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November 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jim Acosta, on a peacock’s crusade, wins because of Trump-appointed judge – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-john-kass-jim-acosta-20181116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marijuana-prices-problem-20181117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/holiday/giftguide/sc-cons-lgbtq-gifts-photogallery.html
— TRAGIC: Millennials — especially those earning over $70K — plan to spend big on their pets this holiday season – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Every dollar spent on pets is a dollar not saved for retirement. What percent of those in America a) are wards of the state and/or b) plan on being wards of the state when they get older?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/pets/ct-life-millennials-holiday-spending-pets-20181116-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: We knew sexism would show up, when five women are running for Chicago mayor – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-mayoral-race-women-candidates-sexism-politics-susana-mendoza/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-pot-topics-cdb-oil/

 

ABC7
— Joe Biden, former vice president, adopts German shepherd named Major – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/joe-biden-adopts-adorable-shelter-dog/4709759/

 

WGN TV
— School boards vote ‘no’ on proposal to allow armed teachers in Illinois – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/17/school-boards-vote-no-on-proposal-to-arm-illinois-teachers/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana companies work to expand – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181117/illinois-medical-marijuana-companies-work-to-expand

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A closer look at general election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-11-18/tom-kacich-closer-look-general-election.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Women who are anti-men vote for women who are anti-men.
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-new-female-candidates-make-marks/article_97618960-8193-5917-91cf-665d694faa9d.html
— Activists call for tuition-free SIUC as enrollment, cost of attending continue to diverge – Gabriel Neely-Streit
https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/activists-call-for-tuition-free-siuc-as-enrollment-cost-of/article_b36a1401-a762-5504-9f99-b90bad63da54.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Attorneys argue requiring gun permits is unconstitutional – AP
https://www.whig.com/article/20181117/AP/311179899#

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Discrimination lawsuit expanded vs Pritzker campaign, accuses Lt. Gov-elect Stratton of defamation – Jonathan Bilyk
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511635961-discrimination-lawsuit-expanded-vs-pritzker-campaign-accuses-lt-gov-elect-stratton-of-defamation
— Pending workers comp bill will dramatically spike litigation, lawyer says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511631494-pending-workers-comp-bill-will-dramatically-spike-litigation-lawyer-says

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— No shame: Bill to loot pensions for pols revived in Illinois legislature – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/no_shame_bill_to_loot_pensions_for_pols_revived_in_illinois_legislature.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrant caravan meets hostility in Tijuana: ‘Go back to your country!’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/18/migrant-caravan-meets-hostility-tijuana/

 

HOT AIR
— Tijuana Mayor On Arriving Migrant Caravan: ‘It’s A Tsunami’ – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/17/tijuana-mayor-migrant-caravan-tsunami/
— A New Sanctuary City For Second Amendment Rights – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/17/new-sanctuary-city-second-amendment-rights/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP FIRES OFF BLISTERING TWEETS OVER NYT STORY CLAIMING HE’S QUESTIONED PENCE’S LOYALTY – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/17/trump-tweets-nyt-pence-loyalty/

 

BREITBART
— Texas Representative Brian Babin: ‘We Cannot Continue to Have Open Borders’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/17/texas-representative-brian-babin-we-cannot-continue-to-have-open-borders/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— ‘Indivisible’ Anti-Trump Strategy: Obstruct. Disrupt. Sabotage. Delay. Defame. Accuse. Investigate. Agitate. Impeach – William F. Jasper
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30672-indivisible-anti-trump-strategy-obstruct-disrupt-sabotage-delay-defame-accuse-investigate-agitate-impeach

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN: All Pro-Trump White Women Are ‘Racist,’ Benefit from ‘White Supremacy’ – Brad Wilmou
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/11/17/cnn-pro-trump-white-women-are-racist-benefit-white-supremacy
— When Will CNN Stand Up for a Free Press? – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/11/17/when-will-cnn-stand-free-press

 

TOWNHALL
— Should Term Limits Exist for Media Outlets? – Paul Jacob
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2018/11/18/should-term-limits-exist-for-media-outlets-n2536139

 

NEWSMAX
— Caravan Contagion: Could Migrant Wave Pose Major Health Risk? – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/caravan-border-health-risks/2018/11/18/id/891115/

 

EPOCH NEWS
— President Trump Says Troops to Stay at Border ‘As Long as Necessary’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-says-troops-to-stay-at-border-as-long-as-necessary_2718100.html

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— When You Reward Something, the More You Get of it! – Chuck Lehmann
https://canadafreepress.com/article/when-you-reward-something-the-more-you-get-of-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Well, well, how true that statement is especially when it refers to our treatment of illegal aliens. When we give people who have “invaded” our country (even non-militarily) illegally, and we give them food, shelter, clothing, education, health care, sanctuary cities, and a drivers license, you know right away that our benevolence will attract others to do the same, it’s almost like a magnet. In other words, when you reward something the more you get of it. Common sense tells us that if we weren’t so generous to those people we call “illegal aliens” (according to liberals – they’re undocumented workers), the flow of these illegals into our country would drop to a trickle as there would be no incentive for them to not get the “goodies” that we now give them. Why is that so difficult for liberals to understand? Is there a political motive that influences their thought processes? Could it be that they expect these “future citizens” to be reliable Democrat voters? Sounds about right, doesn’t it? But, when you ask a liberal, if someone, he/she doesn’t know, walks through his/her front door uninvited and demands that you take care of them, would you let them stay or would you summon the police to have them removed? The overwhelming answer of these liberals would be “NO” they can’t stay, so why are they against a tightening up the border (with a fence that President Trump wants put in place) in order to prevent letting people into our country that have not been invited? You could deduce that liberals have a “double-standard” and their resistance to tightening up the border is a valid case in point. This column’s headline also applies to other situations affecting our country, like lowering the standards in our schools (the “dumbing” down of the curriculum) and not sufficiently punishing disruptive students, thereby preventing learning from taking place for the students who want to learn. Also, when people in government, in high elective or appointed offices, violate the rules of conduct and they get off with no or little punishment (a slap on the wrist), you’ll get more illegal behavior ( a play on our headline might go like this, “When you reward bad behavior, you get more of it”). The obvious case in point is the rules that Hillary Clinton violated while in office and still no punishment has been meted out because of a two-tier justice system, one for the well connected and one for the rest of us poor slobs. Now, we are faced with another problem that will affect society, and that is the major push by some influential people to legalize drugs. We’ve started with the legalization of marijuana in a few of the states of the union, with more to come on board in the near future. Again, you see that when you reward something, you get more of it. The adverse effects of the legalization of marijuana already has had a negative effect in the State of Colorado where traffic accidents and deaths have spiked up dramatically since legalization. Although marijuana is not a hard drug like cocaine and heroin, it is still a mind altering drug that does affect the person using it, and legalizing it has more people using it, not for medicinal use, but for recreational use. So, in conclusion, when you reward something, you get more of it, can be considered a sane conclusion in those areas mentioned above. It’s just common sense. So, be wary of those who want to do away with our tried and true rules of conduct that have been handed down through the ages, it might just be a change for the worst, not the better.)

 

THE HILL
— Clashes reported at conservative rally in Philadelphia – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/417273-clashes-reported-at-conservative-rally-in-philadelphia
— Rise of big cities push Texas to swing-state territory — maybe by 2020 – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/417140-rise-of-big-cities-push-texas-to-swing-state-territory-maybe-by-2020

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about a) their success in promoting hatred against Trump and b) their success in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-bastions-democrats-gains-traditionally-conservative-districts/story?id=59217697

 

CBS NEWS
— Counter-protesters, protesters spar at conservative rally in Philadelphia – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservative-rally-in-philadelphia-counter-protesters-gather-2018-11-17/

 

CBS PHILADELPHIA
— ‘We’re Not Letting People Into Our Country Illegally’: Trump Speaks About Migrant Caravan Heading For United States
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/3979968-were-not-letting-people-into-our-country-illegally-trump-speaks-about-migrant-caravan-heading-for-united-states/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: America’s Election Grid Remains a Patchwork of Vulnerabilities – Mike McIntire, Michael Wines and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/usa-voting-system-elections.html
— A Gay Councilman in Texas, Ousted From Office, Says He Was Blackmailed With Naked Photos – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/gay-councilman-election-recall-texas.html
— Zuckerberg Defends Company in Friday Meeting With Employees – Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/technology/facebook-mark-zuckerberg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Is Beginning to Lose His Grip. It isn’t just white suburban women who switched to Democrats. Parts of rural and white working class America peeled off too.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/opinion/sunday/trump-is-beginning-to-lose-his-grip.html
— Midterms Aside, Big Donors See a Leftward Path to Beating Trump – Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/politics/democratic-donors-2020.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males use bad prisoners and bad male prison guards to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn males.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/prison-sexual-harassment-women.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The White House reporters who made presidents fume long before Jim Acosta Before the CNN correspondent, there was Gannett’s May Craig, ABC’s Sam Donaldson and UPI’s Helen Thomas – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/11/18/white-house-reporters-who-made-presidents-fume-long-before-jim-acosta/

 

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— 4 arrested, but calm mostly prevails at ‘We the People’ rally on Independence Mall – Chris Palmer, Bethany Ao and Stephan Salisbury
http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/proud-boys-rally-trump-philadelphia-nationalist-nazis-20181117.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Jim Acosta abused his privileges as a member of the press – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/jim-acosta-abused-his-privileges-as-a-member-of-the-press/

 

NBC SAN DIEGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans help anti-Americans.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Group-Collecting-Items-to-Help-Migrant-Caravan-500772651.html

 

HERALD DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting women a) to hate Trump and b) to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/the-gop-s-woman-problem-grows-worse/article_fac79955-2f1c-51c6-b187-3a0551d25678.html

 

GLOBE POST
— Is Judge’s Ruling in CNN Case a Victory for Free Speech? CNN’s White House reporter Jim Acosta got his press credentials back, but if a reporter’s aggressive questioning could get him thrown out, other journalists may self-censor. This could compromise the watchdog function that the White House press corps is supposed to provide. – Steven Mulroy
https://theglobepost.com/2018/11/18/cnn-acosta-free-speech/

 

WORKERS WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites rally in Philadelphia. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites call you a racist if you are not anti-White.
https://www.workers.org/2018/11/17/thousands-in-philly-say-no-to-white-supremacy/

November 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump on Roskam: ‘Didn’t Want the Embrace’ President  Donald Trump called out Peter Roskam as he spoke on the midterm election results.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-on-Roskam_Chicago-499955481.html
— Pritzker Tops Trump to Become America’s Richest Politician: Forbes The Hyatt heir and venture capitalist spent more than $171 million of his wealth to become governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-is-Now-Americas-Richest-Politician-499938061.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Michigan Voters Bring Legal Recreational Pot to the Midwest Three other states had marijuana-related measures on their ballots
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Michigan-Voters-Bring-Legal-Recreational-Pot-to-the-Midwest-499927641.html

 

ABC7
— Trump revels in victories, mocks party members who lost, revokes CNN reporter’s press credentials – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-revels-in-victories-revokes-cnn-reporters-press-credentials/4640053/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump sparred with CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, who asked him questions about the migrant caravan headed for the U.S. and the Russia investigation. “That’s enough, put down the mic,” Trump said to Acosta, as he tried to ask more questions. Acosta struggled with a woman in a maroon dress tried to take the microphone from him. She eventually succeeded and handed it to another reporter. “CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN.” Acosta tweeted just before 8 p.m. Eastern Time that Secret Service denied him entry to the White House grounds for his live shot. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders released a statement accusing Acosta of physically assaulting a White House intern and saying his press credentials had been revoked until further notice. “President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern. This conduct is absolutely unacceptable,” Sanders wrote in the statement. The statement claimed, without evidence, that Trump has “given the press more access than any President in history,” and concluded, “As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.”)
— 2018 midterm results highlight counties’, country’s changing demographics – Sarah Schulte and Stacey Baca (DIERSEN: What do you say to political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2018-midterm-results-highlight-counties-countrys-changing-demographics/4641918/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois – Nic Flosi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-illinois

