DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Election results
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/
MULTISTATE ELECTIONS
— Illinois results
https://www.multistate.us/elections/results/illinois-2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker, Bailey make final appeals to voters as early voting wraps up.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-election-news-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-make-final-appeals-voters-early-voting-illinois-governor-race-wraps/20009221/
NBC5
— Pritzker, Bailey make final pitches to voters in Illinois governor’s race.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-bailey-make-final-pitches-to-voters-in-illinois-governors-race/4010974/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection petitions officially challenged. DD: Because I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and because I plan on living in Wheaton the rest of my life, I continue to monitor and to report on petition challenges in Wheaton. In 2019, I was one of 10 who applied to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnsons-reelection-petitions-officially-challenged/4010948/
CBS2
— Former FBI Chicago head Doug DePodesta sues FBI, DOJ; says he was forced to resign over failed immigration prosecutions.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fbi-chicago-doug-depodesta-sues-fbi-doj-forced-resign/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Election Day: Warm weather, strong early vote and federal poll monitors set the stage for Tuesday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/illinois-election-day-warm-weather-strong-early-vote-and-federal-poll-monitors-set-the-stage-for-tuesday/
— 2004: Today in Chicago History: Illinois Democrat Barack Obama elected to US Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African American elected that year to the world’s most powerful legislative body and only the third since Reconstruction.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/november-2-chicago-history/
— Willie Wilson’s campaign seeks to knock Mayor Johnson off ballot with petition challenges. Former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, who is leading the drive to knock Brandon Johnson off the ballot on behalf of millionaire businessman Willie Wilson, said he was shocked at the problems uncovered with the mayor’s petitions. DD: Because I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and because I plan on living in Wheaton the rest of my life, I continue to monitor and to report on petition challenges in Wheaton. In 2019, I was one of 10 who applied to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/11/02/willie-wilson-petition-challenges-mayor-brandon-johnson-signatures-mayoral-election
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that Democrats ended slavery.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/03/first-black-voter-illinois-museum/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261102/crime/us-attorney-andrew-boutros-ordered-to-testify-under-oath-about-alleged-broadview-six-improprieties/
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess won’t face opposition in his bid for a third term. He was the only one to file for mayor. Five people are seeking two councilmember-at-large positions, including incumbent Bradley J. Clousing. The other candidates are Randy King, Jim Pursley, Jackie Williamson and Kim Alanis. Council member Erica Bray-Parker is not running again. DD: Alanis has submitted objections to petitions filed by Suess and Pursley.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261027/news/naperville-mayoral-rematch-set-longest-serving-aurora-alderman-wants-another-term/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/11/02/university-of-illinois-springfield-groups-staged-no-hate-rally/92516085007/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois U.S. Senate candidates make their case to voters ahead of Election Day.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-u-s-senate-candidates-make-their-case-to-voters-ahead-of-election-day/article_44327738-3e7f-48d3-9f29-7bca5df0ad50.html
KFVS
— Southern Illinois sees higher early voting turnout.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/11/02/southern-illinois-sees-higher-early-voting-turnout-prepares-election-day/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get students to hate Republicans.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-uis-students-rally-march-against-injustice-racism/
WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
— A fresh place to play along the Illinois Prairie Path! Prairie Path Park’s new playground features play structures for preschoolers and school-age children, swings and a spinner for even more fun. Located just south of Roosevelt Road along the Prairie Path, the playground is also accessible from the end of Park Avenue. DD: This park is in my Precinct 59.
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wheatonparks
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/11/03/the-ballots-biggest-political-barometers-01145760
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/11/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-627/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DON TRACY
— Don Tracy Campaigns in Wheaton at Seven Dwarfs Restaurant.
https://www.facebook.com/dontracyforil/videos/great-morning-in-wheaton-heading-to-you-next-naperville/3876278052523072/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kim Alanis, a candidate Wheaton At-large City Council has submitted objections to petitions filed by Philip Suess, the candidate for Wheaton Mayor and by James Pursley, a candidate for Wheaton At-large City Council. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism. Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that working under socialists is like working under Democrats. Under Democrats, all you need to do to advance is to be a Democrat. Under socialists, all you need to do to advance is to be a socialist. How did Democrat government control impact you? I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile when I was 22 in 1971 to be a liaison between its factories and its Midwest dealerships. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Democrat Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer that I gotten from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism. How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that? How strongly are they stressing the benefits of capitalism and the negatives of socialism? How strongly are they stressing how they have benefitted under capitalism? Socialism destroys motivation. Capitalism motivated me and enabled me to work my way through college and earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984, d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. Under socialism, I would not have had the aforesaid motivation or accomplishments because under socialism, all you need to do to advance is be a good little socialist. Being a good little socialist is like being a good little Democrat. All those who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were good little Democrats. To get promoted, none of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned the aforesaid degrees, professional certifications and professional license. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be good little Democrats. All those promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you ran for a government office or a political office, what would you stress? I would stress a) my master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) my professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) my having passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) my CPA license, e) my having worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, f) my having served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years, g) my having worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, h) my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, i) my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, j) my having served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, k) my having served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, l) my having lived in Illinois since 1948 and in Wheaton since 1978, m) my being married since 1978, n) my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, o) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Midterm Preview: Brace for Impact.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/midterm-preview-brace-for-impact
WASHINGTON STAND
— Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS): a Real Mental Health Crisis. DD: My critics/opponents have TDS.
https://washingtonstand.com/article/new-survey-points-to-trump-derangement-syndrome-as-real-mental-health-crisis
BREITBART
— More Democrats Say Socialism Is Better than Capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/11/02/poll-more-democrats-say-socialism-is-better-than-capitalism/
— San Antonio Socialists Stage Dia de Los Muertos Vigil Against ICE. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism and to vote for illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/11/02/san-antonio-socialists-stage-dia-de-los-muertos-vigil-against-ice/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Half of the House Voted ‘Yes’ to Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/02/half-of-the-house-voted-yes-to-socialism/
FEDERALIST
— Spain Is A Socialist Dictatorship. If Americans do not want to see their country become another nation drifting toward twenty-first-century socialism, the lesson is right before their eyes. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/11/spain-is-a-socialist-dictatorship/
— Pro-Trans Doctors Lied To Keep Federal Money Flowing For Puberty Blockers. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for more LGBTQ.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/11/03/pro-trans-doctors-lied-to-keep-federal-money-flowing-for-puberty-blockers/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Americans Should Treat the Media’s Immigration Sob Stories with Extreme Skepticism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/americans-should-treat-medias-immigration-sob-stories-extreme-skepticism
FOX NEWS
— Young voters are misled about government control because of their financial struggles. DD: What did you do to avoid financial struggles? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that working under socialists is like working under Democrats. Under Democrats, all you need to do to advance is to be a Democrat. Under socialists, all you need to do to advance is to be a socialist. How did Democrat government control impact you? I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile when I was 22 in 1971 to be a liaison between its factories and its Midwest dealerships. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Democrat Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer that I gotten from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407813240112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Number of Americans Unemployed for 6 Months Has Surged Ahead of Midterms. DD: I have been unemployed, that is, I have not been able to get a paid job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license, since I was 49 in 1997 because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. Previously, they had taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.newsweek.com/number-of-americans-unemployed-for-6-months-has-surged-ahead-of-midterms-12651427
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 1.9 million Americans were unemployed for at least 27 weeks in September, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data. That represented 27.1 percent of all unemployed Americans. And now a new report from MyPerfectResume found long-term unemployment increased 68 percent since 2023, from roughly 1.1 million people to 1.9 million. On top of that, the share of unemployed Americans out of work for at least 27 weeks has risen from 19 percent to 26 percent.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/election-mood-affordability.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/opinion/trump-character-presidents-midterms.html
— Trump’s Immigration Dragnet Sweeps Up Ukrainian Truckers Who Fled War. DD: What should America have done when Russia invaded Ukraine?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/ukraine-immigrant-trucker-cdl-weigh-stations-ice.html
— On the Ballot in California: The Prospects for a National Wealth Tax. The outcome of the state’s ballot initiative for a billionaires tax could set the tone for the broader Democratic debate about how to raise more revenue.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/on-the-ballot-in-california-the-prospects-for-a-national-wealth-tax.html
USA TODAY
— Generation X is freaking out about its impending retirement. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 on 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/10/28/generation-x-retirement-401k-savings-social-security/92461280007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Child care costs continue to rise. Can anyone afford to keep up?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/10/29/child-care-costs-rising-parents-cant-keep-up/91687280007/
NEW YORK SUN
— Democratic Socialists Poised for Major Gains in Congress as ‘Squad’ Set To Expand. Nearly two dozen left-wing progressives could join Washington’s ranks after Tuesday’s midterm elections, even as polling shows many Americans remain wary of the movement. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.nysun.com/article/democratic-socialists-poised-for-major-gains-in-congress-as-squad-set-to-expand
CITY WATCH LA
— New York’s Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) Dictates Los Angeles Policy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33674-new-yorks-democrat-socialists-of-america-dsa-dictates-los-angeles-policy
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— After Mamdani in New York, Los Angeles Decides if It Wants a DSA Mayor, Too. Democratic socialist Nithya Raman is in a close race with incumbent Karen Bass as frustration mounts over quality of life. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
What did you do to improve the quality of your life? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/los-angeles-voters-weigh-whether-a-dsa-mayor-can-fix-the-citys-problems-ab1329a5
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Workers Adapt Their Resumes to Fit the Political Moment. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a student to UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, would not have hired me.
https://hbr.org/2026/11/research-when-workers-adapt-their-resumes-to-fit-the-political-moment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job candidates may avoid talking politics in an interview, but subtle tweaks to their resumes can reveal where they stand—and give them an edge with employers who share their views. Workers are adding and deleting politically polarizing language from their resumes right before and after presidential elections to show that they’re aligned with like-minded employers, a study coauthored by Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Pacelli finds. Those changes can pay off: Businesses often favor applicants who appear to be on the same political page, sometimes choosing these candidates over others with stronger skills and experience, the research shows. “At the end of the day, firms want to hire and promote the right employees,” says Pacelli, the Gerald Schuster Associate Professor of Business Administration. “But we show that companies chasing the current political trend can actually end up hiring potentially less qualified workers. The companies are sacrificing quality for that alignment.” American corporations have long adapted to the prevailing political winds of an era, adjusting policies and rhetoric to protect their business interests. Now it’s clear that workers are doing the same, as many add or remove wording tied to environmental and diversity themes to match the political trend of the moment. They’re doing so both to appeal to employers with similar views and to advance their careers, according to Pacelli’s research, “Partisan Resumes: ESG Signaling Over the Political Cycle,” which was updated in August. “It’s more evidence of politics seeping into corporate life,” says Pacelli. “Partisanship is directly affecting workers and how they sort into firms.” With U.S. midterm elections coming, the results may prompt business leaders to consider: Is a resume that seems like a perfect cultural fit actually pointing to the right candidate, or is it the result of a well-timed edit?)
