migration-census-donald-trump-kamala-harris-gavin-newsom-c4cb28f7

POLITICO
— Here’s how Donald Trump can win. The polls could be underestimating Trump in the three Blue Wall states.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/04/donald-trump-election-win-scenario-00187154
— A Trump Field Director Was Fired for Being a White Nationalist
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/04/white-nationalist-trump-campaign-00187282
— How the EEOC could change under Trump (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 years old in 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That had a tremendous impact on me because my Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job because I was supporting my mother and brother because my father had recently soddening died. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-shift/2024/11/04/how-the-eeoc-could-change-under-trump-00187027

NEW YORKER
— The Americans Prepping for a Second Civil War (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/11/11/among-the-civil-war-preppers

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Where Will Trump & Harris Be on Election Day? Full Schedules.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/where-trump-harris-election-night-full-schedules-tuesday.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Delayed Election Results Raise Voter Concerns
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/delayed_election_results_raise_voter_concerns

EVERYDAY HEALTH
— 7 Triggers That Can Lead to a Bipolar Episode (COMMENT: Sadly, I increasingly have to deal with people who have severe bipolar disorder.)
https://www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/triggers-that-cause-bipolar-episode/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects millions of people in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), an estimated 4.4 percent of American adults experience bipolar disorder at some point. There are several types of bipolar disorder, which are characterized as having extreme shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels. Bipolar disorder can affect your ability to think clearly, and the severity and types of symptoms can be different from one person to another.)

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.