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump on Republican loss in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District: ‘Peter Roskam didn’t want the embrace’ – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-congress-trump-peter-roskam-randy-hultgren-20181107-story.html
— Democrats gain seats in DuPage County, area state and federal offices – Kimberly Fornek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-democrats-in-dupage-tl-1115-story.html
— Ending birthright citizenship – Cal Thomas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201811051431–tms–cthomastq–b-a20181106-20181106-column.html
— Democrats are coming for Trump’s tax returns. They should come for Pritzker’s as well. – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-house-democrats-trump-tax-returns-pritzker-huppke-20181107-story.html
— Cook County voters oust judge for 1st time in decades, while suspended DuPage County judge wins retention – Megan Crepeau and Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-judge-not-retained-cook-county-20181107-story.html
— Wisconsin Democrats rejoice as Republican Gov. Scott Walker is finally gone – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-wisconsin-governor-race-walker-evers-20181106-story.html
— Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten bask in Democrats’ suburban victories – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Underwood and Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lauren-underwood-sean-casten-illinois-midterm-20181107-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Forest Park votes to ban video gambling in history-making referendum – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-vkdeo-gambling-voted-out-forest-park-election-20181107-story.html
— Mary Edly-Allen v. and Helene Miller Walsh: Single vote separates candidates in north suburban race to replace state representative who resigned amid scandal – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-one-vote-difference-illinois-state-rep-20181107-story.html
— In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green – Lisa Donovan and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-blue-wave-20181107-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seeing red over Trump and Rauner, Democrats paint suburbs blue – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/seeing-red-trump-rauner-democrats-suburbs-blue-chicago-cook-dupage-will-lake-kane/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-cultivator-career-working-medical-marijuana/
— ‘Blue wave’ leads to Democratic supermajority on County Board – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-supermajority-cook-county-board-toni-preckwinkle-blue-wave/
— Trump’s media relationship frays more – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jim-acosta-donald-trump-peter-garrett-media-relationship-frays-april-ryan-yamiche-alcindor-cnn/
— Chicago Millennials outpace Baby Boomers at the ballot box – Stefano Esposito and Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-millennials-voter-turnout-baby-boomer-pritzker-amara-enyia-chance-rapper-kanye-west/
— Kevin Morrison, 1st LGBTQ County Board member, credits his message for win – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kevin-morrison-lgbtq-cook-county-board-member-credits-message-for-win-election/
— Three lessons sparked by a neo-Nazi pulling a quarter of the vote – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/nazi-art-jones-dan-lipinski-3rd-congressional-district-election/
— Unions won big on Election Day — a victory for working people – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/election-bruce-rauner-scott-walker-organized-labor-unions-illinois-wisconsin/
— Wisconsin’s Scott Walker defeated by Democratic anger – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wisconsins-scott-walker-defeated-tony-evers-donald-trump-democratic-anger/
— Four years as punching bag appears to have made Madigan stronger – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/four-years-as-punching-bag-appears-to-have-made-madigan-stronger/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the board – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/trump-effect-suburbs-turn-deep-blue-with-democratic-inroads-across-the-board
— Don’t write Illinois GOP’s eulogy just yet, election expert says – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/dont-write-illinois-gops-eulogy-just-yet-election-expert-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, who narrowly lost to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP gubernatorial primary, said state party leadership failed this election cycle. “The Illinois Republican Party needs new leadership at this point,” she said, suggesting Republicans from downstate or central Illinois could be up for the task. With Gov. Bruce Rauner out of the picture, so, too, is the money he sunk into GOP campaigns — and that’ll cause problems for Republican candidates, Redfield said. The GOP also will struggle until it finds its identity, Redfield said. The conservative wing led by Ives and activist Dan Proft has been targeting socially moderate Republicans to the detriment of the party, he said. “I suspect there’s going to be a real battle for control (of the state party),” Redfield said. “If they’re not sure who they are and they don’t replace Rauner’s money, they’re going to be in a world of hurt in two years, especially with (President) Trump at the head of the ticket.” Based on voter demographics, Republican political consultant Brad Goodman said, the party will become less and less relevant unless it can put up candidates young suburban women will support.)
— Suburbs help push Pritzker to victory – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/suburbs-help-push-pritzker-to-victory-
— Democratic women make unprecedented gains in DuPage County – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/democratic-women-make-unprecedented-gains-in-dupage-county
— DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/how-activism-health-care-concerns-pushed-casten-to-congress
— Suburbs’ congressional representatives all Democrats – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/suburbs-congressional-representatives-all-democrats
— Underwood pledges a pro-woman agenda and a fight in Congress – James Fuller (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/underwood-pledges-a-pro-woman-agenda-and-a-fight-in-congress

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the SALT tax doomed Peter Roskam Two key authors of the GOP tax overhaul—Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen—were among the casualties as voters vented frustration over a new cap on state and local tax deductions. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/how-salt-tax-doomed-peter-roskam
— Evanston passes ‘mansion tax’ The measure would apply to purchases of $1.5 million or more. – BRIANNA KELLY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/evanston-passes-mansion-tax
— Why Pritzker’s graduated income tax now looks a lot more likely Late-breaking returns show Madigan’s Democrats will have a supermajority, allowing them—in theory—to act on a graduated tax without any Republican support. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/why-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-now-looks-lot-more-likely

 

WTTW
— Blue Wave Sweeps Illinois, But Not the Nation – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/07/blue-wave-sweeps-illinois-not-nation

 

WGLT
— Pritzker Wins Illinois, But Loses McLean County – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/pritzker-wins-illinois-loses-mclean-county#stream/0

 

BUGLE
— Six female Democrats earn seats on DuPage County Board
https://buglenewspapers.com/six-female-democrats-earn-seats-on-dupage-county-board

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Peter Roskam-Sean Casten Election Results in McHenry County’s Algonquin Township – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/07/peter-roskam-sean-casten-election-results-in-mchenry-countys-algonquin-township/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WIREPOINTS’ MARK GLENNON ON TUESDAY’S RESULTS: ILLINOIS ADJUSTS COURSE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABYSS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-tuesdays-results-illinois-adjusts-course-directly-into-the-abyss.html
— ILLINOIS LEFT CELEBRATES IN WAKE OF BLUE TSUNAMI
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-left-celebrates-blue-tsunami.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives bitterly attacks 54 percent of voters day after election
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/ives-bitterly-attacks-54-percent-of-voters-day-after-election/
— Um, this was not why Roskam lost (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/um-this-was-not-why-roskam-lost/
— Speaker Madigan: “The GOP attacks were a desperate, out of touch attempts to fracture the party and underestimate voters”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/speaker-madigan-the-gop-attacks-were-a-desperate-out-of-touch-attempts-to-fracture-the-party-and-underestimate-voters/
— Tribune wants new Republican legislative leaders
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/tribune-wants-new-republican-legislative-leaders/
— Madigan regains supermajority
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/madigan-regains-supermajority/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump on Strong Legal Ground to Stop Caravan
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-on-strong-legal-ground-to-stop-caravan/

 

BREITBART
— Trump: Candidates That Stayed Away from Me ‘Did Very Poorly’ – NBC News
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/07/trump-candidates-that-stayed-away-from-me-did-very-poorly/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Voters Reject Paul Ryan’s Failed House Leadership
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29084-voters-reject-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-failed-house-leadership–

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeff Sessions Resigns as Attorney General at Trump’s Request – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors did not “request” that I retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they threatened me with many adverse employment actions if I did not take they early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jeff-sessions-retires-as-attorney-general-at-trumps-request/

 

THE HILL
— America’s urban-rural divide deepens – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/415441-americas-urban-rural-divide-deepens

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get elected, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-racial-division.html

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/04/legal-marijuana-2018-canada-changing-how-weed-grown-and-cost/1776150002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How We Voted in the 2018 Midterms A pre-election and Election Day survey interviewed about 90,000 people who said they voted in the midterms or intended to. Here are the results:
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/election-2018-votecast-poll/
— Job Openings Outnumbered Unemployed Americans by More Than One Million in September Difficulty filling high-skilled jobs is causing some businesses to adjust their strategies – Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-openings-outnumbered-unemployed-americas-by-more-than-one-million-in-september-1541518946
— After the Midterms, Party Strategies Are Set Democrats should now know whether to take a hard line or appeal to the center in 2020. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-the-midterms-party-strategies-are-set-1541548600
— Among Black Voters, Trump’s Popularity Inches Upward The president has a tin ear when it comes to race, but African-Americans are better off than before. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/among-black-voters-trumps-popularity-inches-upward-1541547594
— What the Midterm Election Shows: America’s Two Parties Live In Divergent Worlds Extending a yearslong phenomenon, Republicans are becoming the party of rural, white America, while Democrats find support from cities and suburbs – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-midterm-election-shows-americas-two-parties-live-in-divergent-worlds-1541634743

 

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Cap Comes Back to Haunt GOP With Key Tax Writers Losing Their Seats – Laura Davison
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-07/salt-cap-comes-back-to-haunt-as-key-gop-tax-writers-lose-bids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two of the key players behind the tax overhaul — Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen — were among the six casualties. They sit on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, whose Republican bench has been wiped out by losses, as well as retirements. Ten of the 24 Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee won’t return to Congress next year — in addition to Roskam and Paulsen, two members from low-tax states lost their re-election bids and six more decided to retire or run for other office. The loss of many of the committee’s top lawmakers means the GOP will need to rebuild members’ expertise in tax, trade and health-care issues. . .Roskam and Paulsen helped craft the 2017 bill and continued to support it even after a controversial provision was included to limit deductions to $10,000. Previously, they were unlimited. The lawmakers had hoped campaigning on the tax law’s other benefits, such as lower rates for individuals and more generous child tax credits, could offset voter frustration over the new cap. . .Roskam, who served as the House Ways and Means tax policy subcommittee chairman during the tax overhaul process, hails from a suburban Chicago district where the counties are some of the highest taxed in the state. About 49.3 percent of the tax returns filed in the district prior to the law change claimed the SALT deduction, according to data from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten repeatedly campaigned on eliminating the SALT cap. “The fact that nearly half of his own constituents claim this deduction didn’t prevent Peter Roskam from making SALT a target,” Casten said in a white paper he published about tax policy. Over the course of the campaign, Roskam softened his support for the SALT cap, saying it should be indexed to inflation.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1031 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $469,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447913_zpid/

November 5 Morning Edition

BRUCE RAUNER
— GOTV RALLY Our Home, Our Fight, Our Vote Join Governor Bruce Rauner for a get out the vote rally tonight!
https://mailchi.mp/dupagegop/raunerrally-829221

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— How will Illinois’ political journalists vote on Tuesday? We have a guess. – LGIS News Service (DIERSEN: LGIS News Service DOES NOT CONSIDER ME TO BE A POLITICAL JOURNALIST.  My GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to websites owned by LGIS News Service. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Since 2004, I have sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning. Since 2015, I have also sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 317,000 articles and information about many upcoming events. What do you say to my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hint/imply/argue/shout that I AM NOT A POLITICAL JOURNALIST? Most commonly, to discredit me and to discredit my emails, they stress that no one pays me for what I do as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are free, that the emails contain no advertising or pictures, that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and that I do not have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511621503-how-will-illinois-political-journalists-vote-on-tuesday-we-have-a-guess
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Illinois’ political journalists were the only ones voting on Tuesday, J.B. Pritzker, Mike Madigan and the rest of the state’s Democrats would win in a landslide. Chicago City Wire analysis of the primary voting records of 100 leading Illinois political journalists found that 93 percent of the primary votes they’ve collectively cast have been for Democrats, versus just seven percent for Republicans. All told, out of 424 total primary votes recorded by the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE), 395 of them were for Democrats. In the March 2018 primary, 57 of the 100 journalists reviewed voted in the Democrat primary. One, Fox 32 Political Editor Mike Flannery, voted in the Republican one. Of the 100 journalist voting records analyzed, 79 had cast more Democrat ballots than Republican ones and 18 recorded no primary votes. One journalist cast an equal number of Democrat and Republican ballots, and two cast more ballots for Republicans than Democrats. Those two are Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller (5 GOP / 4 DEM) and Doug Finke, a veteran reporter of the Springfield State Journal-Register (1/0). Miller, who founded the popular Capitol Fax newsletter in 1993, voted in Democrat primaries in 1994, 1996 and 1998, then Republican ones in 2000, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 before pulling a Democrat primary ballot again this past March. Finke has cast one primary ballot since 1992, in a four-way 2006 Republican primary that included State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, Jim Oberweis, Bill Brady and Ron Gidwitz. Topinka won 38 percent of the primary vote before falling to incumbent Democrat Rod Blagojevich in the general election. . .How do your favorite Illinois political journalists vote in primary elections? Chicago City Wire analyzed the voting records of 100 of the state’s top politics and government journalists to test the conventional wisdom. Are they really Democrat-leaning?)