LONG ISLAND LIFE & POLITICS
— Socialists’ Platform Proves They Are Communists at Heart. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, for communism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://lilifepolitics.com/opinion-editorials/socialists-platform-proves-they-are-communists-at-heart/
EEOC
— EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination. DD: I am 100% German national origin. Very few of my workplace superiors 1964-1997 were German American and extremely few were 100% German American. Very few if not extremely few of my Republican superiors since 1999 have been German American.
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-issues-enforcement-guidance-national-origin-discrimination
RICE UNIVERSITY
— Christians, Jews and Muslims experience workplace discrimination differently, new Rice research shows. Muslims and Jews feel targeted by rhetoric; Christians for stances on moral issues. Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, albeit in different ways. DD: I was baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised as a MSL, and confirmed as a MSL in 1962. Very few of my workplace superiors 1964-1997 were Protestants and extremely few were MSLs. Very few if not extremely few of my Republican superiors since 1999 have been Protestants.
https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/christians-jews-and-muslims-experience-workplace-discrimination-differently-new-rice
YALE DAILY NEWS
— On election’s eve, Yale democratic socialists phonebank for El-Sayed. Yale’s Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter, in collaboration with Yale Jews for Collective Liberation in Palestine, hosted a phone banking session on Monday to steer Michigan voters toward Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Tuesday’s election. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, that is, to vote for communism.
https://yaledailynews.com/articles/on-election-s-eve-yale-democratic-socialists-phonebank-for-el-sayed
Tag: diversity
November 2, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Early voting draws steady turnout as candidates make final push before Election Day.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-election-news-early-voting-draws-steady-turnout-illinois-governor-candidates-jb-pritzker-darrien-bailey-make-final-push/20006428/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those voting Sunday was 108-year-old Wheaton resident Nancy Rossi, who cast her ballot in person at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. “My birthday is April 10, 1918, and I live with my daughter,” Rossi said. Rossi said she stopped voting for 40 years because of her disillusionment with political corruption. Asked how grateful she was to be able to cast a ballot, Rossi replied, “Oh, greatly, greatly, greatly.” Her daughter, Carmine Pollack, said voting is now very important to Rossi. “She said we have to vote because if we don’t vote, we can’t complain,” Pollack said. Rossi was among many voters who took advantage of shorter lines on Sunday. Donna Ciszczon, a DuPage County election judge supervisor, said turnout has been unusually strong. “Voter turnout this midterm is probably one of the largest I’ve seen in the last 10 years. Surprisingly enough, both mail-in ballots as well as in-person voting, and I’m just very surprised at how large it’s been,” Ciszczon said. According to the ABC7 early voting ballot tracker, turnout in DuPage County stood at 21.4%, nearly five percentage points higher than the state average. Chicago’s turnout was 13.4%, both figures include both early voting and returned mail ballots.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/lawsuit-indiana-immigration-detention-center/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Obama against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/column-barack-obama-donald-trump-cheesecake-factory-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Despite Trump’s harsh rhetoric toward Chicago, he’s held significant private investments in the region. They extend well beyond his interests in the Trump Tower along the Chicago River and include local government bonds, as well as stocks in publicly traded companies in the metro area, from AbbVie to United Airlines.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/11/02/president-donald-trump-investments-economic-disclosure-chicago-illinois
WGN9 & CHICAGO TRIBUNE & CHICAGO DEFENDER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR & BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & FOX ILLINOIS & NPR ILLINOIS & WQAD
— DD: The Democrat mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes Democrat candidates and bashes Republican candidates. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-democrats-make-final-campaign-push/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/01/final-campaign-weekend-illinois-democrats-republicans/
https://chicagodefender.com/juliana-stratton-could-make-history-as-illinois-chooses-its-next-u-s-senator/
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/11/01/polls-pritzker-enjoys-large-lead-over-bailey-in-bid-for-third-term/92483627007/
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/01/lahood-breaks-from-trump-on-some-key-issues-ahead-of-midterms/92484431007/
https://www.bnd.com/news/article317870271.html
https://www.bnd.com/news/article317870605.html
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-rallies-in-iowa-and-kansas-come-as-republicans-fight-to-keep-senate-and-house/article_19924438-7b12-5a13-aa9d-7393732f9f36.html
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-11-01/how-gen-z-republicans-running-for-congress-are-thinking-about-the-future-of-the-party
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-11-01/trump-thanks-supporters-for-the-memories-in-final-campaign-stops-for-2026-midterms
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-11-01/whats-it-like-to-run-for-congress-when-the-odds-are-stacked-heavily-against-you
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-11-01/how-to-think-about-the-midterms-and-the-political-moment-the-country-is-in
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/voters-raise-midterm-concerns-at-trump-rally-in-dubuque/526-08fbe565-4334-4aa5-9868-3790e4a0e1b7
WAND & WASHINGTON POST
— Affordability among biggest issue facing voters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use affordability against Trump. What have you done to afford things? I did far more than my peers to afford things. I worked my way through college and I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, because of my wife’s income, and because we gave up trying to have children.
https://www.wandtv.com/video/2026/11/01/affordability-among-biggest-issue-facing-voters/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/11/02/meet-6-voters-battleground-states-who-say-affordability-is-their-top-worry/
WGN RADIO & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://wgnradio.com/hill-politics/preschool-case-puts-lgbtq-and-religious-rights-at-odds-in-supreme-court/amp/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/preschool-case-puts-lgbtq-and-religious-rights-at-odds-in-supreme-court/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say “What Vance’s midterm push reveals about his potential 2028 bid.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-11-02/what-vances-midterm-push-reveals-about-his-potential-2028-bid
ILLINOIS TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/peoples-rally-against-hate-at-uis/
WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton 2026 General Election Info: Candidates, Polling Places, More. Here’s what to know about the 2026 General Election if you’re voting in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/35118632/wheaton-2026-general-election-info-candidates-polling-places-more
LEGACY
— Joseph Keim Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joseph-keim-obituary?id=62883497
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois candidates take different paths on final campaign day. In the race for U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton will join Pritzker on his four-city tour Monday, while Republican opponent Don Tracy will stop in Wheaton and Naperville before finishing in Will County.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/11/02/illinois-candidates-final-campaign-day-pritzker-bailey-stratton-tracy
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker makes his pitch. Michigan steals the show.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/11/02/pritzker-makes-his-pitch-michigan-steals-the-show-01144763
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DOUG IBENDAHL
— What good is a State GOP that won’t stand with President Trump?
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/what-good-is-a-state-gop-that-wont
WIREPOINTS
— ‘White Guilt’ Comes to New Trier High School. Will Open Minds Follow?
https://wirepoints.org/white-guilt-comes-to-new-trier-high-school-will-open-minds-follow-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The far left has not lost its grip on public education. One movie screening won’t change that. But at New Trier High School in suburban Chicago, a small opening may be taking shape. A school that made national headlines in 2017 for refusing to include dissenting voices in its controversial “seminar day” on race now appears ready to let some of those same voices be heard on campus. On Thursday, November 5, New Trier Neighbors and Trevian Club America plan to host a screening and panel discussion of a new movie, White Guilt, by father-son filmmakers Shelby and Eli Steele at New Trier’s Cornog Auditorium. The film challenges precisely the kind of racial orthodoxy that New Trier once presented to students as indisputable fact. And the event will feature two of the names the 2017 dissenting parents asked the school to include nine years ago: Shelby Steele, who narrates the film, and Pastor Corey Brooks, who appears in the film and is scheduled to be in attendance. A privately hosted event is not a change in curriculum. Allowing a screening is not an endorsement. But at a school whose authoritarian approach to teaching race became a national flashpoint, making room for an unwelcome argument would be a step forward.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Precinct Packet Delivered to My Door WITH IMAGES. DD: To get out the vote for Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton ( https://electionresults.dupagecounty.gov/election/PrecinctMaps/map50059.pdf ), I walked to the front doors of 370 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter and delivered 370 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes using 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels that contained a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot ( https://electionresults.dupageco.org/election/ballots/2026/General/Milton%20059-0316-NP.PDF ), and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. Those 370 envelopes contained 5,920 pieces: 5,180 campaign pieces (14X370), 370 Voter Guides, and 370 sample ballots. About 200 of those 370 households were Republican and about 170 were Independent. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/11/02/the-precinct-packet-delivered-to-my-door/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why do voters vote for candidates? Far too many vote for those candidates who promise to use government to give those who share their demographics the most preference. Democrat and RINO candidates have always shouted at voters who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, and therefore, they need massive government assistance to survive let alone advance: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On who/what do your critics/opponents blame their problems? My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. How strongly will they blame me and blame my newsletters for the defeats that Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my precinct will suffer? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would take all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have suffered defeats since 2000 and focus on the logic/arguments that my critics/opponents have used to blame me for those defeats. I would focus on my critics/opponents who are past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) major Republican donors. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents reject? My critics/opponents reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the federal government.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b9e0692b-b3a0-475c-8586-35a37a59dafd.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker has spent $545 million on politics over past 10 years.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-spent-545-million-politics-past-10-years/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— California’s dirty voter rolls and what they mean for future elections. Diluting real American votes.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/1/californias-dirty-voter-rolls-mean-future-elections/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— America is holding an election. It needs a divorce.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4781616/national-divorce-red-blue-states/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sad to say, we’ve become two nations headed in two totally different directions. Red-state America still believes in the Constitution, American exceptionalism, and free enterprise. This means that you can come here from anywhere (legally, mind you), become an American, contribute to society, worship and raise your children as you choose, build wealth, and live the American dream. Blue-state America, by contrast, has torn up the Constitution, surrendered to socialism, and destroyed its patrimony of thriving cities and regions. Blue-state America wants to be Europe (while Europe has begun to wish it was Red-state America). Blue-state America pours scorn on the world’s longest standing experiment in democracy and wants to be ruled by unions, Islamists, and a government that fosters dependency, not opportunity. Red-state America, by contrast, appreciates our freedoms, our military, our public safety, our history, and our way of life.)
