FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— U.S. Senate candidates outline priorities on affordability, immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-senate-race-2026-candidates-juliana-stratton-don-tracy-whitfield-harrington-jr-outline-priorities-ahead-election/19925516/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Editorial: Paul Jacobs for Illinois 59th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/10/editorial-paul-jacobs-illinois-59th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Erica Harriss for Illinois 56th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/10/editorial-erica-harriss-for-illinois-56th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Frank Lesko for Illinois 48th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/10/editorial-frank-lesko-for-illinois-48th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Andrew Chesney for Illinois 45th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/10/editorial-andrew-chesney-for-illinois-45th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Sue Rezin for Illinois 38th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/10/editorial-sue-rezin-illinois-38th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Brad Beekman for Illinois 36th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/10/editorial-brad-beekman-illinois-36th-senate-district/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage treasurer candidates differ on modernization, technology needs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261009/local-politics/dupage-treasurer-candidates-differ-on-modernization-technology-needs/
— In 3rd Congressional District, Ramirez and Oakley find some common ground on healthcare. DD: What has helped you pay for your healthcare the most? For me, it was my being a federal employee for almost 30 years and my being a federal retiree for 29 years. The federal government has paid 72% of my healthcare insurance since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s healthcare insurance since 1978. The aforesaid helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me because I refused to become a Democrat.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261009/us-congress-politics/in-3rd-congressional-district-ramirez-and-oakley-find-some-common-ground-on-health-care/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86. A staunch conservative, he was approached to run for the U.S. Senate in 2004 against an upstart Barack Obama, an offer he refused, prompting alternate sighs of lament and relief among the electorate.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261009/chicago-bears/mike-ditka-chicago-bears-hall-of-famer-and-super-bowl-winning-coach-dies-at-86/
STATELINE
— Illinois gamblers lost nearly $8 billion in 2025, marking a state record. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling, pot, and other vices.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-gamblers-lost-nearly-8-billion-in-2025-marking-a-state-record/
JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, to promote traditional marriage and family is to discriminate against those who are not married and LGBTQers.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/s-kolhatkar-rewarding-stay-at-home-moms-22456920.php
NEWS34
— New state could be on the horizon with proposal for secession in Illinois. Some counties in rural Illinois want to break away from Chicago– including a couple in the Quad Cities area.
https://www.aol.com/articles/state-could-horizon-proposal-secession-043645000.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-612/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why do people want socialism? At its core, it is their belief that under socialism, all you need to do to advance is to be a good little socialist. Why do people vote for Democrats? At its core, it is their belief that under Democrats, all you need to do to advance is to be a good little Democrat. I ever-increasingly saw that as I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. To advance, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. Instead of doing what I did to advance, my Democrat coworkers ever-increasingly helped their Democrat superiors waste the careers of and get rid of their Republican employees, and especially their Republican employees those who were conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like me. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www-gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism and shout at voters who are the following that capitalism causes their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does your future hold for you politically? For me, it is ever-increasing efforts by anti-conservative Republican leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to defeat me as the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Republican Committeeman in Wheaton. They will ever-increasingly blame me, blame my newsletters, and blame what I do as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. Previously, they blamed what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on Independent voters? I disagree with those Republican leaders who discouraged me from hand-delivering the following to the 170 Independent households in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 300 DuPage County Election-provided mailing labels for Independent voters that contained the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, the sample ballot, and Republican candidate literature from the 14 candidates who provided their literature to MTRO. To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, they stressed that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that. According to those who discouraged me, I am far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help Republican candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. I am considering getting mailing labels only for the Independent voters in my precinct and focusing on those households that have only Independent voters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Anti-conservative Republican leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they ever-increasingly do everything that they can to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. They are beyond furious that I included a copy of my GOPUSA Illinois Editor business card on the sample ballots that I recently hand-delivered to the 170 Independent households in my precinct. I should write about those anti-conservative Republican leaders who have had the most success in stopping voters from reading my newsletters. I would focus on those who have had the most success in stopping the following from reading my newsletters: a) Republican Precinct Committeemen in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) Republican elected officials in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, f) religious leaders, and g) registered Republican voters in my precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What discourages voters from casting Republican ballots in primary elections? In Illinois, your voting history is public record. Your casting a Republican primary ballot makes you a Republican. Ever-increasing, Democrats dominate Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. Democrats ever-increasingly discriminate against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination. Ever since I moved to Wheaton in 1978, I have ever-increasingly seen anti-conservative Republican leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County welcome the Democrats who move in with “open arms.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Socialist Compassion vs. Its Realities. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://illinoisfamily.org/socialism/poisonous-lips-socialist-compassion-vs-its-realities/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge strikes down DOJ’s effort to cleanse state voter rolls of noncitizens. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/9/judge-strikes-dojs-effort-cleanse-state-voter-rolls-noncitizens/
— Trump hails Columbus as intrepid explorer.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/9/trump-hails-columbus-intrepid-explorer-says-hes-rehabbed-100/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Free enterprise or ‘free’ stuff? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4759281/free-enterprise-vs-socialism-affordability-crisis/
NEW YORK POST
— When will Mamdani care about victims of crimes the same way he does about illegal migrants?