 

ABC7
— Former President Barack Obama campaigns in Chicago, Gary; Rauner and GOP rally voters in suburbs – Craig Wall and John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/barack-obama-campaigns-in-chicago-gary;-rauner-and-gop-rally-voters-in-suburbs-/4616861/

 

WGN RADIO
— Governor Rauner: “Democracy doesn’t work unless citizen get involved.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
https://wgnradio.com/2018/11/05/governor-rauner-democracy-doesnt-work-unless-citizen-get-involved/
— The Race for Illinois Governor with Chicago Tribune Columnist John Kass: Why a Vote for Pritzker is a Vote for Madigan – CURTIS KOCH
https://wgnradio.com/2018/11/04/the-race-for-illinois-governor-with-chicago-tribune-columnist-john-kass-why-a-vote-for-pritzker-is-a-vote-for-madigan-to-raise-property-taxes-corrupt-the-system-and-bankrupt-illinois-future/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner blasts unfavorable polls as ‘baloney’ on road for GOP candidates – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Are you a member of the Republican voter base? I have always been a member of the Republican voter base. In the 2016 general election, members of the Republican voter base voted for Trump. How strong is the Republican voter base in your precinct? Tragically, in 2016, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-blasts-unfavorable-polls-baloney-road-gop-candidates-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner bucked a campaign tradition of visiting churches the Sunday before Election Day, choosing instead to target his voter base elsewhere. . .Combating the Democratic get-out-the-vote rally, Rauner’s campaign on Sunday evening announced the Republican ticket will hold a rally Monday evening at Benedictine University in Lisle.)
— Is Kwame Raoul’s AG bid in trouble? Abortion rights group is worried – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-sneed-kwame-raoul-abortion-rights-personal-pac-erika-harold/
— Hillary Clinton remains the Democrats best chance to defeat Trump in 2020 – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/hillary-clinton-2020-presidential-election-elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-democratic-party/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Busy pre-election weekend sees heavy early voting turnout in Chicago, Cook County
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181104-story.html
— As more voters trust the Postal Service, here’s how mail ballots get counted — and what keeps people from voting 3 times – Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-early-voting-counting-20181102-story.html
— Make it to your polling place on Election Day and get told you can’t vote? Here’s what to do – Ese Olumhense
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-know-your-voter-rights-20181104-story.html
— Talking politics at work Sharing opinions can be dicey – Todd Nordstrom (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates often asked me about my political opinions. Of course, their purpose to get information a) to justify their wasting my career, b) to justify their taking adverse actions against me, and c) to justify forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They most frequently asked me questions to confirm my support for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181105/281874414416534

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Really want to help Chicago? Give up on that ‘mansion tax.’ In an era when partisans on the left and the right are embracing populism as a way to win, let’s remember that soak-the-rich policies have a cost—one Chicago can no longer afford to pay. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/really-want-help-chicago-give-mansion-tax

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage County’s hot races: Sheriff, chairman, clerk, more – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/dupage-countys-hot-races-sheriff-chairman-clerk-more
— Kane County’s hot races: Sheriff, home rule, more – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/kane-countys-hot-races-sheriff-home-rule-more
— Lake County’s hot races: Lots of mudslinging — and cash – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/lake-countys-hot-races-lots-of-mudslinging-x2014-and-cash
— Suburban Cook’s hot races: Heated state seats, school money questions – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181105/suburban-cooks-hot-races-heated-state-seats-school-money-questions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan doesn’t get mad — he gets even – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-04/jim-dey-madigan-doesnt-get-mad-%E2%80%94-he-gets-even.html

 

WTTW
— Obama Stumps for Pritzker, Democrats in Chicago – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/04/obama-stumps-pritzker-democrats-chicago

 

WGN TV
— Conservative Party candidate Sam McCann on why he’s opposing Gov. Rauner (DIERSEN: What if Rauner had set up someone like McCann to siphon off votes from Pritzker?)
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/04/conservative-party-candidate-sam-mccann-on-why-hes-opposing-gov-rauner/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Rauner makes stop in Morris Sunday Polls show governor down, but he’s optimistic 2 days before election – KEVIN SOLARI
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/11/02/rauner-makes-stop-in-morris-sunday/a4xdgwj/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner smiles past the poll numbers in Decatur campaign stop 2 days before election – TONY REID
https://herald-review.com/news/local/rauner-smiles-past-the-poll-numbers-in-decatur-campaign-stop/article_abc5d1df-1d28-5d2d-8a00-7fd76d2e6966.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Second Amendment activists speak at town hall meeting – Charles Mills (DIERSEN: Who promotes Second Amendment rights in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/lifestyles/second-amendment-activists-speak-at-town-hall-meeting/article_0e4dc711-0d4d-5bfd-8655-9665cdba2216.html

 

  1. LOUIS RECORD
    — Judge allows fired junior high teacher’s age discrimination case to proceed – Sam Knef (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that you are/will be a victim of age discrimination: older, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, government employee, and non-poor.)
    https://stlrecord.com/stories/511620773-judge-allows-fired-junior-high-teacher-s-age-discrimination-case-to-proceed

 

WGLT
— Campaigns Ramp Up ‘Get Out The Vote’ Efforts Before Election Day – ERIC STOCK
http://www.wglt.org/post/campaigns-ramp-get-out-vote-efforts-election-day#stream/0

 

VANDALIA RADIO
— Rauner blasts Pritzker as he makes last minute bus tour around southern Illinois – Todd Stapleton
https://www.vandaliaradio.com/2018/11/05/gov-rauner-blasts-pritzker-as-he-makes-last-minute-bus-tour-around-southern-illinois/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Joining The Poll Worker Army On Election Day’s Front Lines – PAM FESSLER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/joining-poll-worker-army-election-days-front-lines#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN PATCH
— Voting Machine Glitch Switched Votes In DuPage County: Report The election commission reportedly said the faulty machines have been switched out. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/woodridge/voting-machine-glitch-switched-votes-dupage-county-report

 

JEANNE IVES
— Mike Madigan is waging a war on women. So Send a Woman to Springfield who isn’t afraid of him and his cronies
https://mailchi.mp/16a77fb5f315/heres-the-real-war-on-women-from-madigan

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Casten Talking about his Tweets – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/03/casten-talking-about-his-tweets/
— Reapportionment the Best Reason to Re-Elect Bruce Rauner – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/05/the-best-reason-to-re-elect-bruce-rauner-copy/
— Opponents to McHenry Township road District Consolidation Run Half Page Ad in NWH – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/04/opponents-to-mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-run-half-page-ad-in-nwh/
— McHenry Subdivision Sends Mail Asking for No Votes on McHenry Township Road District Consolidation Referendum – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/03/mchenry-subdivision-sends-mail-asking-for-no-votes-on-mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-referendum/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Retiring Calumet City school superintendent Troy Paraday fired for allegedly trying to fraudulently spike pay by $1.7 million – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/retiring-superintendent-fired-for-allegedly-trying-to-fraudulently-spike-pay/article_9b379006-ded2-11e8-ac48-cbb944223aa8.html

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Bye Bye Bruce – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14594

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD ‘WEAPONIZING’ TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/planned-parenthood-weaponizing-taxpayer-dollars-for-pro-abortion-candidates.html
— ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: IT’S ABOUT POWER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illegal-immigration-its-about-power.html

 

GOPUSA
— Leftist Race Slander Could Backfire – David Limbaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58321

CAPITOL FAX
— Watch the vote by mail numbers
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/05/watch-the-vbm-numbers/
— Poll: Hultgren trailing by 6 into the home stretch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/05/poll-hultgren-trailing-by-6-into-the-home-stretch/

 

FEDERALIST
— How The Central American Caravan Could Lead To A U.S. Refugee Crisis Like Europe’s While the encroaching caravan south of our border may seem miniscule in comparison, the mass exodus of migrants to Europe did not transpire overnight either. – Edward Cindric (DIERSEN: Democrats have and Democrats will use immigrants to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thefederalist.com/2018/11/05/central-american-caravan-lead-u-s-refugee-crisis-like-europes/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ADVANCES TRUMP’S PRO-LIFE CAMPAIGN Declares November National Adoption Month (DIERSEN: Those claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who focus on promoting abortion have always worked extremely hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/white-house-statement-advances-trumps-pro-life-campaign/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN’s Cuomo Claims Illegals Commit Less Crime Than Legal Immigrants – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/11/05/cnns-cuomo-claims-illegals-commit-less-crime-illegal-immigrants

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Underwood v. Hultgren: Dem candidate for Congress busted for lies about being a nurse – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/dem_candidate_for_congress_busted_for_lies_about_being_a_nurse.html
— The left doesn’t care – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/the_left_doesnt_care.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ellison Questioned Journalist’s Motives – Todd Shepherd (DIERSEN: I have served as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have questioned my motives and my judgment. They blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Of course, they will blame me and my GOPUSA Illinois emails for all the losses that Republican candidates in Illinois will suffer on November 6, 2018. They will specifically blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will suffer.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ellison-report-questioned-journalists-motives-reported-jesse-jackson-remark/
— Breadwinners – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: Are/were you a breadwinner? One could argue that once you retire, you are no longer a breadwinner. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” Of course, ever since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me.)
https://freebeacon.com/culture/review-once-and-future-worker-oren-cass/

 

THE HILL
— Huge turnout raises Dem hopes for a wave – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/414832-huge-turnout-raises-dem-hopes-for-a-wave

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Did You Vote? Now Your Friends May Know (and Nag You) – Natasha Singer (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? What do you say to Republican candidates who do NOT want Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who have “bad demographics” to campaign for them? My demographics are very bad. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc. The aforesaid Republican candidates want those with the following demographics to campaign for them: anti-Trump, minority, female, attractive, young, and recent immigrant.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/us/politics/apps-public-voting-record.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/opinion/midterms-election-vote.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/opinion/hungary-orban-republican-party-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/opinion/donald-trump-reagan-nixon-midterms.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Reporter Gets Trump Scoops, and Criticism – Michael Grynbaum (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any activist, any candidate, any elected official, any party leader, any major donor, any political consultant, any etc. who gives me “scoop.” My critics/opponents are extremely vicious and they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/business/media/jonathan-swan-axios-profile.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get more of the anti-White vote, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being more anti-White.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/midterms-test-whether-republicans-not-named-trump-can-win-by-stoking-racial-animosity/2018/11/04/bb5f00ac-e059-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/full-trumpism-the-presidents-apocalyptic-attacks-reach-a-new-level-of-falsity/2018/11/04/8e4fb87e-e043-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html
— Democrats will have to contend with immigration eventually – Reihan Salam (DIERSEN: Democrats have and Democrats will use immigrants to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-will-have-to-contend-with-immigration-eventually/2018/11/04/49f89554-de06-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Obama given pass on stirring up bias – Larry Elder
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/11/obama_given_pass_on_stirring_up_bias

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— To measure the real base of California’s Republican support, look no further than Trump’s approval numbers – John Myers (DIERSEN: What are Trump’s approval numbers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do you say to Republican candidates in districts that have low Trump approval numbers a) who dump Trump to get elected/reelected and b) who dump Trump supporters like me to get elected/reelected?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-republicans-2018-election-analysis-20181105-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To calculate the size of the Republican base, just look at the president’s job-approval number. Find that loyal Trump supporter, goes the logic, and you’re looking at a voter who will stick with Republican candidates through hell or high water. That number, according to a recent poll, is about 39% of statewide likely voters. The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found that this core group of GOP voters is centered among the ranks of white male voters. Many live near San Diego or in the Central Valley. Most are registered Republicans, though some are unaffiliated “independent” voters. Many attended college but didn’t leave with a degree. Given the animus of the state’s elected officials toward Trump’s policies, 39% support for the president among likely California voters is a reasonably strong showing. (And it’s worth noting that the president’s job approval is much lower among all adults — another example of how the electorate doesn’t accurately reflect the state as a whole.) It’s less uplifting, though, for a Republican who’s trying to win statewide office. Trump may have helped reveal the contours of the party’s base, but his reputation could also create a shatterproof ceiling come election day.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pot pushing Boehner pushes pot.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-needs-to-legalize-cannabis-1541361855?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— The Problem of Being Overcommitted in Retirement – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you are retired, what do you spend your time on? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. I should write a book about those who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for doing that. They talk and/or act like they have been promised a new home, a new car, lots of money, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or much more if they succeed in getting to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending them out.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-problem-of-being-overcommitted-in-retirement-1541172905
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigrants-are-the-best-tenants-1541361836
— ‘Where Did You Get This Number?’ Review: Counting the Vote Ahead of Time Changing technology has made political polling easier and more accurate, but challenges remain, including, at times, unreliable exit polls. Michael Barone reviews “Where Did You Get This Number?” by Anthony Salvanto.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-did-you-get-this-number-review-counting-the-vote-ahead-of-time-1541361737

 

JACKSON HERALD TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.jacksonheraldtoday.com/archives/15166-Political-climate-filled-with-hate.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Congress Thinks Voters Are Way More Conservative Than They Actually Are.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/study-congress-overestimates-the-publics-conservatism.html

 

ATLANTIC
— Does the U.S. Still Have a ‘Middle Class’? White-collar work today is fundamentally insecure. – Caitlin Zaloom
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/what-does-middle-class-really-mean/574534/