— Trump says he’ll become ‘Mr. Veto’ if Democrats control Congress after midterm elections.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4787399/trump-mr-veto-democrats-midterm-elections/
AMAC
— Why Your Midterm Vote Could Decide America’s Future in 2026. While many people skip the midterm elections, assuming that the real action is only in presidential years, too much is at stake to think all those other elections don’t matter much.
https://amac.us/newsline/election-2026-the-stakes
AMERICAN THINKER
— Is it our responsibility to deliver Muslims from temptation? Muslim men want all women covered up head to toe with burkas, hijabs, and niqabs, etc., because they say otherwise it would be too tempting and they couldn’t control themselves.
americanthinker.com/blog/2026/11/is-it-our-responsibility-to-deliver-muslims-from-temptation/
— The ignorance guiding leftist opinions on immigration. I follow a lot of leftists on Facebook, and I’m always stunned by their weird take on immigration, which results from deliberate misinformation.
americanthinker.com/blog/2026/11/the-ignorance-guiding-leftist-opinions-on-immigration/
— AP, California officials, focus on 40 percent claimed errors in non-citizen voter list, ignore the undisputed 60 percent.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/11/ap-california-officials-focus-on-40-percent-claimed-errors-in-non-citizen-voter-list-ignore-the-undisputed-60-percent/
BREITBART
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/11/01/pritzker-dems-will-hold-hearings-to-expose-extent-of-trumps-corruption/amp/
FOX NEWS
— ‘Squad’ could double in size amid ‘SOCIALIST HELLHOLE’ fears. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LP11pAcOM
— Pope Leo XIV casts ballot in US election, raising questions about foreign leaders voting. DD: Of course, Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that the Pope voted Democrat, that is, that he voted for socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. To get more votes from non-Protestants, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mote hatred against Protestants.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-pope-leo-xiv-casts-ballot-us-election-raising-questions-foreign-leaders-voting
— Trump boasts of ‘unbelievable’ support from young voters at campaign rallies. DD: To get more votes from young White male voters, Democrat leaders have always shouted at young White male voters that because of Republicans, young White male voters need massive government assistance to survive let alone advance. If I had fallen for that, because I was a young White male voter and because I was never in line to get government assistance or any other kind of assistance, I never would have had the motivation to work my way through college and to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407627524112
— Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race shakeup.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407778733112
HOT AIR
— ‘60 Minutes’ Still Frames Deportation as Cruelty, Not Correction.
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/11/01/60-minutes-still-frames-deportation-as-cruelty-not-correction-n3820543
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Academic Leaders and Nonprofits Are Working Behind the Scenes to Defend DEI. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/11/academic-leaders-and-nonprofits-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-defend-dei/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Young Men Have Lurched Left Since 2024. DD: To get more votes from young White male voters, Democrat leaders have always shouted at young White male voters that because of Republicans, young White male voters need massive government assistance to survive let alone advance. If I had fallen for that, because I was a young White male voter and because I was never in line to get government assistance or any other kind of assistance, I never would have had the motivation to work my way through college and to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/young-men-have-lurched-left-since-2024/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Blue State/Red State Comparisons: A Winning Message for GOP.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/11/02/blue_statered_state_comparisons_a_winning_message_for_gop_154642.amp.html
TOWNHALL
— Your Vote for the Republicans Is a Vote Against Tyranny.
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/11/02/your-vote-for-the-republicans-is-a-vote-against-tyranny-n2685681
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— The DSA welcomes you to the $47 trillion waiting room. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/6185936-dsa-medicare-for-all-costs/amp/
NBC NEWS
— Democratic? Republican? Most new young voters register as neither. More than half of voters who turned 18 since the 2024 presidential election didn’t affiliate with a major party. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics when I was in high school, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was earning my bachelor’s degree, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. I had been active in Republican politics when I was earning my master’s degrees, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/democratic-republican-registration-new-young-voters-rcna605053
NBC NEWS & NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: The Democrat mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes Democrat candidates and bashes Republican candidates. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/jb-pritzker-says-trump-is-trying-to-rig-these-elections-full-interview-272656453669
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/jb-pritzker-doesn-t-rule-out-2028-run-it-s-all-about-what-s-best-for-the-people-of-illinois-272656453687
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-voters-demand-change-check-trump-fueling-steep-democratic-midterm-rcna606183
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-2024-trump-voters-explain-coalition-fraying-ahead-midterms-rcna606184
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/illinois-results
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/election-mood-affordability.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/john-sununu-new-hampshire-senate-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/us/elections/women-voters-midterms-democratic.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/business/anthony-romero-aclu.html
NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST & USA TODAY & SPECTRUM NEWS & ORLANDO SENTINEL & CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR & DAILY BEAST & BLOOMBERG
— DD: To get more votes from young White male voters, Democrat leaders have always shouted at young White male voters that because of Republicans, young White male voters need massive government assistance to survive let alone advance. If I had fallen for that, because I was a young White male voter and because I was never in line to get government assistance or any other kind of assistance, I never would have had the motivation to work my way through college and to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/elections/100000011230123/trump-young-men-voters-michigan.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/01/democrats-are-embracing-new-tactics-win-over-young-voters/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/26/democratic-supermajority-trump-offers-cautionary-tale/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/11/01/gen-z-voters-2026-election-trump-economy/92459871007/
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2026/10/30/usc-student-voters-frustrated-yet-hopeful-ahead-of-the-midterm-elections
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/11/01/guest-commentary-how-young-people-are-uniting-against-florida-billionaires/
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/1029/young-men-voters-trump-gop
https://www.thedailybeast.com/good-news-americas-most-important-voters-hate-donald-trump
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-10-29/republicans-have-a-problem-with-young-men-vance-is-not-the-answer
DES MOINES REGISTER
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2026/11/01/dubuque-orders-removal-tarp-over-diversity-mural-trump-rally/92548964007/
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demand that those who are the following get more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/11/01/impossible-standard-black-women-politics-opinion/92466802007/
HOMEWOOD STAR
— 9 Homewood High School students named National Merit semifinalists. DD: My critics/opponents, and especially those who got academic scholarships, have always stressed that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. What harmed your ACT score and your high school GPA? For me, it was my spending far too many hours washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights instead of studying.
https://thehomewoodstar.com/schools/9-homewood-high-school-students-named-national-merit-semifin/
BLOOMBERG
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, the Democrat mainstream news media ever-increasingly hints/implies/argues/shouts that Republicans are racists.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-01/republicans-risk-losing-some-south-asian-voters-over-anti-immigration-rhetoric
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders blame Trump for socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-11-01/why-socialism-is-back-in-american-politics-video
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote higher taxes.
https://fortune.com/2026/11/01/income-wealth-tax-measures-ballot-midterms-politics-california-voting/
BUSINESS JOURNAL
— An MBA for every professional background. DD: I took 16 graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 because my IRS employee manual encouraged me to do that. I took 12 graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul 1972-1976 because my IRS employee manual encouraged me to do that. I took 14 graduate evening finance courses at IIT 1992-1997 because my GAO supervisor encouraged/demanded me to do that.
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2026/11/02/mba-professional-background-du-diverse-education.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— OPM’s performance rating system misses the real problem. DD: My Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors used the subjectivity in their performance rating systems to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/10/opms-performance-rating-system-misses-the-real-problem/
HR DIVE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/rising-wages-still-fall-short-of-higher-cost-of-living/873025/
NPR
— Democrats are running on affordability. DD: What have you done to afford things? I did far more than my peers to afford things. I worked my way through college and I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, because of my wife’s income, and because we gave up trying to have children.
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6024693/democrats-are-running-on-affordability-are-voters-buying-it
ATLANTIC
— DD: On who/what do your critics/opponents blame their problems? My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. How strongly will they blame me and blame my newsletters for the defeats that Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my precinct will suffer? I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would take all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have suffered defeats since 2000 and focus on the logic/arguments that my critics/opponents have used to blame me for those defeats. I would focus on my critics/opponents who are past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) major Republican donors.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/11/trump-advisers-iran-war/689247/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
— DD: To get more votes from young White male voters, Democrat leaders have always shouted at young White male voters that because of Republicans, young White male voters need massive government assistance to survive let alone advance. If I had fallen for that, because I was a young White male voter and because I was never in line to get government assistance or any other kind of assistance, I never would have had the motivation to work my way through college and to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/us-midterms-2026-the-youth-turnout-gap-behind-democrats-polling-lead/4373412/
GUARDIAN
— Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries.’ DD: What have you done to afford things? I did far more than my peers to afford things. I worked my way through college and I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, because of my wife’s income, and because we gave up trying to have children.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/affordability-voters-final-sprint-midterms
INDIAN EXPRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Indian-Americans against Trump. Then again, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn those who are the following against Trump: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/america-vote-ballot-epstein-donald-trump-10945941/
November 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Dark money in politics: Who’s really paying for political ads?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/politics/follow-the-money-dark-money-political-donors-elon-musk/4009416/
WGN9
— Chicago-style dirty tricks on display in Alaska?
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/1-more-question/chicago-style-dirty-tricks-on-display-in-alaska/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/01/pritzker-spending-midterms/
— Meet the democratic socialists likely on their way to Congress. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/31/congress-democratic-socialists/
— Everyone wants to run for mayor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/01/editorial-aldermen-election-matt-martin-andre-vasquez-lamont-robinson-brandon-johnson/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/01/column-dick-durbin-immigration-reform-shaw/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a liberal Democrat who wants socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who had been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over you church?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/01/opinion-voting-booth-altar-of-democracy/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/31/black-mayors-cities-trump-crime-racism-brandon-johnson-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Hate-filled Bailey-hating Bailey-haters promote Corbett to take votes away from Bailey.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261031/illinois-state-politics/yes-its-crazy-but-independent-governor-long-shot-believes-in-the-mainstream/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261031/news/pritzker-cash-will-donations-from-the-governors-campaign-help-local-dems/
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261030/submitted-content/northern-illinois-food-bank-to-distribute-50000-holiday-meal-boxes-this-season/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261030/submitted-content/harper-college-joins-third-annual-feed-the-need-food-drive/
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Early voting in McHenry County remains higher than 4 years ago in final days. But vast majority of registered voters have not cast ballots yet.