https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/opinion/when-will-mamdani-care-about-victims-of-crimes-the-same-way-he-does-about-illegal-migrants/
AMERICAN THINKER
— English is and should be America’s official language. DD: Ever-increasing; to get more votes from Hispanics, Democrat and RINO leaders force Spanish on everyone in America.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/english-is-and-should-be-america-s-official-language/
— Democrats Don’t Own Affordability. Republicans Just Gave It to Them. DD: What has helped you afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,682/year in 1997.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/democrats-don-t-own-affordability-republicans-just-gave-it-to-them/
— Stopping sanctuary cities: What’s the current situation? While the left is still ranting about the abuses of ICE, the Department of Justice is moving forward with prosecuting sanctuary cities.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/stopping-sanctuary-cities-what-s-the-current-situation/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC calls to ‘abolish ICE.’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/09/aoc-calls-to-abolish-ice-as-damning-details-emerge-over-shooting-mullin-slams-manufactured-outrage-1662614/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Mamdani Incites Riots for Illegal Alien Gang Member.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51HuI_HhUno
— Mamdani’s Rage at ICE Over Shooting Is Pure, Dishonest Grandstanding.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/09/mamdanis-rage-at-ice-over-shooting-is-pure-dishonest-grandstanding/
DAILY WIRE
— White Guilt Morally And Culturally Disarms The West. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites and especially against Whites who are conservative, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-guilt-morally-and-culturally-disarms-the-west
FEDERALIST
— Poll: 1 In 5 Undergrads Says U.S. Deserved 9/11, Nearly Half Endorse Violence Against ‘Hate Speech.’ DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/09/poll-1-in-5-undergrads-says-u-s-deserved-9-11-nearly-half-endorse-violence-against-hate-speech/
— Rubio: Only The Christian West Could Build The ‘Greatest Civilization In The World.’
https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/08/rubio-only-the-christian-west-could-build-the-greatest-civilization-in-the-world/
FOX BUSINESS
— Socialism is not the answer to US affordability problems. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6406556486112
— This is how the GOP is tackling the affordability crisis. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. How are you dealing with inflation? My wife and I are spending more of our retirement savings.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6406569709112
HEARTLANDER NEWS
— The quiet rise of Democratic Socialism: How DSA built power across America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartlandernews.com/the-quiet-rise-of-democratic-socialism-how-dsa-built-power-across-america/
PJ MEDIA
— Mamdani Frankly Admits to Actions That Are Illegal Under Federal Law.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/09/mamdani-frankly-admits-to-actions-that-are-illegal-under-federal-law-n4958170
REASON
— DD: My critics/opponents want cheap foreign labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://reason.com/2026/10/08/j-d-vance-accidentally-comes-out-as-a-socialist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vance had arrived at the podium to announce that the Trump administration was suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and various other companies from using the permanent labor certification (PERM) program, which allows companies to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residence—a.k.a. a green card—typically through the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based immigration categories. )
WASHINGTON STAND
— Mr. Vice President: This Is Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://washingtonstand.com/article/mr-vice-president-this-is-socialism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Vice President’s statement was “the worst answer I’ve heard from a conservative in decades,” according to Venezuelan activist Emanuel Rincón. “The truth is that socialists have never cared about workers; they have cared about dominating the means of production or the profits derived from them, about holding total power and harassing citizens, and about extinguishing freedoms — not about doing what J.D. Vance suggests here.”)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— How much do Americans know about the news? DD: Anti-conservative Republican leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they ever-increasingly do everything that they can to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. They are beyond furious that I included a copy of my GOPUSA Illinois Editor business card on the sample ballots that I recently hand-delivered to the 170 Independent households in my precinct.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/522725-how-much-do-americans-know-about-the-news/
CBS NEWS
— Capitalism more favored among Michigan voters than socialism. 52% of voters support capitalism, compared to 26% who support socialism. When it comes to party affiliation, more Democrats support socialism (42%) than capitalism (22%), whereas Republicans strongly support capitalism (86%). Additionally, socialism receives more support among voters aged 18-29, while voters aged 65 and older favor capitalism. African American voters support socialism more than white voters, and male voters show more support for capitalism than women. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/capitalism-more-popular-among-michigan-voters-than-socialism/
NEW YORK SUN
— Socialist Mamdani’s Tax-and-Spend Machine Rolls on Despite New York City’s Windfall From Wall Street. The soaring profits could provide a lifeline to the city, but some analysts doubt whether the mayor will seize the opportunity. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nysun.com/article/socialist-mamdanis-tax-and-spend-machine-marches-on-despite-new-york-citys-windfall-from-wall-street
BOULDER DAILY CAMERA