November 3 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Rauner’s conservative predicament – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/02/illinois-republicans-angry-with-rauner-say-theyll-still-vote-for-him/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To win four years ago, Bruce Rauner campaigned as a fiscal conservative with no social agenda. He offered up a 44-point turnaround plan to shake up Springfield. Conservative and moderate Republicans loved it. But not long after Rauner took office, the right revolted. When it was time to seek reelection, he drew a primary challenge from State Rep. Jeanne Ives. “You know I started to lose hope that he was really going to be on the track fiscally as soon as he entered office,” Ives said. “And it had to do with him expanding massively pre-school in a state where we couldn’t afford it. We were going to try to grab on to $20 million per year on a federal grant. But we were going to have to phony up $400 million just to get that money.” It’s not just finances. Ives’ anger exploded when Rauner approved a law protecting undocumented immigrants and then later signed a measure expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions. “I’m a social conservative and we’ve taken it on the chin, even under a Republican governor, we’ve not gotten what we wanted. The promises were not kept,” Ives said. Rauner defeated Ives by a razor thin margin, about 20,000 votes. After the primary, party leaders emphasized the need for unity. But Rauner and Ives did not do that. When asked if she did everything she could to help him win, Ives said: “That was never my job. I was very upfront with people.” Ives predicts Rauner will lose, but she says she will vote for him. . .McSweeney has been harsh critic of Governor Rauner, but he’s sticking with him in the race. “Our best hope is to reelect Rauner because he’s not going to opening promote tax increases. But I’d be a hypocrite if I said positive things about the first term. It’s been a fiasco across the board,” McSweeney said. Like Ives, the McSweeney fears Rauner could be doomed. But he sees a chance for the conservative movement to regroup. “If Bruce Rauner ends up losing we need to realize that we need to go back to our grassroots. We need to be inclusive. We need to be a positive party. We’ve got to stop calling people names and focus on an agenda that makes sense,” McSweeney said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump. Democrats are using that hatred to help elect Casten and Underwood.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/casten-underwood-roskam-hultgren-republicans-democrats-2018-midterm-election-blue-wave-congress/
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20181103/281582356637011
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bob Grogan is the DuPage County Auditor and chairman of the Downers Grove Township Republican Organization. In the 6th, “it seems like it’s fairly even. I like our chances. I think we’re in a good spot,” he said in an interview in organization’s storefront headquarters. As for the Trump factor, Grogan said: “He helped coagulate people who are not on my side of the aisle. He gave them a rallying cry.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-shortage-weed-pot-medical-marijuana/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage ready for Election Day, even with expected record voter turnout, official says – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-early-voting-st-1104-story.html
— For your Election Day toolbox – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-nudge-election-tribune-endorsements-20181102-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats downplay and bury Trump’s “humming economy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-jobs-trump-congress-20181102-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Forest Park may become state’s 1st town with video gambling to ban it – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-video-gambling-referendum-forest-park-election-20181102-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Paul Ryan helps Hultgren tilt his message toward economy House speaker campaigns for Hultgren in 14th – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181102/ryan-helps-hultgren-tilt-his-message-toward-economy
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump vs. Obama in the final weekend of the midterms – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181102/news/311029858/

 

WTTW
— Obama to Rally in Chicago for Democrats – Rauner Campaign Says it Shows Race Tightening – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/02/obama-rally-chicago-democrats-rauner-campaign-says-it-shows-race-tightening

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner will do better in second term – Editorial
https://www.whig.com/20181102/rauner-will-do-better-in-second-term#//
— Rauner fans support with Quincy stop – Doug Finke
https://www.whig.com/20181102/rauner-fans-support-with-quincy-stop#//

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Sanguinetti makes campaign stop in Macomb – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20181102/sanguinetti-makes-campaign-stop-in-macomb

 

MACOMB NEWS NOW
— Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti Visits Macomb – Paul Mellema
https://macombnewsnow.com/macomb-news/388478

 

WSIL TV
— Congressman Shimkus touts record ahead of election – Carolyn Cerda
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39404429/congressman-shimkus-touts-record-ahead-of-election
— Rauner visits Harrisburg on campaign tour across Illinois – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39410069/gov-rauner-visits-harrisburg-on-campaign-tour-across-illinois

 

WPSD
— Rauner talks next week’s election with Local 6 – Thomas Capps, Chad Darnall
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/11/02/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-talks-next-weeks-election-with-local-6/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Immigration Experts” demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigration-experts-say-some-trumps-statements-are-false-and-misleading#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats downplay and bury Trump’s “humming economy.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/economy-has-not-been-top-focus-trump-midterm-campaigns#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are racists.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/when-boys-cant-be-boys#stream/0

 

WHEATON RECORD
— Upcoming midterm election sparks conversation on campus – CHARLES HERMESMANN
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/news/upcoming-midterm-election-sparks-conversation-on-campus/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the election approaches, Wheaton political science faculty have taken particular interest in the Roskam vs. Casten race. Dr. Amy Black noted that the race has changed from “too close to call” to “leans Democratic” in recent articles and polls. “The momentum seems to be moving in Casten’s favor,” Black said. She predicts that many late voters will choose to vote against the incumbent. “Since voters typically know the person currently in office, those who are still ambivalent at the end are likely showing a tendency to choose the new alternative.” Dr. Bryan McGraw voiced his view that the midterm election was still too close to call: “I honestly don’t know,” he said. “I suspect it will come down to a relatively small number of votes, maybe less than 500, and it’s impossible to tell at that small of a margin.” While McGraw still sees the race as too close to call, he agrees that this race marks a change in Wheaton’s congressional district. “Regardless of who wins, it’s clear that the district is trending more centrist, which will have a constraining effect on the representative. And which means we will probably see competitive elections here for the foreseeable future.” Some Wheaton students, like senior political science major Emma Wen, will be voting for the first time in this year’s midterm election. “I believe strongly in fulfilling one’s civic duty to vote — it is a privilege and right which should not be taken lightly,” she said. Wen Upcoming midterm election sparks conversation on campus expects this year’s election to have a significant impact on the country as a whole: “I think the ultimate outcome of these midterms will be the decisive approval or disapproval of President Trump and the Republican Party by voters.” No matter the outcome of the 2018 midterm election, politicians and political pundits seem certain that it will have major effects on the country’s policies.)

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judicial board says DuPage judge Patrick J. O’Shea lied to cops about bullet, retaliated vs. women for harassment complaints – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511617632-judicial-board-says-dupage-judge-lied-to-cops-about-bullet-retaliated-vs-women-for-harassment-complaints
— Judges on ballot this month; some evaluation groups ask voters to steer clear of some in particular – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511619964-judges-on-ballot-this-month-some-evaluation-groups-ask-voters-to-steer-clear-of-some-in-particular

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker’s proposed spending would cost billions, research group warns – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511616874-pritzker-s-proposed-spending-would-cost-billions-research-group-warns
— Federal judge refuses to dismiss sexual harassment case against Democratic Party of Illinois – Claudia Balthazar
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511617567-federal-judge-refuses-to-dismiss-sexual-harassment-case-against-democratic-party-of-illinois

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New ad highlights Madigan’s alleged pay-to-play scheme with legislators – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511614160-new-ad-highlights-madigan-s-alleged-pay-to-play-scheme-with-legislators

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Your parents’ basement as a launching pad. For Congress.
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511617592-your-parents-basement-as-a-launching-pad-for-congress

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Speaker Madigan transfers $1 million to Kwame Raoul from personal campaign fund
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/speaker-madigan-transfers-1-million-to-kwame-raoul-from-personal-campaign-fund/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal invasion includes known criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-invasion-includes-known-criminals/
— Strong hiring, low employment, healthy job market expected to continue
http://www.gopusa.com/strong-hiring-low-employment-healthy-job-market-expected-to-continue/

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats love RINOs a) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) who blame Trump for all the problems that the Republican Party has.
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/02/michael-steele-trump-engages-in-stupid-at-a-level-that-we-have-never-seen-before/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Trump Economy Continues to Surge – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/trump-economy-continues-surge/

THE HILL
— Trump’s immigration push lifts Senate GOP – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/414661-trumps-immigration-push-lifts-senate-gop

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump. Democrats use that hatred to elect Democrats.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/midterms/article220964575.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats downplay and bury Trump’s “humming economy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/us/politics/immigration-economy-republicans-trump-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/opinion/trump-campaigning-violence.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Wants to Make it Hard to Get Asylum. Other Countries Feel the Same. – Max Fisher and Amanda Taub (DIERSEN: Democrats count on asylum seeker to help Democrats get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/world/europe/trump-asylum.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Jobless rate for Hispanic Americans hits record low – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jobless-rate-for-hispanic-americans-hits-record-low/2018/11/02/5ba9692a-deb2-11e8-8bac-bfe01fcdc3a6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote illegals, Democrats call you a racist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/11/01/trumps-racist-ad-shows-how-low-republicans-have-sunk/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Casten Has the Anti-Pedophile Vote Secured In politics, obnoxiousness without charm remains obnoxious. – Ray Parker, Annapolis, Md.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/casten-has-the-anti-pedophile-vote-secured-1541178210
— Early-Voter Turnout Surges as Parties Stage Final Push Republicans try to shore up vulnerable candidates as Democrats see prospects expanding in the House – Kristina Peterson and Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parties-make-final-push-ahead-of-midterms-1541186192
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politicians Can’t Resist the Lure of Facebook – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-reality-buy-ads-on-facebook-or-risk-losing-the-election-1541171620
— The New Retirement Plan: Save Almost Everything, Spend Virtually Nothing – Anne Tergesen and Veronica Dagher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-retirement-plan-save-almost-everything-spend-virtually-nothing-1541217688

 

USA TODAY
— Nasty Illinois governor’s race could be most expensive in U.S. history – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/02/ill-governors-race-nasty-contest-could-costliest-u-s-history/1849262002/
— Midterm election: Donald Trump acknowledges that Democrats could take the House – David Jackson and John Fritze
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/02/donald-trump-acknowledges-democrats-could-take-house-midterm/1861730002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Iowa Governor’s Race Turns on Whether Democrat Is Too Rich
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2018-11-02/iowa-governors-race-turns-on-whether-democrat-is-too-rich

 

REAL LIVING
— FOR SALE: 515 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $799,900
https://www.realliving.com/city-residential/homes-for-sale/515-W-Park-Avenue-Wheaton-IL-60189-259298534

ABC7
— Republicans call for Susana Mendoza to drop out of comptroller race after mayoral ad leaks – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-call-for-mendoza-to-drop-out-of-comptroller-race-after-mayoral-ad-leaks/4605385/
— Democrats focus on health care in run up to Election Day
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-focus-on-health-care-in-run-up-to-election-day/4605231/

 

NBC5
— Mendoza Mayoral Announcement Video Surfaces Days Before Midterm Election Mendoza’s campaign said the ad was simply made in preparation for a possible run, as she is still considering her options – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mendoza-Mayoral-Announcement-Video-Surfaces-Days-Before-Midterm-Election-499437761.html
— Tell Us About Any Voting Problems During the Midterm Elections
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tell-nbc5-about-any-voting-problems-during-the-midterm-elections-499429711.html

 

CBS2
— Democrats Attack Republicans On Health Care In Chicago Congressional Races – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/02/democrats-attack-republicans-on-health-care-in-chicago-congressional-races/
— Candidate Q & A: 14th Congressional District Republican Randy Hultgren – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/02/candidate-q-a-14th-congressional-district-republican-randy-hultgren/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid talk of a potential blue wave, Democrats already have begun to turn the tide in GOP suburbs – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-midterm-elections-suburbs-20181101-story.html
— Video clip leaks of state Comptroller Susana Mendoza announcing run for Chicago mayor – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayor-video-clip-20181102-story.html
— ‘You can’t not talk about it’: Politically divided couples navigate a period when elections are divisive — and inescapable – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-politically-divided-couples-1102-story.html
— What Roskam’s Tuesday night means for Republicans nationwide – Charles Lane
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-predicament-peter-roskam-6th-district-sean-casten-1102-story.html
— Speaker Paul Ryan in Chicago suburbs touts fellow Republican Randy Hultgren — and Packers – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-paul-ryan-randy-hultgren-illinois-20181101-story.html
— Democrats focus on longtime GOP strongholds hoping to increase Cook County Board lead: ‘The suburbs … are not what they once were.’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-elections-20181031-story.html
— This election is a showdown between Rauner and Madigan – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-illinois-election-showdown-20181101-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NRA support for Roskam triggers a battle over yard signs – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/peter-roskham-nra-yard-signs-lawsuit-citizens-ignited/
— Susana Mendoza video leaks out declaring ‘I’m running for mayor of Chicago’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mendoza-video-leaks-declaring-running-mayor-chicago/
— Judge refuses to stop case over Trump hotel in Washington – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emoluments-trump-hotel-washington/
— Democrats’ voter hotline heats up with complaints, concerns, questions – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-voter-hotline-complaints-concerns-questions-christian-mitchell/
— Third migrant caravan enters Mexico, heads for US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/third-migrant-caravan-enters-mexico-heads-for-us-border/
— Troop deployment creates tense atmosphere on US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/troop-deployment-creates-tense-atmosphere-us-border-central-america-migrant-caravan-mexico-texas/
— 1 in 5 Chicago Public Schools students missed 17-plus days of school last year – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-public-schools-cps-student-chronic-absenteeism-high-isbe-school-report-card/
— Election Day brings pot debate to North Dakota, Utah, Michigan and Missouri voters – USA TODAY Network
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/election-day-brings-pot-debate-to-north-dakota-utah-michigan-and-missouri-voters/
— Far out! Illinois Dems think they’ve dropped in on the big one – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-midterm-election-democrats-blue-wave-predictions-illinois-pritzker-mendoza/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Leaked video shows Mendoza saying she is running for Chicago mayor – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181102/leaked-video-shows-mendoza-saying-she-is-running-for-chicago-mayor
— Ryan helps Hultgren tilt his message toward economy – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181102/ryan-helps-hultgren-tilt-his-message-toward-economy

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s fate was likely sealed on Inauguration Day. Here’s why. Governors of two deep-blue states have demonstrated that Republican chief executives can indeed lead and win by working across the aisle. Rauner didn’t try. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/rauners-fate-was-likely-sealed-inauguration-day-heres-why

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger’s potential sky-high; he deserves to be re-elected – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20181102/our-view-kinzingers-potential-sky-high-he-deserves-to-be-re-elected

 