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2026/10/31/election-2026-early-voting-in-mchenry-county-remains-higher-than-4-years-ago-in-final-days/
WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton-Area Events To Show LGBTQ+ Support. DD: My critics/opponents not only promote LGBTQ, they destroy those like me who oppose the promotion of LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-area-events-show-lgbtq-support-during-pride-month
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What discourages you from helping elect Republican candidates? For me, it is knowing that far too many of them will listen to my critics/opponents and blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. I should write a book about that. I would focus on my critics/opponents and all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have suffered defeats. Most commonly, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I paint candidates as being more conservative than they want to be painted. Often, they stress articles about the candidates that I included links to in my newsletters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Google AI: Kenton Skarin is an attorney and former Illinois judge who recently accepted employment at SpaceX. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopoillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois public schools set record-high graduation rate, despite low math, reading scores. DD: What harmed your ACT score and your GPAs? For me, at Crete-Monee High school 1964-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997, it was my spending far too many hours doing the following instead of studying: washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assemble line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997. Further, while I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my attempt in 1981, my scores were lower.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-public-schools-record-high-graduation-low-math-reading-scores/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ Alaska Senate race gimmick shows all that’s wrong with Democrats.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/31/democrats-alaska-senate-race-gimmick-shows-thats-wrong-democrats/
— Media defends Alaska’s rigged election while projecting GOP interference. Explosive report upends their preferred narrative.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/29/media-defends-alaskas-rigged-election-projecting-gop-interference/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Some of Chicago’s crimes are merely widespread immigration fraud.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4783262/chicago-crime-widespread-immigration-fraud/
— Americans turn against socialism in last months before midterm election. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4787142/americans-turn-against-socialism-midterm-election-poll/
— White Guilt is a guided tour of America’s woke madhouse. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat and RINO candidates promote White guilt. My critics/opponents promote White guilt. According to them, I owe all my successes in my life to my benefitting from discrimination against non-Whites.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/4785143/white-guilt-guided-tour-america-woke-madhouse/
— Democrats simply don’t believe in America anymore. DD: Democrats are ever-increasingly anti-American.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4781359/democrats-do-not-believe-in-america/
NEW YORK POST
— House ‘Squad’ poised to double in size — and turn America into a ‘socialist hellhole.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/us-news/house-squad-poised-to-double-in-size-and-turn-america-into-a-socialist-hellhole-source/
— Trump never got voters to back his war in Iran — now the GOP pays the price.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/opinion/trump-never-got-voters-to-back-his-war-in-iran-now-the-gop-pays-the-price/
— Ivy Asian ascent. DD: Why do Asians do better than Whites?
https://www.pressreader.com/foryou?aid=281595247542418
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Welfare Reform 30 Years Later: How Has Government Assistance Changed? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that because of Republicans, you cannot survive in America let alone advance in America without massive government assistance. To get elected, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO candidates promise more and more and more government assistance. Because I rejected that, I worked my way through college and I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.aei.org/domestic-policy/opportunity-social-mobility/welfare-reform-30-years-later-how-has-government-assistance-changed/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Where are all the white supremacists? If white supremacy is operating in the United States, it’s very good at hiding itself. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat and RINO candidates promote White guilt. My critics/opponents promote White guilt. According to them, I owe all my successes in my life to my benefitting from discrimination against non-Whites.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/where-are-all-the-white-supremacists/
— Will Anti-Socialist Democrats Swing the Midterms? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/will-anti-socialist-democrats-swing-the-midterms/
— The DSA Is Deceiving, Sinister, And Abominable. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-dsa-is-deceiving-sinister-and-abominable/
— California city councilwoman says her district is one third illegals, and she wants them to vote. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/california-city-councilwoman-says-her-district-is-one-third-illegals-and-she-wants-them-to-vote-comments/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DD: Of course, Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that the Pope voted Democrat, that is, that he voted for socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/31/this-is-wrong-pope-leo-becomes-first-pontiff-to-vote-in-a-us-election-1665679/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While it’s unknown who Pope Leo, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost, voted for, he has a history of expressing leftist sentiment on a number of issues, including opposition to the war in Iran.
— Spanberger’s ‘most diverse’ cabinet backlash: Where are the white men? DD: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are the following: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critic/opponents promote diversity.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/31/spanbergers-most-diverse-cabinet-backlash-where-are-the-white-men-1665613/
BREITBART
— NYC Public School Teachers Promote 99.6% of Students Though Almost Half Struggle with Math or Reading.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/10/31/report-nyc-public-school-teachers-promote-99-6-students-though-almost-half-struggle-math-or-reading/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Woke 1.0’ Gave Birth to a New, More Virulent Strain of Socialism. DD: All my critics/opponents are woke. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/31/gain-of-function-marxism-how-woke-1-0-gave-birth-to-new-more-virulent-strain-of-socialism/
POST MILLENNIAL
— DD: To meet their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, c) my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and d) my 1981 job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://thepostmillennial.com/news/black-enrollment-tanks-at-harvard-for-3rd-straight-year-after-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young Americans to embrace socialism. They ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to advance is to be a good little socialist just like they have always hinted/ argued/implied/ shouted that all you need to do under Democrats is to be a good little Democrat. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, all my coworkers who they promoted over me were good little Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8BHxBTzyhk
CBS NEWS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lawsuit-wall-street-journal-epstein-birthday-letter-dismissed/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/trump-speeches-rallies-age.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/opinion/editorials/inflation-war-corruption-trump-editorial.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/opinion/trump-america-capitalism-rich-politics.html
— Is Retirement Unhealthy? It Depends. As more Americans live longer and as the population ages, measuring the effect of retirement on physical, cognitive and mental abilities is a complex undertaking. DD: I should write about being forced to retire early. I have 29 years of experience.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/well/longevity-retirement-health.html
FINANCE BUZZ
— 10 Things We All Owned 20 Years Ago That Are Now Literal Luxuries. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for affordability problems. What helped you afford things? When I was young, I spent far less money on immediate pleasures than my peers did. I took jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, because I got married, because of my wife’s income, and because my wife and I gave up trying to have children.
https://www.aol.com/articles/10-things-owned-20-years-113000000.html
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER
— Civil Service protections. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were the following, did not have Civil Service protections: White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. For the Democrats who ran the federal government back then, the federal government existed to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/defending-first-amendment-rights-civil-servants-government-accountability-project-v
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Managers need to pay closer attention to who gets the assignments and experience that make employees competitive for promotion. DD: When I was 25 years old in 1973 and a newly promoted GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, my Democrat IRS superiors were furious when my IRS manager (Dave) gave me an assignment instead of giving it to one of my coworkers who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 rotating IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, Dave, who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors more furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of Dave. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/10/opm-ending-promotion-rule-agencies-still-have-work-do/416881/
GALLUP
— DD: Democrat leaders run the mainstream news media (MNM). They use the MNM determine and frame election issues. They use the MNM to a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/ott/affordability-remains-a-primary-concern-for-voters-ahead-of-election-day/video_e8b21809-318c-53ba-876e-8d61a1340e57.html
https://www.whio.com/news/voters-say-affordability-remains-top-issue-this-years-election/3a63bed6-b1a6-42f2-b791-570d2d32867f/
ADVOCATE
— DD: My critics/opponents not only promote LGBTQ, they destroy those like me who oppose the promotion of LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/democratic-midterm-sweep-2026-lgbtq
SOCIALIST WORKER
— DD: According to socialists, “In the capitalist workplace, our interests, talents and abilities are stunted, distorted and suppressed.” Under Democrats and under RINOs, the interests, talents, and abilities of Republicans are stunted, distorted and suppressed. Working for Democrats and working for RINOs is like working for socialists. I should write a book about how the following have wasted me and have gotten rid of me: a) my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, b) my Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party superiors, and c) my Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois superiors.
https://socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourself-marxism/will-we-still-work-in-a-socialist-society/
October 29, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Early voting surges as first-time voters cast ballots in Chicago, Cook County.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-early-voting-surges-first-time-voters-cast-ballots-chicago-cook-county-ahead-midterms/19991054/
— Illinois Early Voting Ballot Tracker.
https://abc7chicago.com/feature/illinois-early-voting-ballot-tracker-see-how-many-ballots-have-been-submitted-each-county-far/19991301/
— DD: The mainstream news media is the mouthpiece for the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party is ever-increasingly anti-federal government.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-chicago-area-election-officials-monitoring-ballot-box-threats-enforcement-federal-authorities/19991831/
NBC5
— DD: The mainstream news media is the mouthpiece for the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party ever-increasingly turns young people against America.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-students-celebrate-first-votes-at-parade-to-the-polls/4008791/
CBS2
— DD: The mainstream news media is the mouthpiece for the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party is ever-increasingly anti-federal government.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dick-durbin-worried-election-interference-midterms-trump-administration/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-voting-midterms-important-2026/
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2026-elections-midtems-house-senate-trump/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/29/clergy-meet-pope-leo-broadview/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/29/donald-trump-immigration-crackdown-backlash-midterms/
DAILY HERALD
— Early voting up more than 30% in suburban Cook County.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261028/local-politics/early-voting-up-more-than-30-in-suburban-cook-county/
— Where’s Carl Lambrecht? Republican challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider hasn’t been active.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261028/us-congress-politics/wheres-carl-lambrecht-republican-challenging-democratic-u-s-rep-brad-schneider-hasnt-been-activ/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: To win elections, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their polls.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/29/juliana-stratton-leads-polls-in-illinois-senate-race/92466523007/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/how-trumps-immigration-crackdown-sparked-a-backlash-that-could-boomerang-in-the-midterms/article_f8e4564d-da75-5352-8ea8-f696b4fbe1c1.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/stolen-election-rhetoric-from-trump-isnt-new-his-ability-to-act-on-those-claims-is/article_4a27116b-4f49-5471-bab9-e5cd0092c6e0.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Obama against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/obama-knocks-trumps-response-to-cheesecake-factory-jab-these-are-not-serious-people/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Trump merchandise stores are struggling to stay in business.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-28/trump-merchandise-stores-are-struggling-to-stay-in-business
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more abortion.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/29/illinois-abortion-playbook-heads-to-red-states-01140055
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-624/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Republican Party is defined by its platform, not by its leaders. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders blame Republicans for affordability problems. What helped you afford things? When I was young, I spent far less money on immediate pleasures than my peers did. I took jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker has vetoed fewer than 1% of bills since taking office.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-vetoed-fewer-1-bills-since-taking-office/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Stop expecting politicians to make your life better. Washington keeps selling promises while debt, taxes and entitlement spending continue to grow. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that those who are the following need massive government assistance to survive let alone advance: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time and b) that the aforesaid need massive government assistance because those who are the following discriminate against them: conservative, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/28/stop-expecting-politicians-make-life-better/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker lives in an alternate Illinois reality.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4783127/jb-pritzker-lives-in-an-alternate-illinois-reality/
— DD: The mainstream news media is the mouthpiece for the Democrat Party.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4781555/white-house-press-pool-antitrust-investigation/
NEW YORK POST
— DSA wants to ‘take over’ Dem party with AOC 2028 presidential bid. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. To vote for socialism is to destroy America.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/mamdani-campaign-guru-admits-dsa-wants-to-take-over-the-democratic-party-by-running-aoc-for-president-in-2028/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Woke Is Not Dead. DD: To promote wokeness/wokeism is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/you-really-think-woke-is-dead/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies.