— What would socialist policies mean for the middle class? A growing socialist movement promises to make life fairer by putting more of the economy under government control. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/10/10/what-would-socialist-policies-mean-for-the-middle-class-editorial/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: With Election Day less than a month away, voters should look beyond campaign slogans and ask what the policies on the ballot would mean for families who built their lives around work, homeownership, savings and the hope that their children can do better. A growing socialist movement promises to make life fairer by putting more of the economy under government control. The Democratic Socialists of America’s 2026 program calls for publicly owned housing, universal rent control and public ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries. Those proposals deserve serious scrutiny. They would shift decisions about housing, investment and production away from individuals and businesses and toward government. That shift in control carries real risks for the middle class. Rent control may protect some tenants from increases in the short term, but it cannot create the homes a growing community needs. Research on San Francisco found that rent control reduced displacement for covered tenants while also contributing to a loss of rental housing that pushed market rents higher over time. Policies that discourage construction can leave more families competing for fewer homes. Public ownership raises an equally basic question: Who decides what gets built, what it costs and who gets access? Government programs can serve essential needs, but concentrating control over major industries in government would give political leaders enormous influence over people’s jobs, choices and livelihoods. Calling that “democratic control” does not guarantee competent management or protect citizens from political favoritism. The middle class already feels squeezed by housing costs, healthcare bills, energy prices and taxes. The answer should be to make it easier to build homes, start businesses, find good jobs and keep more of what families earn. An agenda that expands government control while discouraging private investment could narrow opportunity and make everyday necessities more expensive. Warnings about socialism aren’t just coming from Republicans. Sen. John Fetterman has said in fundraising appeals in recent weeks: “I’m always going to reject Socialism and the Anti-American way of life.” Voters should consider why a senator willing to cross partisan lines draws such a clear distinction between socialism and the American principles of individual freedom and opportunity. Candidates’ words matter. Democratic Michigan congressional candidate William Lawrence once described his goal as “destroying the American way of life” while criticizing consumerism. The context matters, and voters should consider his full remarks. But a phrase that sweeping demands a clear explanation of what he would preserve and what he would replace. This is not a choice between accepting every failure in today’s economy and surrendering more power to government. Families need a stronger path to homeownership, better schools, reliable public safety and healthcare they can afford. Those goals require accountable institutions and practical reforms, not promises that government can manage every part of life better than people can. The American dream has never been guaranteed. It depends on individual freedom, hard work and an economy that rewards initiative while giving people room to recover from setbacks. Voters should sound the warning when candidates offer policies that put those foundations at risk. The middle class should not become the experiment on which ideological promises are tested.)
WCBM
— ‘Fair Deal for Renters’ Sure Sounds Like a Government Takeover of Private Property. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/david-crowleys-fair-deal-for-renters-sure-sounds-like-a-government-takeover-of-private-property/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Noncitizen Voting Probes Ramp Up.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trumps-focus-on-illegal-voting-spurs-surge-in-justice-department-prosecutions-1a03ab8c
— They Paid $50,000 and Waited Nine Years. Will Tesla’s Roadster Live Up to the Hype?
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/they-paid-50-000-and-waited-nine-years-will-teslas-roadster-live-up-to-the-hype-fae975c0
SATURDAY EVENING POST
— Should Uninformed People Be Allowed to Vote? There’s no doubt that ill-informed voters influence elections. But is that still better than the alternative? DD: I should write about those anti-conservative Republican leaders who have had the most success in stopping voters from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who have had the most success in stopping the following from reading my newsletters: a) Republican Precinct Committeemen in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) Republican elected officials in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, f) religious leaders, and g) registered Republican voters in my precinct.
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/10/should-uninformed-people-be-allowed-to-vote/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 67% of Democrats Favor Amnesty for Illegal Aliens. Half of American voters want to give amnesty to illegal immigrants, a majority that includes two-thirds of Democrats. 53% of likely U.S. Voters support legislation to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants and allow them to become permanent U.S. residents – up just slightly from 51% in April – including 25% who Strongly Support such legislation. 40% oppose amnesty for illegals, including 25% who Strongly Oppose it. DD: Democrats want amnesty because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want amnesty because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/67_of_democrats_favor_amnesty_for_illegal_aliens
BLACK INFORMATION NETWORK
— DD: My Democrat GAO superiors’ crowning achievement was their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and giving my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less education than I had, who had less work experience than I had, who had one job-related professional certification while I had six, and who had no job-related professional license like the one I had. If he had been female, younger, or veteran, they would have done that even sooner because I had been eligible for early retirement since I was 45 in 1993. My critics/opponents side with my Democrat GAO superiors. I should write about that.
https://seattle.binnews.com/content/2026-10-09-trump-official-praises-efforts-to-protect-white-american-men-from-discrimination/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
BERMUDA ROYAL GAZETTE
— Informed voters: a prerequisite of democracy. DD: My critics/opponents want you and everyone else to rely on them and only them for government and political news and commentary. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.royalgazette.com/editorials/article/20150515/informed-voters-a-prerequisite-of-democracy/