JEANNE IVES
— Do you know who is on your ballot? You don’t need degrees to be qualified for office, but don’t you think you should at least be living on your own and paying your own way before running for high office? Your parents’ basement as a launching pad. For Congress.
https://mailchi.mp/e287a6487fef/living-in-their-parents-basement-these-folks-are-running-for-office

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE STILL LIVING AT HOME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-congressional-candidate-still-living-at-home.html
— ICJL RELEASES RATING OF JUDGES RUNNING FOR RETENTION/ELECTION; FOUR CANDIDATES REJECTED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/icjl-releases-rating-of-judges-running-for-retentionelection-four-candidates-rejected.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— What’s Jeanne Ives’ next step?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/whats-jeanne-ives-next-step/
— Democratic Party of Illinois says its voter protection hotline has received over 700 calls
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/dpi-says-its-voter-protection-hotline-has-received-over-700-calls/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump says he’ll militarize border to stop migrant caravans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58226
— Mitt Romney slams Trump’s attack on Fake News; defends CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58217
— Gun control is not pivotal issue in midterms despite exploitation of kids
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58158

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Running Because They Hate You – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29057

 

GOPUSA
— Media in Uproar over Trump’s Illegal Immigration Ad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58275
— Migrants traveling to US sue Trump, government; claim violation of constitutional rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58260
— Donald Trump exploits journalists’ ‘own narcissism’: ‘They’re personally wounded’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58145

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— U.S. TROOPS MAY USE FORCE AGAINST CARAVAN MEMBERS WHO INITIATE VIOLENCE Trump gets tough on illegal aliens and would-be invaders. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271831/us-troops-may-use-force-against-caravan-members-matthew-vadum
— ANTI-SEMITIC LEFTIST HATEFEST GREETS TRUMP IN PITTSBURGH Anti-Israel activists exploit the murder of 11 Jews to attack the president and police officers. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271824/anti-semitic-leftist-hatefest-greets-trump-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— VIDEO SHOWS MIGRANTS THROWING ROCKS AT MEXICAN HELICOPTER – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/02/migrant-caravan-throwing-rocks-mexican-helicopter/

 

EAGLE PAC
— Leftist Race Slander Could Backfire – David Limbaugh
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/leftist-race-slander-could-backfire

 

THE HILL
— Top 10 GOP House seats most likely to flip in a blue wave – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414525-top-10-republican-house-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-a-blue-wave
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PETER JAMES ROSKAM (IL-06) Democrats close campaign by hammering GOP on health care WaPo fact-checker accuses Republicans of misleading voters about fact-checks Bloomberg quietly spends millions in TV ads Roskam may have won reelection by a wide 18-point margin in 2016. But Clinton also claimed victory in his district, fueling Democratic optimism in the six-term Republican’s affluent, Chicagoland district. The Cook Political Report puts the race between Roskam and Democrat Sean Casten in the “Lean Democratic” column, and strategists say that Roskam’s prospects are shaky. Democrats are outspending Republicans to boost Casten in the district, and a recent New York Times/Siena College poll put the Democrat ahead by 2 points. Meanwhile, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) is struggling in his bid for a second term and a poor performance on his part could trickle down the ballot, says one GOP strategist.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans do not want migrant caravans to be stopped.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-mattis-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1198043
https://www.newsweek.com/white-christian-nationalism-most-dangerous-weapon-america-opinion-1197073

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 619 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $950,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447884_zpid/

October 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— The White House playbook for Election Day security – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/the-white-house-playbook-for-election-day-security/4590524/

 

NBC5
— Dozens of Cook County Precincts Change Polling Places Ahead of Election A total of 53 polling places were changed, according to the Cook County Clerk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/53-cook-county-precincts-change-polling-places-ahead-of-election-499183771.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden says he’s ‘sick and tired’ of Trump White House
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-says-he-s-sick-and-tired-of-trump-white-house

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters a) promote hatred of Trump and b) promote hatred of Trump’s supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-1101-story.html
— Illinois’ highest paid superintendent fired after misconduct investigation – Zak Koeske
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-calumet-city-district-155-superintendent-terminated-st-1031-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump and then want you to vote for Democrats to punish Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-democratic-for-congress-for-a-moral-corrective-to-trumpism/
— Fact-check: Sean Casten tax claim taxed by facts – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/politifact-fact-check-sean-casten-tax-peter-roskam-bga/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-cultivator-career-working-medical-marijuana/
— No longer ‘trapped by the past,’ county freed from political hiring oversight – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-free-shakman-political-hiring-oversight/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting women and minorities to hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/americas-gender-racial-divides-on-display-in-house-races/
— Cook County blows past 2014 early vote total with six days to go – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-blows-past-2014-early-vote-total-with-six-days-to-go/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Problems reported with some voting machines in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181031/problems-reported-with-some-voting-machines-in-dupage-county
— Morrison v. Schneider: Democrats contribute thousands to Cook County Board races – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181031/democrats-contribute-thousands-to-cook-county-board-races
— 10 states to dispatch troops to US-Mexico border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181031/news/310319874/

 

WIFR
— Candidates and scholars ride the “Pink Wave” in DeKalb
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Candidates-and-scholars-ride-the-Pink-Wave-in-DeKalb-499105641.html

 

WMBD
— Rauner Shares Frustrations Ahead Of Election
https://www.1470wmbd.com/gov-rauner-shares-frustrations-ahead-of-election/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Says He’ll Send As Many As 15,000 Troops To The Southern Border – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-says-hell-send-many-15000-troops-southern-border#stream/0

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— THE BATTLEGROUND IN SUBURBIA: ILLINOIS’S 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – Valerie Nikolas
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/the-battleground-in-suburbia-illinoiss-6th-congressional-district/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Let the De-Raunerification of Illinois Begin
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-let-the-de-raunerification-of-illinois-begin

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/national-advocate-lauds-siu-s-cannabis-science-initiative/article_e64a9386-db99-11e8-bde1-7fbc5b278055.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KUSHINER: MANLY CODES OF CONDUCT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/kushiner-manly-codes-of-conduct.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he’s frustrated as Pritzker begins his closing argument
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/31/rauner-says-hes-frustrated-as-pritzker-begins-his-closing-argument/
— New Rauner digital ad talks about his hardscrabble upbringing in Deerfield
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/31/new-rauner-digital-ad-talks-about-his-hardscrabble-upbringing-in-deerfield/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58039
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58049

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Big Tech Election Meddling: Censoring Conservatives Right Before Election Day – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29039-big-tech-election-meddling-censoring-conservatives-right-election-day

 

WESTERN JOURNAL & AMERICAN THINKER
— Donald Trump — America’s First Jewish President – Marc Scaringi
https://www.westernjournal.com/donald-trump-americas-first-jewish-president/
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/donald_trump_americas_first_jewish_president.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump bashes Paul Ryan on birthright citizenship: Focus on holding the majority – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/414077-trump-bashes-paul-ryan-focus-on-holding-the-majority
— Trump’s attack on Ryan seen as advance scapegoating – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about scapegoaters.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/414199-trumps-attack-on-ryan-seen-as-advance-scapegoating

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/rise-white-identity-politics-didn-t-start-trump-explains-michael-ncna926191

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A six-term Republican Peter Roskam finds himself on the thinnest of political ice – Charles Lane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-six-term-republican-finds-himself-on-the-thinnest-of-political-ice/2018/10/31/e4c31728-dd2d-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html
— Trump lashes out at Paul Ryan over birthright citizenship comments, says he ‘should be focusing on holding the Majority’ – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-presses-on-with-case-to-end-birthright-citizenship-one-way-or-the-other/2018/10/31/bcd69dc2-dd12-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— October’s Market Rout Leaves Investors With No Place to Hide Dual breakdown in stock and bond prices has upended investors’ traditional safety tool kit, leaving many with losses – Michael Wursthorn (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Of course, they have, they are, and they will drive financial markets a) down to defeat Republicans and b) drive markets up to elect Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/octobers-market-rout-leaves-investors-with-no-place-to-hide-1540978259

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-murderous-week-america-was-inspired-trump-opinion-1193305
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump haters want America to surrender to invaders.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1194215

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Four Traps in Federal Recruiting, and How to Avoid Them – Susan Fallon Brow (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2018/10/four-traps-federal-recruiting-and-how-avoid-them/152441/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO’s financial market expert inducted into NAPA – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: What if I was still working for GAO? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I knew as much as anyone at GAO about financial markets. I had worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for the previous 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325. I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2018/10/gaos-financial-market-expert-inducted-into-napa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She didn’t make the headlines and no one has written a book about her, but Orice Williams Brown was at the heart of the financial crisis that gripped the nation exactly 10 years ago. As the Government Accountability Office’s point person on financial markets, she became one of Congress’ most trusted experts. Now the managing director for congressional relations at GAO, Williams Brown was inducted into the National Academy of Public Administration.)

October 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND ROSKAM: Where Casten, Roskam find support as election approaches – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/where-casten-roskam-find-support-as-election-approaches
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The district in the past two elections has handily gone to Roskam. In 2016, he beat Democrat Amanda Howland, 59 percent to 41 percent. In 2014, he did even better, winning against Democrat Michael Mason with 67 percent of ballots cast. Roskam’s closest call was his first House election, when in 2016 he claimed 51 percent of the vote to edge out now-U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. This time, early political analyses called the race a tossup. Fox News still does. So does political news website FiveThirtyEight, which Sunday night gave Roskam a 50.5 percent chance of winning. But now, at least three other sources — The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and Inside Elections nonpartisan analysis from Nathan Gonzales — say the race “leans” or “tilts” Democratic.)
— How outside groups help in 6th Congressional District ‘where votes count’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: There are seven 4X3 Roskam signs and two 4X4 Roskam signs being displayed in my precinct.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/how-outside-groups-help-in-6th-congressional-district-where-votes-count

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Immigration may be on the national stage, but in Illinois it’s also a key issue in the governor’s race – Elvia Malagon and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents NOT want you to talk to political reporters about? My critics/opponents do NOT want me to talk to political reporters a) about my support for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms; b) about my support for Trump, Roskam, Rauner and all the other Republicans who have won primary races; c) about my wanting the $10,000 SALT cap to be increased to $20,000 for married filing jointly; d) about what I have done to help elect Trump, Roskam, Rauner, and the rest of the Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct; e) about the seven 4X3 Roskam signs and the two 4X4 Roskam signs that are being displayed in my precinct; or f) that both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-election-immigration-20181022-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner went to Murphysboro to see President Trump, but didn’t get a meeting or a shoutout – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181028-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Rauner got no mention from Trump, it’s unclear if the governor was present for what might be considered an ignominious shoutout that the president gave to a onetime Illinoisan who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate — John Cox. Cox is running for governor of California though he is viewed as having little chance in the heavily Democratic state. Cox took on perennial candidate status in Illinois last decade in unsuccessfully running for a variety of offices, including Congress and U.S. Senate. In his quest for public office, he mounted a 2008 bid for president, which also ended in failure. “He should win. John Cox. He should win,” Trump told the Illinois audience. “He’s so good. It’s a hard place to win but he should win.”)
— No time for questions: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti was at Trump’s rally in southern Illinois on Saturday. She entered the airplane hangar venue through the entrance used for VIP invitees and the media a few hours before Trump spoke. Asked by a reporter about the rally after going through security, she said she wasn’t allowed to give interviews. – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181028-story.html

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to fill “suburban woman” with hatred against Republicans, and especially with hatred against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/28/the-swing-vote-in-illinois-this-year-will-be-suburban-women/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at teens that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181028/even-though-they-cant-vote-teens-are-still-participating-in-political-process

 

SOUTHERN
— As President Trump visits Southern Illinois, his detractors make noise – ALEE QUICK (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are just noise according to my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all you need to know is what they tell you.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-president-trump-visits-southern-illinois-his-detractors-make-noise/article_bb3e1f70-a2e6-5d19-a1ec-1040d06ce9fd.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TRUMP snubs RAUNER; PROFT takes hits — Collecting signatures – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/29/trump-snubs-rauner-proft-takes-some-hits-on-collecting-signatures-theres-an-app-for-that-335326

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sanguinetti: lots of problems with Pritzker – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511612000-sanguinetti-lots-of-problems-with-pritzker

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ABATE pulls endorsement from Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/28/abate-pulls-endorsement-from-rauner/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS FIRES BACK AT WASHINGTON POST FOR TYING TERROR TO TRUMP – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/28/sarah-sanders-washington-post-trump/

 

BLAZE
— DHS secretary Nielsen’s message for migrant caravan: ‘Do not come. You will not be allowed in’ – Leon Wolf (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps officially tell those in the migrant caravans a) that they will be allowed in, b) that they will be given lots of government assistance, c) that they will be given citizenship, and d) that will have to help anti-Trumps get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/28/dhs-secretary-nielsens-message-for-migrant-caravan-do-not-come-you-will-not-be-allowed-in

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Military’s Most Important Role Is Border Defense – Christopher Roach
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/10/29/the-militarys-most-important-role-is-border-defense/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DID THE INCOMPETENT BOMB-MAKING TERRORIST HAVE HELP? Longtime Democrat who only recently registered as a Republican is due in court today. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271780/did-incompetent-bomb-making-terrorist-have-help-matthew-vadum

 