https://cis.org/Mechkowski/Dangerous-Consequences-Sanctuary-Policies
COLLEGE FIX
— Schools teach anti-Israel content, other radical political causes.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/philly-berkeley-schools-teach-anti-israel-content-other-radical-political-causes-house-committee/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Students claim merit criteria possess inherent bias. DD: To meet their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, c) my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and d) my 1981 job-related professional license.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/students-claim-merit-criteria-possess-inherent-bias/15458
DAILY SIGNAL
— Texas Law Enforcement Miscast as Villains in Immigration Debate.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/28/texas-law-enforcement-miscast-as-villains-in-immigration-debate/
LIFE NEWS
— 2,000 People Sign Petition Demanding Cupich Rescind Pro-Abortion Award. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/10/28/2000-people-sign-petition-demanding-cupich-rescind-pro-abortion-award/
NEWSMAX
— Socialists Aim to Take Over Democrat Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. To vote for socialism is to destroy America.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dsa-andrew-epstein-democratic-party/2026/10/28/id/1274387/
— Half of Voters Would Back a Democratic Socialist. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. To vote for socialism is to destroy America.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/democratic-socialism-voters-democrats/2026/10/28/id/1274349/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Rise in Dependency. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.heritage.org/commentary/the-rise-dependency
— Why the U.S. Has a Culture of Dependency. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/commentary/why-the-us-has-culture-dependency
PJ MEDIA
— Is American Urban Culture Beyond Repair? Poverty As a Driver of Crime. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/10/28/is-american-urban-culture-beyond-repair-poverty-as-a-driver-of-crime-narrative-pt-v-n4958766
REASON
— Americans Grow Increasingly Dependent on Government Payments. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://reason.com/2024/10/04/americans-grow-increasingly-dependent-on-government-payments/
U.S. HOUSE
— More Americans Dependent on Welfare Checks, at the Expense of Work. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/01/08/new-report-shows-more-americans-dependent-on-welfare-checks-at-the-expense-of-work/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Half of American voters say they would cast their ballot for a democratic socialist. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. To vote for socialism is to destroy America.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6178694-voters-support-democratic-socialist/
NEW YORK TIMES
— What America is Living Without. Times Opinion asked readers what they can no longer afford, or have given up on having. These are some of their responses. DD: Why do you have less money? My Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS in 1980, delayed my promotions, refused to promote me beyond GS-13, and always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/28/opinion/american-dream-affordability.html
— DD: Democrat leaders say “An Unpredictable President, a Grim White House: Trump Faces Down the Midterms.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/trump-midterms-white-house-mood.html
— Elite Colleges Enroll Fewer Black Freshmen and More Asian Americans. Harvard’s Asian American student enrollment jumped to 43 percent and Black students enrollment dipped to 9 percent after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023. DD: UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976 and IIT in 1992 because they could not find qualified Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, or citizens of foreign countries to accept.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/harvard-student-enrollment-affirmative-action.html
— Elite Colleges Enroll Fewer Black Freshmen and More Asian Americans. Harvard’s Asian American student enrollment jumped to 43 percent and Black students enrollment dipped to 9 percent after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action to promote over me my Democrat coworkers who were minority and/or female. They all had less education than I had, less work experience than I had, no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/harvard-student-enrollment-affirmative-action.html
— Candidate Websites Are Filled With A.I.-Written Text, Analysis Shows. The use of A.I. chatbots to write candidate biographies and policy positions is another way the technology is entangled with elections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/campaign-websites-artificial-intelligence.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump fired him. The ‘DEI Watchlist’ shamed him. Then came 500 job rejections. DD: When I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me retire and made it impossible for me to get a paid job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. Previously they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Consequently, since 2000, I have ever-increasingly focused more on putting together and sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. In those newsletters,, I promote conservative principles and the Republican Party platform.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/29/fired-federal-worker-shamed-dei-watchlist-struggles-find-job/
— 1 in 5 federal government workers have left since Trump took office. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/29/1-5-federal-government-workers-have-left-since-trump-took-office/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: The Republican Party is defined by its platform, not by its leaders.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2026/10/27/could-democrats-really-flip-these-red-states/92450951007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/10/24/vote-democrat-midterms-save-republican-party-trump/92362857007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage home ownership.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/10/20/how-millionaire-renters-are-reimagining-the-american-dream/92330038007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/housing/2026/10/19/home-improvement-costs-rise/92264080007/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: More Americans are working two jobs. DD: I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I worked full-time for IRS and part-time for a Firestone Store. That enabled me a) to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) to pay for tuition and books for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972, and c) to buy a new townhome in 1972.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2026/10/20/what-is-polyworking/92347389007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/inflation-cost-of-living/2026/10/26/side-hustles-cost-of-living/91870611007/
BOSTON HERALD
— Socialists threaten to lead Democrats off the cliff. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. To vote for socialism is to destroy America.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/10/29/battenfeld-socialists-threaten-to-lead-democrats-off-the-cliff/
FOX DETROIT
— Parenting challenges. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents, to their conservatism, and to their traditional marriage. They sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/fmc-sqarqu4zbx177c8u
KTAR
— DD: To defeat Republicans, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly create more economic anxiety.
https://ktar.com/national-news/republicans-emphasize-transgender-ads-putting-cultural-issues-over-voters-economic-anxiety
FORBES
— ‘The Most Socialist President We’ve Ever Had’: FL House Candidate Rips Trump Over $5k Check Promise. DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat candidates promise to give them everything: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPDK9OcBnc
HR DIVE
— Rising wages still fall short of higher cost of living. Housing, childcare and healthcare were the top drivers of cost increases. DD: My critics/opponents continue to be full of envy. They continue to be furious that my wife and I continue to get COLAs and that the federal government continues to pay 72% of our healthcare insurance premiums. They were furious a) when the Post office hired me when I was 18 in 1966, b) when IRS hired me in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and c) when GAO hired me in 1980 and promoted me in 1986. They were furious when I got married in 1978. They were furious when we gave up trying to have children. All my Democrat superiors and supervisors were married and had children. They all painted themselves as being underpaid. They all decried the time and money they needed to raise their children and the high cost of raising their children. They all decried their spouses having little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I never would have been able a) to earn job-related master’s degrees when I was 31 and 48, b) earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a job-related professional license when I was 32, d) have a home built when I was 35, e) buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45, f) take the many luxury vacations that my wife and I took in connection with her many business trips 1978-1992, g) save what we did for our retirement, h) etc. Further, according to them, I would never have been able to the aforesaid if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft. They ever-increasingly painted my wife and I as being disgusting selfish rich DINKs.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/rising-wages-still-fall-short-of-higher-cost-of-living/873025/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TELEFRAPH
— How the diversity industry jettisoned ‘equality of opportunity’ for ‘equality of outcome.’ DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, to meet their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/equity-equality-act-public-services-nhs-police/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
CORVETTE BLOGGER
— Corvettes for Sale: Steel Cities Gray 1972 Corvette Coupe Survivor on Craigslist. DD: This corvette is similar to mine, but mine has only 5,000 miles on it and it has a black leather interior.
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2025/12/03/corvettes-for-sale-steel-cities-gray-1972-corvette-coupe-survivor-on-craigslist/
GOOGLE AI
— The name Diersen is deeply tied to both the history of Crete, Illinois, and specifically to the Crete-Monee High School (CMHS) Class of 1966. David Diersen is a prominent alumnus of the CMHS Class of 1966. He is a well-known local figure, consultant, and the longtime editor of the political news aggregate GOPUSA Illinois. 60th Reunion Attendance: David Diersen is actively tracking his class’s milestones and has publicly shared his intention to attend the upcoming 60th high school reunion in 2026. Reunion History: He was a participant in the milestone CMHS Class of 1966 50th Year Reunion held at the Lincolnshire Country Club. Classmates & Roster: His name is officially listed on the Crete-Monee Class of 1966 Invitation Hub alongside other 1966 graduates. Historical Diersen Roots in Crete, IL If you are researching the Diersen name from a historical or community perspective, the family has multi-generational roots in the village of Crete: The J.C. Diersen Hardware Store: For decades, the Diersen family operated a landmark business located right at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets. John Conrad Diersen ran the storefront from 1886 to 1923, and it remained a staple memory for generations of residents who grew up in the area. Other CMHS Alumni: Other family members also attended Crete-Monee over the years, including William Diersen (Class of 1959), Richard Diersen (Class of 1957), and the late Glen Diersen (Class of 1972). DD: My wife and I attended the outstanding 60th CMHS reunion.