PJ MEDIA
— This Jewish Boy Is Going to Buy a Gun – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/this-jewish-boy-is-going-to-buy-a-gun/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The Late Great State of Illinois Political dysfunction as far as the eye can see. – ANDREW FERGUSON (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats control the legislative branch.)
https://www.weeklystandard.com/andrew-ferguson/illinois-is-a-mess-heres-why

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/29/the_politics_of_division_can_never_unite_us_138477.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chipping Away at the ‘Enemy” – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: Who treats you like you are one of their enemies? I should write a book about those who since 2000 have used my being a reporter for GOPUSA to treat me like I am one of their enemies. They want all religious people, all conservatives, and all Republicans, and especially all Republican candidates, like Peter Roskam and Bruce Rauner, to treat me like I am one of their enemies.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/business/media/trumps-attacks-news-media.html
— Back at Georgetown Prep, Kavanaugh Is Hailed as a Hero – Kate Kelly (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents get your kindergarten, grade school, middle school, high school, and college classmates to say bad about you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-georgetown-prep.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/sex-biology-binary.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/trump-toxicity-pittsburgh-violence.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue-bowers.html
— Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/world/canada/marijuana-cannabis-vancouver-legalization.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will the Sinking Stock Market Hurt Republicans in the Midterms? Republicans view a strong economy as part of their campaign message. But will the tumultuous stock market affect the party’s chances in the midterms? – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Of course, they have, they are, and they will drive stock markets down to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/will-the-sinking-stock-market-hurt-republicans-in-the-midterms/57B4E1A6-4E15-4AFC-A204-2EA2653E303D.html
— Trump and Pelosi Dominate Ads Aimed at Rallying and Repelling Voters The bitter Supreme Court fight and probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election are barely a blip in political messaging. – Julie Bykowicz, Brian McGill and Anthony DeBarros
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-pelosi-dominate-ads-aimed-at-rallying-and-repelling-voters-1540805400
— Knowing the 13 Secret Steps into Harvard Doesn’t Make Admission Any Easier A lawsuit offers a peek into how one of America’s most selective universities picks applicants—which is great if you’re already living in Montana, love the classics and are the best-ever student at your school – Melissa Korn and Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/knowing-the-13-secret-steps-into-harvard-doesnt-make-it-any-easier-1540752653
— The Oldest Hatred All good Americans stand in solidarity against anti-Semitism. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were anti-Semitic. Many of the aforesaid did not want to supervise, work with, or work for the Jewish woman who I volunteered to work for in 1990 and continued to work for until she and my other Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In addition to her being a Jewish woman, they resented the fact that she was younger, she was attractive, she was wealthy, she was a CPA, she had an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she was Russian-American. They were furious when I got her appointed the board of directors of IIT’s Financial Markets and Trading Master’s Degree Program.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-oldest-hatred-1540760984

 

USA TODAY
— Trump is right to stop illegal alien caravan instead of rolling out welcome mat – Brandon Judd
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/29/donald-trump-keep-america-safe-block-migrant-caravan-border-column/1764682002/
— 3 tips to avoid running out of money in retirement – Ken Fisher (DIERSEN: The article suggests cheaper housing, cut entertainment spending, and rethink your old budget.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/10/28/retirement-budget-spending-tips-avoid-running-out-money/1748978002/
— Marine tribunal recommends officer be forced to retire over sexual harassment claims – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: Since 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my demographics to hint/imply/argue/shout that the “real reason” why was forced to retire is that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/28/major-david-cheek-sexual-harassment-involuntary-retirement/1788337002/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/pittsburgh-shooting-comes-amid-rise-in-hate-crimes-growing-anxiety-about-right-wing-extremism/

 

ALBUERQUE JOURNAL
— Optics of caravan issue may turn out to be bad for Dems – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.abqjournal.com/1238773/optics-of-caravan-issue-may-turn-out-to-be-bad-for-dems.html

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Latinos wake up to the Democrats’ duplicity Liberals have taken Latinos for granted and have not defended their interests – RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What have the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct done to defend those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, “political consultants” in Illinois advise Republican candidates in Illinois to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, homeowners, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2018/10/29/Ruben-Navarrette-Jr-Latinos-wake-up-to-the-Democrats-duplicity/stories/201810290007

 

NORTH NEW JERSEY
— He blew the whistle on NJ Transit. He paid for it with his career. – Curtis Tate (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/watchdog/2018/10/29/nj-transit-whistleblower-pays-his-career-speaking-up/1752900002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The audit showed that the agency had become highly politicized under former Gov. Chris Christie and structured its hiring practices to favor applicants with connections to the governor’s office rather than experienced professionals. Such practices had contributed to an exodus of senior supervisors and depressed morale among those who stayed.)

 

EDUCATION WEEK
— Is America’s Next Generation of Voters Ready for the Job? – Alyson Klein (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois who discourage young people from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/31/is-americas-next-generation-of-voters-ready.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps wanted Trump to cancel his rally in Murphysboro.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/10/trump-holds-campaign-rally-illinois-despite-shootings/574201/

October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump blames media for ‘anger’ in country amid mail bomb campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-blames-media-for-anger-in-country-amid-mail-bomb-campaign/4554727/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/before-statewide-marijuana-vote-utah-lawmaker-tries-cannabis-on-camera/4548701/

 

NBC5
— Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold Spar Ahead of Final Debate Raoul holds a lead, but Harold is making an aggressive push late in the race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/erika-harold-kwame-raoul-spar-ahead-of-final-debate-498589431.html

 

CBS2
— ‘Potentially Destructive Devices’ Sent To Trump Critics Prompt Massive Response
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/25/mail-bombs-explosive-devices-suspicious-packages-obama-clinton-biden-de-niro-waters-holder-soros-brennan/

 

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Erika Harold
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/25/city-club-of-chicago-erika-harold/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Marco Rubio to visit Chicago area to help Rep. Peter Roskam raise money – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-marco-rubio-20181025-story.html
— Mendoza ad contends Rauner’s a bully – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-cps-sex-abuse-20181024-story.html
— Caitlyn Jenner: Hope that Trump would support the LGBTQ community was a mistake – Caitlyn Jenner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-caitlyn-jenner-trump-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Dearly beloved, Rauner’s edgy commercial is doing its job.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-madigan-rauner-gay-wedding-commercial-1026-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sickness, fear, harassment in Mexico whittle away at caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/sickness-fear-harassment-mexico-whittle-away-migrant-caravan/
— DuPage Judge Patrick J. O’Shea faces hearing over alleged sexual harassment, lies in gun case – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/dupage-county-judge-patrick-oshea-sexual-harassment-state-board-hearing/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/governors-race-cannabis-legalization-marijuana-illinois-rauner-pritzker/
— Trump sends troops to border – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/jim-mattis-donald-trump-migrant-caravan-mexico-800-hundreds-troops-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/october-politics-cannot-erase-our-transgender-and-non-binary-neighbors/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Casten talk economics in Oak Brook – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/roskam-casten-talk-economics-in-oak-brook
— Wheaton Center apartment complex sold
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181025/wheaton-apartment-complex-sold
— Judicial board accuses DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea of lying to police, retaliating in sex harassment case – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/judicial-board-accuses-dupage-judge-of-lying-to-police-retaliating-in-sex-harassment-case
— DuPage board candidates disagree about when to disband election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/dupage-board-candidates-disagree-about-when-to-disband-election-commission

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ballot measures target theoretical property tax Are referendums in several suburbs pertaining to a statewide levy setting up a straw man on the issue? – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/ballot-measures-target-theoretical-property-tax
— Big landlord’s policy on ex-offenders is discriminatory; lawsuit says  An ex-offender was barred from renting an apartment in Washington Park because of a policy denying rentals to those with convictions in the past 25 years. A civil rights group says the policy disproportionately impacts African-Americans. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of ex-offenders are a) male and/or b) Democrat?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/big-landlords-policy-ex-offenders-discriminatory-lawsuit-says
— Rauner moves to bring self-driving cars to Illinois The governor says the state ought to be a leader in this emerging technology and forms a panel to research, test and potentially put automated vehicles on the road in five to 10 years. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I oppose self-driving vehicles. I have been driving cars for 54 years, that is, since I was 16 years old in 1964. I drove mail trucks while worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I own six cars. I hope that I will never have to be in a self-driving vehicle.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rauner-moves-bring-self-driving-cars-illinois
— 2 big Wheaton apartment complexes sell One of the deals may offer a cautionary tale about the danger of rising property taxes. – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/2-big-wheaton-apartment-complexes-sell

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— McCann is now all in for Illinois Democrats – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-25/jim-dey-mccann-now-all-illinois-democrats.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Minimum wage increase would benefit Illinois, study says Opponents claim it would cost jobs and hours would be cut – Doug Finke
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/10/25/statehouse-insider-minimum-wage-increase-would-benefit-illinois-study-says/akgbhjy/

 

SOUTHERN
— Many logistics are still in flux ahead of Trump’s Saturday visit to Southern Illinois. Here’s what we know so far. – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/many-logistics-are-still-in-flux-ahead-of-trump-s/article_e56b0966-4053-5cc3-91f4-2e2b5ab1ad32.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— ‘We do stand for the Second Amendment’: Advocates unite in gun rally – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/8216-We-do-stand-for-the-Second-13337678.php

 

WMAY
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti joins Ray Lytle on WMAY to Discuss the Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q90vc06k5w

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Defends ‘Marriage’ Ad – GUY STEPHENS & JENNA DOOLEY
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-defends-marriage-ad

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Warning, Democrats: a Rauner victory over Pritzker could turn Illinois into a red state.”
https://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/25/warning-democrats-a-rauner-victory-over-pritzker-could-turn-illinois-into-a-red-state

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— More newspapers endorse Rauner for governor – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511610496-more-newspapers-endorse-rauner-for-governor

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Erika Harold won’t attend Trump event: “We have previously scheduled activities”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/erika-harold-wont-attend-trump-event-we-have-previously-scheduled-activities/
— “Voting for any Democrat gets you all of that”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/voting-for-any-democrat-gets-you-all-of-that/
— McCann launches visually striking pro-Trump cable TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/mccann-launches-visually-striking-pro-trump-cable-tv-ad/
— Stop thief!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/stop-thief-2/
— Pollution watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/pollution-watch/
— McCann candidacy called “a terrific mess” for Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/mccann-candidacy-called-a-terrific-mess-for-republicans/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump calls the bluff of the left-wing mobs
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-calls-the-bluff-of-the-left-wing-mobs/
— Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘more like George Wallace than George Washington’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57616

 

BREITBART
— CNN: Mail Bomb Recipients Are ‘Trump’s Targets’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/cnn-chyron-mail-bomb-recipients-are-trumps-targets/
— New York Times Published Trump Assassination Fantasy Before Mail Bomb Scare – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/new-york-times-publishes-fantasy-about-trump-getting-assassinated/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— JB PRITZKER WANTS LEGAL WEED IN PAY-TO-PLAY ILLINOIS
http://www.poppot.org/2018/10/25/jb-pritzker-wants-legal-weed-in-pay-to-play-illinois/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Coincidence of Bomb Recipients, Trump and Far-Right Rhetoric. White House ducks questions about president’s win-at-all-costs polarizing approach.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/coincidence-bomb-recipients-trump-far-right-rhetoric

 

THE HILL
— President Trump’s war on federal waste – TOM COBURN AND ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, c) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, d) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned as an Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and e) those who have wasted me and wasted what I learned as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned passing the CPA examination on my attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Those who wasted me and wasted what I learned are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/413019-president-trumps-war-on-federal-waste
— Trump unveils most aggressive action to target drug prices – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413168-trump-unveils-most-aggressive-action-yet-to-target-drug-prices
— Unity fizzles as president, lawmakers, media point fingers – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413240-unity-fizzles-as-president-lawmakers-media-point-fingers

 

CNBC
— Medicaid enrollment falls for first time in 11 years as economy boosts incomes – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/24/strong-economy-halts-medicaid-growth-as-more-americans-make-too-much.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the left-wing fringe, “‘False Flag’ Theory on Pipe Bombs Zooms From Right-Wing Fringe to Mainstream.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/business/false-flag-theory-bombs-conservative-media.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Mattis Expected to Send 800 U.S. Troops to Mexican Border Deployment will fill request from Department of Homeland Security – Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Administration Has No Plans to Help Farmers With the Trade War in 2019 – Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/swine-fever-could-impact-china-s-trade-decisions-perdue-says

 

NEWSWEEK
— BLACK GOP VOLUNTEER THREATENED, CALLED N-WORD AT NORTH CAROLINA POLLING PLACE, SUSPECT ARRESTED – NICOLE ROJAS
https://www.newsweek.com/man-arrested-black-gop-volunteer-threatened-polling-place-called-n-word-1187433

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican event reports – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: It would be great if those who host Republican events in Illinois would post reports of their events on their website homepages ASAP after their events and email the hyperlinks to their email lists ASAP and to me ASAP for inclusion in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. But if that is not possible, because I cannot attend every Republican event in Illinois, please urge those who host Republican events in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to email me the following information ASAP after their events:

 

– Name of event host(s)
– Day, date, and time (morning, afternoon, or evening) of the event
– Event location
– Event type – fundraiser, rally, regular monthly meeting, etc.
– Names & titles of event speakers
– Approximate number of event attendees
– Names of attendees who are past or present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in last name alphabetical order
– Name and phone number of person who provides the above information

 

Thanks.)

October 24 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress that “Holocaust Denier on Ballot for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional Seat.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/art-jones-illinois-holocaust-denier-498354761.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For Democrats, silence is consent on the immigrant caravan – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-immigrant-caravan-kass-20181023-story.html
— During 6th District forum, Sean Casten and U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam clashed over sex columnist Dan Savage – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-20181023-story.html
— Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren, Democrat Lauren Underwood spar over health care, taxes during west suburban congressional forum – Patrick M. O’Connell and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il4th-20181023-story.html
— Chicago says number of homeless people down for 3rd year, but advocates say figure may be much higher – Ese Olumhense (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-homeless-census-numbers-dispute-20181023-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do you really need that 2019 calendar already? – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: What will you be doing in 2019? I will be spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes be doing during 2019? They will be blaming me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for all the losses that Republican candidates suffered in the November 6, 2018 election in Illinois and b) for all the votes that Republican candidates in Illinois did not get in the November 6, 2018 election. They will be doing everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop you and everyone else from reading those emails. Will they officially announce a) that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican, b) that they do NOT want me to help elect them, c) that they do NOT want me to promote their fundraisers, d) that they do NOT want me to attend their press conferences and fundraisers, and e) that they do NOT want me to report on their press conferences and fundraisers? Will they leave even more threatening messages on my phone answering machine?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-2019-calendar-20181023-story.html
— More than 130 high school teens ring doorbells to urge voting in low-turnout precincts – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Who blames your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain for registered voters in your precinct a) who do NOT vote in Republican primary elections and b) who do NOT vote for Republican candidates in general elections? I should write a book about those who blame me for the aforesaid in my precinct. They crow that if they, or someone who they manipulate/dominate were the Republican Precinct Committeeman in my precinct, far more would cast Republican primary ballots and far more would vote for Republicans in general elections.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stroll-to-polls-204-kids-st-1024-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The humiliating parade of Trump critics now groveling like errand boys.” Are you a Trump supporter? I am. How do anti-Trump Republican candidates treat you? They do not want me to help elect them. They do not want me to know about their press conferences and fundraisers. They do not want me to promote their fundraisers. They do not want me to attend their press conferences and fundraisers. They do not want me to report of their press conferences or fundraisers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-critics-ted-cruz-rand-paul-midterm-elections/
— Trump says midterms are about him, but health care is what’s on voters’ minds – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: How much do you and your spouse pay for health care insurance? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at everyone that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-midterm-elections-affordable-care-act-repeal-jesse-jackson/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville council member, GOP candidate Patty Gustin reports sexually threatening call – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/naperville-council-member-gop-candidate-reports-sexually-threatening-call
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: 150,000 more in suburbs have registered to vote since 2016, but fewer statewide – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: How many of these 150,000 are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How many of them want Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/more-in-suburbs-have-registered-to-vote-since-2016-but-fewer-statewide-
— DuPage Water Commission looking outside county for new customers – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181023/dupage-water-commission-looking-outside-county-for-new-customers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181023/editorial-we-cant-ignore-immigrant-caravan—or-what-is-causing-it
— Hultgren, Underwood debate at last, spar over health care vote – Jim Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181023/hultgren-underwood-debate-at-last-spar-over-health-care-vote

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the pol who really deserves LGBTQ voters’ ire Sure, Rauner’s latest TV ad is risqué, but it makes a valid point about Pritzker and Madigan. Meanwhile, Roskam oddly places a gay sex-advice columnist at the center of his re-election race. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-pol-who-really-deserves-lgbtq-voters-ire

 

SOUTHERN
— City Assembly to Shut Down Trump: Residents speak out against presidential visit – MARILYN HALSTEAD (DIERSEN: If Trump came to your municipality, to your township/ward, or to your county, which residents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican would shout their hatred of Trump and shout their hatred of Trump supporters? Of course, if they held a press conference and/or a fundraiser, they a) would NOT want me to know about it, b) would NOT want me to promote it, c) would NOT want me to attend it, and d) would NOT want me to report on it.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/city-assembly-to-shut-down-trump-residents-speak-out-against/article_65f6e111-0268-5f78-8c41-ab8332fbf6d5.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The Pritzker Price Tag: $18 billion in new spending for Illinois – Adam Schuster
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181023/guest-view-pritzker-price-tag-18-billion-in-new-spending-for-illinois

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Immigration, health care key issues in 16th Congressional District race – EDITH BRADY-LUNNY
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/immigration-health-care-key-issues-in-th-congressional-district-race/article_b9a652ae-828a-5029-b2fc-7aa01206645b.html
— 3 area state senators running unopposed Nov. 6 – LENORE SOBOTA
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/area-state-senators-running-unopposed-nov/article_cd1d8f3a-f9f9-5c48-9e65-6318d63b786f.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Londrigan rails against social welfare cuts in press conference – Bill Tucker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the federal government a) to cut/eliminate my Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) to cut/eliminate my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) to cut/eliminate my Social Security.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Londrigan-rails-against-social-welfare-cuts-in-13330793.php

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Did GOP candidates really fight for pre-existing conditions coverage? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct fight for? If I was on that ballot, I would stress that I fought for a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and the Republican Party platforms and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-did-gop-candidates-really-fight-for-pre-existing-conditions/article_ca525bf7-918f-5030-965d-53ac46d4e920.html

 

WTTW
— A Look at President Trump’s Rally Strategy Ahead of Illinois Visit – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/23/look-president-trump-s-rally-strategy-ahead-illinois-visit

 

WBEZ
— Rauner: No Parallels Between Fatal Legionnaires’ Crises in Quincy, Flint – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-no-parallels-between-fatal-legionnaires-crises-in-quincy-flint/d1c27204-013e-4389-bdde-8e4d93f0db08

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Rep. Peter Roskam has been endorsed by the local chapters of Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. The Republican candidate for the 6th District also got a statement of support from the local chapter of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/24/white-house-sends-bost-a-lifeline-lightfoot-calls-preckwinkle-a-party-boss-bully-mendozas-latest-ad-333348
— WHITE HOUSE sends BOST a lifeline – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who paint themselves as being anti-Trump? Voters who are anti-Trump vote for Democrats, not for Republicans.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/24/white-house-sends-bost-a-lifeline-lightfoot-calls-preckwinkle-a-party-boss-bully-mendozas-latest-ad-333348

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPAGE COUNTY VOTERS FACE BALLOT QUESTION ON STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX HIKE – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-voters-face-ballot-question-on-statewide-property-tax-hike/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Why the Media Loves Hateful White Women – Josh Manning
https://www.westernjournal.com/media-loves-hateful-white-women/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump trolls Democrats on immigration: ‘I agree with President Obama 100%!’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/23/donald-trump-uses-obama-clip-troll-democrats-illeg/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Eric Holder says call to ‘kick’ Republicans was a metaphor – Katelyn Caralle (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to kick religious people, to kick conservatives, and to kick Republicans. I should write a book about such kickers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/eric-holder-says-call-to-kick-republicans-was-metaphorical

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT Deplores Conservative Apps Where ‘Everyone…Agrees With You’ – Clay Waters (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) stopping everyone from reading those emails, c) stopping me from learning about their press conferences and fundraisers, d) stopping me from promoting their fundraisers, e) stopping me from attending their press conferences and fundraisers, and f) stopping me from reporting on their press conferences and fundraisers?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/10/23/irony-alert-nyt-deplores-conservative-apps-where-everyoneagrees-you

 

GOPUSA
— When do we finally become a nation of Americans? – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57487
— It’s Democrats Who Shred American Values – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57504
— Trump, at Texas rally, backs Cruz, slams Democrats for ‘assault on the sovereignty’ of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-at-texas-rally-backs-cruz-slams-democrats-for-assault-on-the-sovereignty-of-us/

 

NEWSMAX
— Stop the Caravan – Ada Fisher
https://www.newsmax.com/adafisher/caravan-illegal-immigration-trump-border/2018/10/23/id/887614/

— GAO: Little Progress After Trump’s Opioid Emergency Declaration – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gao-opioid-crisis-health/2018/10/23/id/887563/

 

DAILY CALLER
— BEFORE KILLING OF JOURNALIST, ELITE US UNIVERSITIES TOOK $600 MILLION FROM SAUDI ARABIA AND AFFILIATES – Luke Rosiak
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/23/saudi-arabia-universities-payment/

 

TOWNHALL
— Watchdog Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: I was under the Hatch Act 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/10/23/watchdog-group-files-ethics-complaint-against-kellyanne-conway-n2531358
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Hatch Act restricts federal employee participation in certain partisan political activities. The political activity restrictions apply during the entire time of an employee’s federal service. Certain rules prohibit both on-duty and off-duty conduct. Partisan political activities are those activities directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group. While most Federal employees are permitted to take an active part in partisan political management and partisan political campaigns, the Hatch Act does prohibit certain participation by all Federal employees. Federal employees may not seek public office in partisan elections, use their official title or authority when engaging in political activity, solicit or receive contributions for partisan political candidates or groups, and engage in political activity while on duty.)

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Mob Heading for Our Border Is Meddling in the Election
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/10/23/the-mob-heading-for-our-border-is-meddling-in-the-election/

 

BREITBART
— The Caravan Is a Consequence of Rewarding Illegal Immigration – Kris W. Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/23/kobach-the-caravan-is-a-consequence-of-rewarding-illegal-immigration/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FORGET GENDER: NOW PICK YOUR RACE, AGE, EVEN SPECIES! Poll shows support for self-identifying just about everything – BOB UNRUH
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/forget-gender-now-pick-your-race-age-even-species/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Nearly 60% of Millennials consider abortion a sin: new poll – James Risdon
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abortion-is-a-sin-say-most-americans.-especially-millennials

 

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘The men of Notre Dame request a porn filter’: student group takes on porn problem – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-men-of-notre-dame-request-a-porn-filter-student-group-takes-on-porn-problem/

 

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— Colleges are failing young Trump supporters – Jonathan Zimmerman
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/170290

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Trump supporters in Texas feel migrant caravans coming from Mexico are “invading the country”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporters-texas-feel-migrant-052549179.html

 

CNN
— Trump’s secret weapon: Legions of supporters spreading his message – Jeremy Diamond
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/24/politics/donald-trump-rally-supporters-rhetoric/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, globalists focus on getting rid of nationalists. Globalists want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a nationalist.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/23/politics/nationalism-explainer-trnd/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pritzker v. Rauner: Race Turned Into One of the Most Expensive in the Country – Sarah Maslin Nir
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/pritzker-rauner-illinois-governor-race.html
— ‘Use That Word!’: Trump Embraces the ‘Nationalist’ Label – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, globalists focus on getting rid of nationalists. Globalists want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a nationalist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/nationalist-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/television/fox-trump-midterms-caravan.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/opinion/republican-strategy-fear-lies.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/television/fox-trump-midterms-caravan.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/trump-midterms-endorsements.html
— Smoking Marijuana Is Legal in Canada, Unless You’re South Korean – Choe Sang-Hun
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/world/asia/cannabis-canada-south-korea.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Michael Corkery
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/economy/amazon-workers-sears-bankruptcy-filing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/10/23/trumps-latest-exercise-in-fear-mongering-is-the-most-shameless-yet/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/23/trumps-embrace-fraught-term-nationalist-could-cement-dangerous-racial-divide/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Recruit Veterans as Candidates in Bid to Retake the House A bipartisan PAC called With Honor has tracked 199 military veterans running for the House this year – Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: If you run as a Democrat, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-seek-to-win-with-help-from-military-veteran-candidates-1540373406
— Second Caravan Gathers in Guatemala as Migrants Try to Avoid Traffickers Charity workers see new dynamic as migrants band together to seek to avoid hiring human traffickers and find more safety in numbers in dangerous trek – Santiago Pérez and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-migrant-caravan-gathers-in-guatemala-1540322922

 

BLOOMBERG
— Weed Sellers Target Women Who’d Rather Not Smell Like a Skunk For years, marijuana sellers focused on guys who like to get high. To attract women they are emphasizing wellness and low doses. – Craig Giammona (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-23/weed-sellers-target-women-who-d-rather-not-smell-like-a-skunk?mod=djemwhatsnews

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/23/migrants-caravan-speak-out-why-they-left-everything-u-s/1738913002/
— Women lose $513 billion a year in wages due to gender pay gap and math is worse for some – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: Jones should report on how much more that GAO pays its employees who are women than men who have comparable education, work experience, professional certifications, professional licenses, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/23/women-lose-500-billion-year-because-stubborn-gender-pay-gap/1728870002/

 

FED SMITH
— Salary Council Recommends More Locality Pay Areas – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Locality pay is based on the cost of living, but what about “Hatred Pay?” “Hatred Pay” would be based on the level of hatred against federal employees and against federal retires in municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and America. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America who have demonstrated the most hatred against federal employees and against federal retirees.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/23/salary-council-recommends-locality-pay-areas/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/23/donald-trump-midterms-immigration-fear-racial-division

 

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/joe-biden-2020-midterms-florida-speech-white-supremacy-trump-president-a8598676.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/trump-immigration-midterm-elections-gop-race-us-border-mexico-migrant-caravan-a8598306.html