www.google.com
October 28, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Darren Bailey’s wife fires back on ads accusing GOP gov candidate of viewing women as ‘inferior.’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cindy-bailey-wife-darren-illinois-republican-governor-candidate-pushes-back-claims-gov-jb-pritzker-ads/19987362/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6gJ13qYJ_8
— Chicago businessman and Democratic donor Michael Sacks is set to receive a Catholic honor from Cardinal Blase Cupich this week, a recognition that has drawn opposition from Illinois Right to Life and sparked debate over the purpose of the award. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-life-anti-abortion-rights-group-objects-catholic-award-honoring-chicago-businessman-michael-sacks/19986612/
CBS2
— Pritzker is seeking a third term in next week’s general election. If he wins, which the polling strongly suggests, he will be the first Democrat to be elected three times to the office. Standing in his way is Republican Bailey, the downstate farmer and former Illinois lawmaker who lost to Pritzker in the race for governor four years ago. Pritzker, the billionaire incumbent, spent millions during the 2022 Republican primary to boost Bailey’s profile, effectively urging Republican voters to choose a candidate Pritzker could easily defeat in the general election.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-governor-race-2026-republican-darren-bailey-profile/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Race for 65th District seat in Illinois House features Rivard, Ugaste.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/28/race-for-65th-district-seat-in-illinois-house-features-rivard-ugaste/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Today in Chicago History: Donald Trump watches as Sun-Times building razed to build Trump Tower. DD: In 2001, when the Sun-Times building housed the Fox News Channel Midwest Bureau, Fox News honored me in that building for my success in leading a group that got Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs starting April 1, 2001.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/28/october-28-chicago-history/
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Vrankovich for House District 47.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261027/endorsements/endorsement-vrankovich-for-house-district-47/
— Why DuPage County Board member Brian Krajewski wants to be mayor of Downers Grove again.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261027/local-politics/why-dupage-county-board-member-wants-to-be-mayor-of-downers-grove-again/
— DD: The Daily Herald should have endorsed Gary Grasso for DuPage County Board Chair.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261028/editorials/endorsement-conroy-for-dupage-county-board-chair/
— DD: The Daily Herald should have endorsed Patricia Kladis-Schiappa for DuPage County Clerk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261028/endorsements/endorsement-deacon-garcia-for-dupage-county-clerk/
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/galesburg-approves-second-marijuana-dispensary/526-c577b211-c3cf-41c6-914c-51bc0763beef
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Cindy Bailey fires back at Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/28/cindy-bailey-fires-back-at-pritzker-01138034
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Cindy Bailey, the wife of Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, held her own press conference Tuesday to criticize Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s attacks on her husband, accusing him of unfairly portraying his character and views on women. “Governor, you have crossed a line from criticizing his positions and misrepresenting his character, and I will not let that go unanswered,” Bailey said. She pointed to her nearly 40-year marriage to Darren, and their life together raising four children, running a family farm and building businesses, including her own floral shop, as proof that her husband values women. “Through every chapter, Darren treated me as his partner and valued my opinions and the work that I did,” she said. “I know his heart, I know his character, and I know how he treats women because I’m the woman who has shared life with him,” she added. Pritzker’s campaign has attacked Bailey over his conservative views and aired a TV ad accusing Bailey of saying women are inferior to men and opposing abortion access. Darren Bailey’s campaign has countered that the governor is misrepresenting his beliefs and personal character. The timing: Cindy Bailey’s appearance came as the race for governor enters its final stretch, with Pritzker making female voters a central focus of his campaign. On Tuesday evening, the Democratic incumbent held a Women in the Fight event to show his support for women’s issues, including access to reproductive care. His campaign also emailed messaging calling Darren Bailey “an extremist with a dangerous anti-choice record.” At-home issues: Cindy Bailey said the attacks also disparage women who choose to stay home with their children. “A woman’s worth is not determined by whether she works in an office, runs a business, or stays home with her children,” she said, sounding like a candidate herself. When asked if she might one day run for office, Bailey said, “Never say never.” The comments turned emotional when Bailey spoke about motherhood and the family’s grief after the deaths last year of family members in a helicopter crash. “I carry that love and that loss with me every day,” she said, adding that the experience had taught her to treasure time with loved ones and remember that people may be carrying burdens others cannot see. Bailey then pivoted to the financial pressures facing families, from child care and groceries to electricity bills and unexpected car repairs — And challenged Pritzker to address those concerns rather than tell women to fear her husband.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-836/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-623/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political consultants who want Republican candidates to lose on November 3, 2026 justify their telling them to not speak against socialism by claiming that voters who are the following want socialism: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that? How strongly are they stressing the benefits of capitalism and the negatives of socialism? How strongly are they stressing how they have benefitted from capitalism? Capitalism motivated me and enabled me to work my way through college and earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984, d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. Under socialism, I would not have had the aforesaid motivation or accomplishments because under socialism, all you need to do to advance is be a good little socialist. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The Republican Party exists to defend and advance conservative principles. The Democrat Party exists to defend and advance liberal principles, and now, also, ever-increasingly, socialism. Why do people get involved in Republican politics? Far too many become Republican precinct committeemen, Republican party leaders, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and/or Republican major donors for destructive reasons. Those destructive reasons include getting the party to officially dump conservative planks in its platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The aforesaid people are anti-conservatives, if not RINOs, if not Democrat plants. I should write about the aforesaid who have worked the hardest to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who have had the most success in doing that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research. I know that, they know that, and everyone should know that. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who a) ended my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost got ICRC to censure me for my newsletters in 2006, g) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, and h) defeated my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents use against you? My critics/opponents use my promoting planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. They use the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. They use my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasting my career and forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They use my wife and I giving up trying to have children. They use my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Federal employment and graduate admission: DD: While I was an IRS employee, a) Loyola accepted me into its graduate business school in 1972 when I was a GS-7 and b) DePaul accepted me into its graduate accounting school in 1976 when I was a GS-12. While I was a GAO employee, IIT accepted me into its graduate finance school in 1992 when I was a GS-13. I wonder how much my being a federal employee impacted the aforesaid acceptance decisions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Federal employment serves as a highly competitive asset in college graduate admissions, functioning as a major evaluation factor primarily through the lens of professional experience, demonstrated public service, and specialized technical expertise.
Depending on the specific graduate discipline (such as an MPA, MPP, MBA, or JD), admissions committees evaluate a background in federal service using several key criteria: 1. Proof of “Specialized Experience” and Leadership. • Analytical and Policy Skills: Holding a federal role usually implies experience navigating complex regulatory environments, writing briefs, or managing public data. Admissions committees view this as a direct indicator that you can handle rigorous, advanced academic research. • The GS Scale Proxy: For programs that evaluate the depth of professional tenure, your General Schedule (GS) level serves as a proxy for professional advancement. Reaching mid-to-senior levels (such as GS-9 through GS-12+) signals to admissions boards that you have managed projects, supervised personnel, or held significant institutional accountability.)
— What would you have done differently if your parents had more money? I would have studied more and that would have increased my ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs. I would not have had to a) do yard work 1962-1964, b) deliver newspapers 1962-1966, c) wash dishes 1964-1966, d) clean golf shoes, chip slag, and pump gasoline in 1966, e) deliver mail 1966-1969, or f) work on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I might have gotten scholarships. I would have majored in accounting at UIC and NIU. I would gotten a much better job when I graduated from NIU in 1970. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Not even 19% of CTU spending in 2026 went to teacher representation. DD: The National Treasury Employees Union represented me 1974-1977 in Diersen v. IRS. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-180010.11.pdf To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/19-ctu-spending-2026-teacher-representation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Socialism does not increase affordability. DD: Socialism takes everything away from those who work and save and gives everything to those who do not work and save. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/27/no-mamdani-socialism-not-increase-affordability/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Don’t reward illegal immigrants for breaking the law. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally, is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4780911/dont-reward-illegal-immigrants-for-breaking-the-law/
AMERICAN THINKER
— So, you want to be a socialist and a communist? With the looming midterm elections, there’s a political burden on our shoulders to do all we can to educate our Democrat counterparts on what their vote for communism actually means. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-socialist-and-a-communist/
— Ilhan Omar’s Odyssey. I don’t blame Ilhan for the sins of her father, but what she has done since then is entirely on her.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/ilhan-omar-s-odyssey/
— The Fairytale Of An America Without Limits. Leftism is reducing America to a self-hating, government-dependent, multicultural mess that still believes it has the wealth and moral authority to change the world.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-fairytale-of-an-america-without-limits/
— The Great Feminization, Wokeness, And The Rule Of Law. Anyone confronting the maladies coincident with culture’s feminization should follow the money to see who is ultimately pulling the strings.
americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-great-feminization-wokeness-and-the-rule-of-law/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, will host its annual Diversity Symposium on Nov. 6, continuing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming after allocating nearly $1 million to DEI operations in fiscal year 2025. Harper’s Diversity Symposium, held annually since 2004, will take place at the Wojcik Conference Center and offer participants ‘a unique opportunity to learn and discuss important topics that are centered around diversity, equity, and inclusion.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/harper-college-plans-diversity-symposium-amid-965k-dei-budget/30875
FOX BUSINESS
— GOP campaigns against socialism ahead of midterm elections. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZoZE0YoSg
FOX NEWS
— Chicago cardinal sparks controversy by honoring abortion-access donor at gala for future priests. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chicago-cardinal-sparks-controversy-honoring-195126000.html
— Frustrated Illinois residents seek to redraw state map in bid to break free from Chicago. Eleven counties will vote on a non-binding referendum in November gauging interest in separation via a constitutional process.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/frustrated-illinois-residents-seek-redraw-state-map-bid-break-free-chicago
— Kellyanne Conway warns of radical, Democratic socialist agenda ahead of midterms. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407502998112
— College students define socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407497537112
— How Obama Secretly Transformed Democrats Into Socialists. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407460685112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U. Michigan Students Try to Explain How They Think Socialism Works. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/u-michigan-students-try-to-explain-how-they-think-socialism-works/amp/
LIFE NEWS
— Pro-Life Group Will Protest Cardinal Cupich Giving Award to Abortion Activist. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/10/27/pro-life-group-will-protest-cardinal-cupich-giving-award-to-abortion-activist/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Chicago Archbishop’s Cynical Move. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-chicago-archbishops-cynical-move/
NEWSMAX
— GOP Must Vote to Stop Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rick-scott-socialism-cuba/2026/10/27/id/1274234/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Swing voters reject DSA, socialism ahead of midterms. DD: Political consultants who want Republican candidates to lose on November 3, 2026 justify their telling them to not speak against socialism by claiming that voters who are the following want socialism: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thepostmillennial.com/news/swing-voters-reject-dsa-socialism-ahead-of-midterms-americans-for-prosperity-poll
TOWNHALL
— Democrats’ Embrace of Socialism Portends Chaos and Decline. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2026/10/28/democrats-embrace-of-socialism-portends-chaos-and-decline-n2685426
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pritzker Blames ‘GOP Dysfunction’ for His State’s Problems – Ignores Decades of Dem Trifectas.
https://www.westernjournal.com/jb-pritzker-blames-gop-dysfunction-states-problems-ignores-decades-dem-trifectas/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS & NPR & PBS
— Opposition research. DD: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research. I know that, they know that, and everyone should know that. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who a) ended my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost got ICRC to censure me for my newsletters in 2006, g) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, and h) defeated my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-do-politicians-gather-opposition-research-on-other-candidates/
https://www.npr.org/2007/02/06/7226716/opposition-research-know-thine-enemies
https://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152683320/the-job-dig-up-dirt-on-politicians
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-trumps-view-of-accepting-foreign-opposition-research-is-textbook-illegal
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use fake polls to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/insider/polls-midterm-election.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders use fake polls to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/10/24/should-america-be-worried-survey-integrity/92387340007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/21/group-admits-faking-polls-midterms/92361162007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/10/28/election-polls-wrong-midterm-media-coverage/92363736007/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to a) elect Democrats and b) defeat Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/27/trump-obama-agree-terms-all-about-trump/92440667007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for job search frustrations.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/10/25/the-heartbreaking-search-for-work-in-brutal-job-market/91814434007/
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS
— Affirmative action promotes racism. DD: To get votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.smdp.com/affirmative-action-promotes-racism-not-individualism/
STAR DEMOCRAT
— America’s college students prefer socialism over capitalism, Palestinians over Israel; 45% say violence is OK response to ‘hate speech.’ DD: I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business (UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976), accounting (DePaul 1976-1980), and finance (IIT 1992-1997). To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.stardem.com/news/national/survey-says-americas-college-students-prefer-socialism-over-capitalism-palestinians-over-israel-45-say-violence/article_4c3bf21c-3bda-4696-be69-353908e06a60.html
KCUR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to defeat Republicans on November 3, 2026. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-10-28/midwest-voters-affordability-cost-of-living-election
FORBES
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Under socialism, socialists will take everything that Republicans have away from them, just like Democrats are taking everything that Republicans have away from them. My Democrat GAO superiors took my job and my preferred corner office away from me and gave it to my Democrat subordinate. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Are you a Republican. What are you doing to protect what you have? What can I do to protect my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, my retirement savings, etc.? What can my wife do to protect her Social Security, her retirement savings, etc.? What can we do to protect our real estate, vehicles, etc.?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdlc7793Ww
INC.