October 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: From Wheeling to the White House: Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has become a Trump favorite through culture war rhetoric – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-charlie-kirk-turning-point-campus-conservatives-profile-20181019-story.html
— With 2 weeks until Election Day, Pritzker puts another $15 million in his campaign. He’s up to $161.5 million now; Uihlein gets in AG race; Trump back in Illinois soon – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181021-story.html
— Why we should fund violence prevention in Chicago – Arne Duncan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-duncan-arne-funding-gun-violence-office-chicago1022-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— TV ad spending more for Dems Casten, Underwood than GOP Roskam, Hultgren – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/tv-ad-spending-democrats-republicans-sean-casten-lauren-underwood-randy-hulgren-peter-roskam-midterm-elections/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND ROSKAM: Why ‘sanctuary cities’ divide 6th District candidates Roskam, Casten –
Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181022/why-sanctuary-cities-divide-6th-district-candidates-roskam-casten

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— After Rauner: Ricketts, the IMA and the future of the Illinois GOP The shift of millions of dollars in dark money suggests the fight for control of the Illinois Republican Party is on, with implications for Chicago’s mayoral race, too. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. As everyone knows, anti-conservatives have always a) dominated the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and b) blamed conservatives for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois. Those anti-conservatives want the IRP a) to officially demonize, denigrate, condemn, and banish Trump, b) to officially banish Trump supporters from the IRP, c) to officially strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks from the IRP platform, d) to officially promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc., and e) to officially banish conservatives, that is, Republicans, from the IRP.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/after-rauner-ricketts-ima-and-future-illinois-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of this is occurring as Republican chatter builds about what will happen after Rauner and the tens of millions of dollars he’s plowed into the party are gone. Ricketts reportedly is interested in stepping up his activity, perhaps with Griffin as a partner, insiders say. The Ricketts clan does have quite a political pedigree, with Todd Ricketts’ brother, Pete Ricketts, now the governor of Nebraska, and his sister, Laura Ricketts, a leading national Democratic donor. Chairman Schneider, in an interview, said his term has well over three more years to run and “at this point,” he expects to complete it. But he conceded that considerable concern about the future is being raised in a party in which conservative activist state Rep. Jeanne Ives almost defeated Rauner in the March primary, and conservative activist Dan Proft, with help from wealthy businessman Dick Uhlein, has been running millions of ads on behalf of Illinois House candidates he says will be independent of both Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan. “I definitely think there will be a change in leadership of the party after Rauner loses,” Ives says. “I expect to sit with all parts of the party after the election,” Schneider told me. “We’ll put our collective heads together to try to sort out things should work together.” As for Ricketts—a spokesman denied to Politico that he or his family are involved in dark money activities—I wish we had a lot of people like Todd,” Schneider said. “He’s a great guy.”)
— The reason Illinois pols are out to soak you Let’s call it by its name: A graduated income tax in Illinois really is a pension tax to fund the retirement of public-sector employees at the expense of everyone else. – HILARY GOWINS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/reason-illinois-pols-are-out-soak-you

 

THE STATE
— Experience, ideology focus of Illinois attorney general race – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article220405885.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “young Catholics” to promote LGBTQ activity.
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/world/young-catholics-urge-vatican-to-issue-inclusive-lgbt-message/article_33eef27c-f568-5a89-8084-2e081e308cc5.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican funders are sticking with U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/22/gop-sticks-with-roskam-pritzker-adds-15m-to-war-chest-trump-to-stump-for-bost-332256

 

WIREPOINTS
— How Wirepoints Helped Save Illinois Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. My critics/opponents should come out of their closets, put their arguments, charges, and alleged facts in writing, and give me an opportunity to respond in writing.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/wirepoints-helped-save-illinois-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Illinois’ lawsuit-friendly environment costs state 80,000 jobs a year – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Of course, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/report-illinois-lawsuit-friendly-environment-costs-state-jobs-a-year/article_db0af175-3e44-5532-b2b2-c0917663e309.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker campaign touts party-building money
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/22/pritzker-campaign-touts-party-building-money/

 

GOPUSA
— Army of Central Americans pushes into Mexico headed for US border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57293
— Wall Street is going blue — and making a big mistake
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57280

 

DAILY CALLER
— AP CHANGES HEADLINE AFTER LIBERALS COMPLAIN ABOUT DESCRIBING ILLEGAL CARAVAN AS ‘ARMY OF MIGRANTS’ – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/21/ap-changes-headline-migrant-caravan/
— TRUMP: DOES FACEBOOK FAKE NEWS FILTER MEAN CNN WILL GO OUT OF BUSINESS? – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/21/trump-trolls-cnn/
— APRIL RYAN SAYS U.S. ‘NOT SAFE’ FOR JOURNALISTS – Joe Simonson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all threats that have been made against me and all the damage that has been done to me since 2000 by people who paint themselves as being operatives or as being dupes a) for past and present Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, b) for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, d) for the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, e) for the Illinois Republican Party, f) for TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, g) for the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, h) for the Illinois Center Right Coalition, i) for the American Association of Political Consultants, j) for the etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/21/april-ryan-jamal-khashoggi-politicon/

 

HOT AIR
— Trump “Seizes On” Migrant Caravan To Rev Up Republican Voters
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/10/trump-seizes-migrant-caravan-rev-republican-voters/
— In Campus Speech, David Hogg Says U.S. Is Stolen Land, Justifies Illegal Immigration
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/10/campus-speech-david-hogg-says-u-s-stolen-land-justifies-illegal-immigration/

 

BREITBART
— Pat Buchanan: Migrant Caravan Is Trump’s Chance to Stop ‘Third World Invasion of the West’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/21/listen-pat-buchanan-migrant-caravan-is-trumps-chance-to-stop-third-world-invasion-of-the-west/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Dropping ‘Zero Tolerance’ Signaled Open Door for Illegal Immigrants – Fred Lucas
https://www.westernjournal.com/dropping-zero-tolerance-signaled-open-door-illegal-immigrants/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Carl Bernstein: Trump preparing to call midterm elections ‘illegitimate’ if Democrats take power – Claude Thompson (DIERSEN: Who treats you like you are illegitimate? Those activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who claim to be conservative and/or claim to be Republican treat me as being illegitimate when they a) refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists and b) bar me from their press conferences, rallies, fundraisers, and other events.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/carl-bernstein-trump-preparing-to-call-midterm-elections-illegitimate-if-democrats-take-power

 

TOWNHALL
— President Trump Takes Aim At Voter Fraud, Liberals Go Berserk – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2018/10/22/president-trump-takes-aim-at-voter-fraud-liberals-go-berserk-n2530657

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE MIGRANT CARAVAN INVASION What our president must do to seal the border. – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271700/migrant-caravan-invasion-joseph-klein

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Wolves in Wolves’ Clothing – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/21/wolves-in-wolves-clothing/
— California Is Worth Fighting For – Roxanne Beckford Hoge (DIERSEN: Who is fighting to save your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/22/california-is-worth-fighting-for/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ARNOLD’S APOLOGY SIGNALS MASCULINITY’S EXTINCTION Kent G. Bailey drubs Schwarzenegger for bowing to ‘raging’ feminists
https://www.wnd.com/2018/10/arnolds-apology-signals-masculinitys-extinction/

 

PJ MEDIA
— As Boomers Retire, Should We Expect an Elder-Led Revolution? – THOM NICKELS
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/as-boomers-retire-should-we-expect-an-elder-led-revolution/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: US to ‘begin cutting off’ aid to countries associated with migrant caravan – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412495-trump-us-to-begin-cutting-off-aid-to-central-american-countries
— Pastor tears into Evangelicals for supporting Trump due to abortion stance – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-campaigns/412461-pastor-tears-into-evangelicals-for-supporting-trump

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Migrant caravan swells to 5,000, resumes advance
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/international/story/2018/oct/22/migrant-caravan-swells-5000-resumes-advance/748880/

 

CNN
— Reporter prevented from questioning Kushner (DIERSEN: Political consultants and campaign managers who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs do not want me to ask their candidates any questions. Ever-increasingly, they want me to agree to not ask their candidates any questions before they will let attend their candidates’ press conferences. Ever-increasingly, they want me to agree to not report anything about their fundraisers before they will let me attend their fundraisers. I should write a book about the aforesaid political consultants and campaign managers and what they have done to discourage/stop me from asking their candidates any questions. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions, and that because of that, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events, and d) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities.)
https://www.kpvi.com/news/political/reporter-prevented-from-questioning-kushner/video_43c6a062-c054-54bc-ad2f-42eab3fc633f.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Find a Facebook Workaround: Their Own Apps – Natasha Singer and Nicholas Confessore (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have focused their lives on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/technology/politics-apps-conservative-republican.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration – Erica L. Green, Katie Benner and Robert Pear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html
— They Said Seattle’s Minimum Wage Would Cost Workers a Lot. Now the Picture Looks Brighter. – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for less than $15/hour in today’s dollars? I worked for far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage-study.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/opinion/trump-midterm-mob.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get even more votes from Latinos, Democrats ever-increasingly promise Latinos that Democrats will use government to give Latinos even more preference over non-Latinos. Are you a non-Latino, for example, are you White, Black, Asian, etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/trump-latinos-democrats-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Masculinity is not a ‘mental health issue,’ University of Texas clarifies after right-wing fury – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: Democrats want all men to be “girly men.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/10/17/masculinity-is-not-a-mental-health-issue-university-of-texas-clarifies-after-right-wing-fury/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Is it legal to ask age in a job application? – Greg Giangrande (DIERSEN: Employers do not want you if you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://nypost.com/2018/10/21/is-it-legal-to-ask-age-in-a-job-application/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Caravan Heads North After Migrants Cross Into Mexico The caravan of migrants could fuel a fresh political rift between Trump and Mexico two weeks before U.S. midterm elections – Juan Montes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/caravan-heads-north-after-migrants-cross-into-mexico-1540143333
— The Real Reason They Hate Trump He’s the average American in exaggerated form—blunt, simple, willing to fight, mistrustful of intellectuals. – David Gelernter (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the many demographics that I share with Trump – we are both Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, married, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, non-drinkers, non-smokers, non-illegal drug users, overweight, we do not get enough exercise, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump is a federal employee, I was one for almost 30 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-real-reason-they-hate-trump-1540148467
— Democrats Have Shot at Reclaiming Several Midwest Governorships Races test support of Trump in region that helped deliver him the presidency – Kris Maher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-have-shot-at-reclaiming-several-midwest-governorships-1540119601
— A Universally Bad Idea Silicon Valley titans push the Marxist-Leninist nonsense of a guaranteed income. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-universally-bad-idea-1540147422
— Child Care’s Impact on Women’s Opportunities Rising costs of care make mothers more likely than fathers to drop down to part-time work or leave the labor force altogether – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: Do you and your wife have children? Did you and your wife adopt? Did you and your wife become foster parents? Ever since we got married, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized my wife and I, viciously denigrated us, and viciously condemned us as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/child-cares-impact-on-womens-opportunities-1540127103
— Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Speech to Catholic Group Closed to the Media – Jess Bravin (DIERSEN: What do you say to say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who a) treat me like I am NOT a legitimate reporter/journalist for their press conferences, BUT THEN, b) treat me as being a reporter/journalist when their events are closed to the media?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-neil-gorsuchs-speech-to-catholic-group-closed-to-the-media-1539885310
— Strong Economy Draws Women into U.S. Labor Force – Harriet Torry (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire women and to retain women for those jobs.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/strong-economy-draws-womeninto-u-s-labor-force-1540036800

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Pre-Election Tax-Cut Promise Leaves GOP Leaders Baffled – Joshua Gallu, Justin Sink, and Sahil Kapur
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-20/trump-says-new-tax-cut-plan-may-come-days-before-november-vote

 

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A New Crop Of Marijuana Merchants Forms The Future Of Cannabis Retail – Jon Bird
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbird1/2018/10/21/a-new-crop-of-marijuana-merchants-forms-the-future-of-cannabis-retail/#bb17a925b386
— When Retirement Is A Bad Fit – Richard Eisenberg
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/10/17/when-retirement-is-a-bad-fit/#1082377042ec

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Facebook takes down ads mentioning African-Americans and Hispanics, calling them political – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/17/facebook-labels-african-american-hispanic-mexican-ads-political/1608841002/
— Midterms: Poorest states have Republican legislatures, and richest have Democratic ones – Ken Fisher (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, members of the following groups vote for Democrats: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)

 

POLITICUS USA
— Thousands of caravan migrants take shelter in southern Mexico – Reuters
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/21/thousands-of-caravan-migrants-take-shelter-in-southern-mexico.html

 

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— ‘Degenerate and Murderous’: California Campus Republicans’ Platform Attacks College Culture – Chris Quintana
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Degenerate-and/244871

 

GUARDIAN
— The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve? Sorting people by ‘merit’ will do nothing to fix inequality. – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: Did you get what you deserve? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have gotten far more than I deserve. They stress that I was born a White male, that I have been healthy, that I avoided the draft, that I got married, that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that we did not become foster parents, that etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/oct/19/the-myth-of-meritocracy-who-really-gets-what-they-deserve