— You Can Do Everything Right and Still Lose. DD: I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But because I did not earn the aforesaid fast enough, I lost. IRS refused to promote me beyond GS-12. GAO forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS, delayed my promotions, refused to promote me beyond GS-13, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I could have earned the aforesaid master’s degrees, professional certifications, and professional license faster if I had taken more than one course at a time. But I took only one course at a time because that was what I could afford and because my focus was carrying out my job duties.
https://www.inc.com/alicia-teltz/meritocracy-myth-global-entrepreneurship-obediah-etito/91422252
FED MANAGER
— OPM Issues Recruitment Plan with Merit, Younger Workers as Key Pillars. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For them, the federal government existed to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. If I had been a Democrat, even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat superiors would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. To get promoted, none of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All those promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-issues-recruitment-plan-with-merit-younger-workers-as-key-pillars
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Whoever wins in November, the career civil service needs rules that last. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For them, the federal government existed to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/10/whoever-wins-in-november-the-career-civil-service-needs-rules-that-last/
PBS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you cannot afford things, Democrat leaders blame Republicans for that. Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.pbs.org/video/vote-2026-package-1793131905/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: To get votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at women that Republicans cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/10/28/reclaiming-womens-and-gender-studies-opinion
PHYS
— Inequality. DD: To discredit me, my critics/opponents have always falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich. They have always ignored/dismissed/belittled a) that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, etc. and b) that I had to work my way through college.
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-poor-automatically-politicians-inequality.html
ATLANTIC
— When ICE Comes for a MAGA Supporter. DD: My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/10/ice-maga-supporter-samuel-sey/689180/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCS
EXPRESS U.S.
— Barack Obama throws weight behind socialists as left wing of Democrats grow. Self-identified democratic-socialists are rising in prominence within the Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/218640/barack-obama-socialists-Democrats/amp
October 26, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— 11 more Illinois counties to vote on exploring separation from Cook County. A group of 11 counties will vote in the midterm elections on an advisory referendum concerning an exploration of the idea of creating a new state.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/11-more-illinois-counties-to-vote-on-exploring-separation-from-cook-county/4007120/
ABC7
— DD: To get more votes from voters, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly charge Trump with driving up healthcare costs.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/health-insurance-costs-keep-climbing-american-workers-new-survey-finds/19975954/
— DD: To get more votes from immigrants, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly charge Republicans with causing all their problems.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-chinatown-chicago-community-groups-encourage-immigrant-voter-participation-ahead-midterms/19979028/
— DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly charge Republicans with causing all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-early-voting-rallies-encourage-turnout-chicago-area-ahead-midterms/19976468/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/juliana-stratton-2026-us-senate-run
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/deportations-not-meeting-trumps-aggressive-targets-report-finds
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their Democrat Epstein against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/25/epstein-haunts-gop-fresh-probes-democrats/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Ramaswamy against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/26/column-vivek-ramaswamy-amy-acton-ohio-governors-race-page/
DAILY HERALD
— Cunningham for Kane County clerk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261025/endorsements/cunningham-for-kane-county-clerk/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker laying the groundwork, money for a presidential run. DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Pritzker ever-increasingly shouts at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzker-laying-the-groundwork-money-for-a-presidential-run/article_5aacb7c9-7f03-44b5-8434-419f3923363e.html
SHAW LOCAL
— Applications are being accepted for a DuPage County resident circuit judge in the 18th Judicial Circuit, Sixth Subcircuit, according to a news release from the Illinois Supreme Court Thursday. The vacancy will be created when Chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton retires on Jan. 4, 2027. Judicial vacancies are filled by Supreme Court appointment, under the Illinois Constitution. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be a lawyer licensed to practice law in Illinois and live within the subcircuit boundaries, according to the release.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/25/applications-accepted-for-dupage-county-judicial-vacancy/
QUAD CITY TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to elect Democrats and to defeat Republicans.
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/illinois/article_3b8e9183-358d-5612-8f50-2edb665a5fac.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to elect Democrats and to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-26/republicans-are-spending-millions-and-still-may-not-win-districts-drawn-to-favor-them
FOX ILLINOIS
— Thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day. Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/thousands-of-observers-are-expected-to-descend-on-polling-places-to-monitor-the-vote-on/article_a1694249-c11e-54ba-90e4-c20965d5b567.html
— DD: Democrat leaders drive up inflation and then blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-failed-to-stop-inflation-now-republicans-may-pay-the-price-in-the-midterm-elections/article_aaebd6ae-829b-5163-9dca-de3e4c3e8ec7.html
WANE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/trump-escalates-anti-muslim-attacks-against-el-sayed-in-michigan-drawing-arab-american-rebuke/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/26/the-pritzker-bailey-trump-pas-de-trois-01135005
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-834/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote Democrats is to vote for more a) socialism, b) dependency on government and charity, c) LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, d) abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and h) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. To vote Democrats is to vote for more hated against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To vote for Democrats is to vote for more poverty and crime. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Under socialism, sooner or later, government owns everything. What has being able to own things motivated you to do? It motivate me to work my way through college and earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984, d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. – Dave Diersen
— Under socialism, sooner or later, government decides everything. Under socialism, because no one saw me as being college material, I would not have been able to work my way through college and earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do Democrats do? Democrats let Republicans create prosperity and safety and then they move in and destroy it. I should write about Democrat success in destroying Republican states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump, Obama throw punches at each other in Senate election brawl.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/25/donald-trump-barack-obama-throw-punches-senate-election-brawl/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Extreme French leftists co-opted school protests to bring down Western society. DD: France today, America tomorrow.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4779271/hugo-gurdon-france-unrest-extreme-leftists-bring-down-western-society/
— James Talarico’s extremism and the Texas race that should not be close.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-features/4775333/radical-in-seminary-robe-james-talarico-texas-senate-race/
— Florida cannot afford to give socialism a chance. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4776116/democratic-socialism-florida-freedom/
NEWS YORK POST
— Blagojevich urges America to vote Republican: ‘Democratic Party has been hijacked by socialists.’ DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/25/us-news/ex-con-former-dem-ill-gov-rod-blagojevich-urges-america-to-vote-republican/
— New York voters need more genuine general-election choices — or democracy is doomed.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/opinion/new-york-voters-need-more-genunine-general-election-choices/
— No ordinary midterm — this election is a stark choice for America’s future. Voters face a “deep” midterm election: Islamist-sympathizing socialism is on the ballot against free-market capitalism and American exceptionalism. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/25/opinion/no-ordinary-midterm-but-a-stark-choice-for-americas-future/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Leftists Won’t Let Us Live. Leftism cannot succeed unless everyone fails together. DD: I should write about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who discouraged me the most from earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/why-leftists-won-t-let-us-live/
BLAZE
— The champagne communists who sold Millennials a bill of goods.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-champagne-communists-who-sold-millennials-a-bill-of-goods
BREITBART
— Jane Fonda’s Climate PAC Pours Millions into Socialist Candidates Ahead of Midterms. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/10/25/jane-fondas-climate-pac-funds-socialist-candidates-ahead-of-midterms/
COLLEGE FIX
— DD: Those responsible for slavery in America, that is, Democrats, always have, and always will, blame Republicans for slavery in America.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professors-challenge-popular-notion-americas-founding-was-based-on-slavery-in-new-book/
FOX NEWS
— Parents. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents, to their conservatism, and to their traditional marriage. They sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/gallup-study-finds-parents-political-ideology-plays-significant-role-adolescent-mental-health
— Socialism’s growing appeal meets an awkward reality check on college campus. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/politics/socialisms-growing-appeal-meets-awkward-reality-check-college-campus
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— France Is Learning the Hard Way What Happens When the Socialist Bill Comes Due. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.heritage.org/europe/commentary/france-learning-the-hard-way-what-happens-when-the-socialist-bill-comes-due
INFO VATICANA
— Abortion: From Dick Durbin to Michael Sacks: Cupich will recognize an abortion-funding donor at a gala for future priests. DD: My critics/opponents reject the pro-life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/10/23/from-dick-durbin-to-michael-sacks-cupich-will-honor-an-abortion-funding-donor-at-a-gala-for-future-priests/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— A Civilizational Choice Is Upon Us. Preserve America and the West—or permit an intersectional ideology hostile to American values and Western civilization to gain greater influence.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/a-civilizational-choice-is-upon-us/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Noncitizen Voting Is a Real Problem — and This Loophole Explains Why.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/noncitizen-voting-is-a-real-problem-and-this-loophole-explains-why/
NEWSMAX
— Best Defense Against Socialism: Teaching Entrepreneurship. DD: While my parents were not entrepreneurs, their parents and all their ancestors were. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/laurahollis/musk-poverty-schramm/2026/10/25/id/1273930/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Clueless Hollywood celebs campaign for socialist Lula da Silva ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thepostmillennial.com/clueless-hollywood-celebs-campaign-for-socialist-lula-da-silva-ahead-of-brazils-presidential-runoff
WHITE HOUSE
— The Cost of Socialism. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmERsPeqy1g
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/6168556-doj-undocumented-tuition-lawsuits/amp/
CBS NEWS
— DD: To get more votes from voters, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly charge Trump with causing all their problems.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-house-estimate-midterm-elections-2026/
CNBC
— Caregiving an affordability issue. DD: From 2009 until she died when she was 91 in 2022, I had total responsibility for my outstanding aunt Eunice S. Diersen who had Alzheimer’s. She never married. She helped my parents raise me in Crete.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/10/26/the-economy-election-caregiving-an-affordability-issue.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Parents. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents, to their conservatism, and to their traditional marriage. They sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/moms-for-liberty-parents-rights/2021/10/14/bf3d9ccc-286a-11ec-8831-a31e7b3de188_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/09/05/how-the-culture-wars-destroyed-public-education/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: The mainstream news media exists to elect Democrats and to defeat Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/26/divided-values-as-reps-prize-patriotism-dems-equality-in-poll/92262490007/
ARIZONA DAILY INDEPENDENT
— Strong Families, Strong America: Our Future Depends On More Affordable Homes. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ But if I was 24 today, I would not be able to do that. The jobs that I got back then are ever-increasingly being given to noncitizens, to minorities, and to females. Back then, all my employers would have hired noncitizens, minorities, and females instead of me if they could have.
https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2026/10/strong-families-strong-america-our-future-depends-on-more-affordable-homes/
FORBES
— Workplace Skills. DD: All my coworkers who my superiors promoted over me excelled at helping their superiors get rid of their subordinates like me who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about my superiors and those who they promoted over me.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2026/10/26/8-workplace-skills-trends-that-could-make-or-break-your-career-in-2027/
BALLOTPEDIA
— Democratic Socialists of America endorses 131 candidates and takes sides on 33 ballot measures in the Nov. 3 elections. DD: To Vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/10/26/the-democratic-socialists-of-america-endorses-131-candidates-and-takes-sides-on-33-ballot-measures-in-the-nov-3-elections/
EDUCATION WEEK
— Parents. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents, to their conservatism, and to their traditional marriage. They sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-the-push-for-parents-rights-means-for-schools/2023/02
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/diversity/2026/10/26/conservative-group-used-target-media-now-it-hunts-dei
PERSONNEL TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/how-hr-is-handling-dei-pushback-in-the-workplace/
BEAST
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, you had to be a good little Democrat to be promoted to GS-5. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, you had to be a good little Democrat to be promoted to GS-13. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, you had to be a good little Democrat to be promoted to GS-14.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/secret-trump-loyalty-test-for-us-diplomats-revealed
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
— Illinois counties to vote on prospect of forming new state without crime-ridden Chicago.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16238135/Illinois-counties-vote-new-state-without-Chicago.html
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EDMUNDS
— Cheapest New Cars for 2026. DD: Back in the good old days, when I was 17 in in 1966, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage for 15 months part-time and for 3 months full-time. In 1967, I was able to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money I earned cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail for 12 months part-time and for 6 months full-time. In 1968, I was able to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money I had earned delivering mail for 9 months part-time and for 3 months full-time. In 1971, I was able to buy a new 1972 Corvette with money I earned delivering mail for 5 months part-time and for 3 months full-time, working for a Firestone Store for 7 months full-time and for 8 months part-time, and working for IRS for 4 months full-time.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/cheapest-new-cars.html
October 17, 2026
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies today. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-17/no-kings-turns-its-focus-to-voting-this-weekend-heres-what-we-know
INDIVISIBLE
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies today. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://indivisible.org/events/wheaton-north-we-the-people-speak-1st-amendment-action/
FOX NEWS
— ‘No Kings’ foot soldiers ignore organizers’ warning, go all in for Democrats. From Delaware to Oregon, ‘No Kings’ network of 300 groups with $2.5B in revenues promotes slogans banned by its own playbook. DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies today. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/no-kings-says-dont-partisan-politics-300-groups-protest-network-organizers-say-vote-blue
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the high-level organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations seek to turn their operation into a nationwide get-out-the-vote rally Saturday, their warning to steer clear of partisan messaging that could violate their own rules is falling on deaf ears. A Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, on the ground, the political activation is in fact highly partisan, led by the center-left Indivisible nonprofit that has received millions of dollars of funding from Democratic mega-donor George Soros. “No Kings” organizers didn’t respond to a request for comment. The partisan nature of the day’s events is important because political experts say the “No Kings” operation reveals a sophisticated electoral strategy: transform the crowds assembled for anti-Trump protests into a durable voter bloc that participates in elections and turns out a “Blue Tsunami” of votes in political battles. But federal election law bars nonprofits, many of which fund the “No Kings” operation, from advocating for particular candidates. Behind today’s action, Fox News Digital has identified a sprawling network of 300 progressive advocacy organizations, labor unions, Democratic political operatives and tax-exempt nonprofits with an estimated $2.5 billion in annual revenues, transforming the “No Kings” protest movement into a nationwide voter-mobilization operation of an estimated 3,000 events for Democrats. A review of digital advertisements for Saturday’s “No Kings: Vote Early” demonstrations and their organizing rhetoric identifies multiple instances of organizers promoting the very language the coalition’s national rulebook forbids in its attempt to create the illusion of nonpartisanship. In Newark, Delaware, Democratic activists from the local Indivisible chapter are encouraging voters to “wear blue” to their 2 p.m. demonstration at the corner of S. College Avenue and W. Main Street, and their “Sign Ideas” include: “Vote Blue Nov. 3,” “Vote Early, Vote Blue” and “Time for a Blue Tsunami.” Their announcement reads: “💙 Wear blue to signify the blue tsunami we are hoping we will see in Nov!” Some 3,000 miles away, in Roseburg, Ore., Indivisible Douglas County activists are advertising their own “No Kings” rally with suggested signs reading “DOUGLAS COUNTY VOTES BLUE!,” “REPUBLICANS HAD THEIR CHANCE!” and “VOTE EARLY. VOTE THEM OUT!” Those are precisely the kinds of partisan political messages the national “No Kings” coalition has explicitly prohibited. On a Thursday night webinar promoting the protests, a member of Indivisible Colorado Springs told Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin that the group’s event is struggling to attract media attention without focusing on President Donald Trump. Levin replied: “By all means, make it about Trump. Y’all make it about Trump. Create some conflict. Use some strong language. There’s nothing about No Kings that says you can’t focus on the fascists in the White House.” “Be bold. Be direct. Don’t hold back,” the Oregon organizers tell participants. Those are precisely the kinds of partisan political messages the national “No Kings” coalition has explicitly prohibited. On a Thursday night webinar promoting the protests, a member of Indivisible Colorado Springs told Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin that the group’s event is struggling to attract media attention without focusing on President Donald Trump. Levin replied: “By all means, make it about Trump. Y’all make it about Trump. Create some conflict. Use some strong language. There’s nothing about No Kings that says you can’t focus on the fascists in the White House.” Democratic Party Recruits at ‘No Kings’
Under “Event Prohibitions,” a “Host Toolkit” warns: “Events must not be partisan in nature or make references to preferred election outcomes.” It bars “candidate campaign activity,” “any political party or political committee attending or helping coordinate the event.” The “Event Prohibitions” list bars events from being held at “overtly partisan organizations, or held at campaign offices, political party headquarters, or other locations principally associated with candidate or party political activity.” The prohibitions explicitly state: “Events should not be jointly branded with partisan organizations,’ and provides as “Examples: Democratic clubs, ‘the Lincoln County Democratic Party.'” Yet, in Roseville, Calif., the Placer County Democratic Party in California is explicit in its connection to the “No Kings” voter drive, advertising a canvassing operation specifically tied to Saturday’s “No Kings” rally at the Roseville Galleria. The party’s website invites activists to attend a morning canvassing session at Harry Crabb Park, saying voters will be gathered at the rally at the Galleria and promising materials to help participants “support our endorsed candidates.” On their Democratic Party website, the local party activists describe the “No Kings” rally as “a day of nonpartisan voter participation.” The advertisement raises questions about the relationship between the Democratic Party’s candidate-support operation and an event whose national organizers expressly prohibit political parties, political committees and candidate campaigns from coordinating activities. In Springfield, Pa., an event listed on the Women’s March organizing platform advertises a one-hour “No Kings FOUR” demonstration at 1200 Baltimore Pike. The event calls for voter participation and, in another direct conflict with the national coalition’s ban on “vote Blue” appeals, also declares: “Vote Blue. Vote. Make Your Voice Count.” Rules They Wrote Themselves. The coalition’s own documents leave little ambiguity about its official standards. In a five-page “Talking Points + Messaging” guide, organizers instruct participants not to use partisan political language, including telling participants to “vote for Democrats up and down the ballot” or saying, “we can get a Democratic Congress elected in 2026 to resist Trump.” It bars any “speaker expressing bias for or against any candidate for office,” the guide states. It prohibits candidate campaign activities, including campaign literature, fundraising and coordination with campaign staff. Political parties and political committees are also barred from helping coordinate events. The instructions go beyond conventional warnings against endorsements. Organizers specifically prohibit references to “MAGA politicians” and calls to elect a Democratic Congress. Even urging participants to register as Democrats ahead of the midterms is explicitly forbidden. Another document, “Event Prohibitions + Things to Note,” specifically prohibits “vote them out” and “vote Blue” messaging, campaign fundraising and political party coordination. Still, in Kingstowne, Va., Indivisible of Franconia is promoting its Oct. 17 rally at South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne Village Parkway with the statement: “We vote for leaders to represent our interests—and if they don’t, we need to vote them out.” The coalition also prohibits events hosted or co-sponsored by overtly partisan organizations, including Democratic clubs. Its “Election Law FAQs” and “Resources” go further, warning that merely describing an event as “nonpartisan” doesn’t establish that it meets the standard. “Saying this doesn’t automatically make it so,” the document states. Democratic Infrastructure Behind No Kings. The contradictions come as “No Kings” draws on a sprawling coalition of advocacy organizations, labor unions and political activists. In March, Fox News Digital identified about 500 organizations associated with the movement, representing an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues. The coalition partner list for today’s protests is smaller but continues to include major labor organizations such as the American Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union. It also includes organizations that align with the Democratic Party, including: Indivisible, MoveOn, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, End Citizens United, NextGen America, Our Revolution, Voto Latino and the Democratic Socialists of America. Most of these organizations or their affiliated political committees have histories of substantial spending to support Democratic candidates and causes. Their involvement places organizations with extensive electoral experience inside a coalition now publicly promising to avoid partisan campaign activity. The coalition’s breadth also raises questions about how organizers distinguish between participating in a nonpartisan event and advancing the electoral objectives of affiliated political organizations. From a $250,000 Protest to the Ballot Box. . .Legal Dividing Line. . .)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Handful of competitive suburban races rev up November General Assembly elections. Democrat state Rep. Nabeela Syed is trying to unseat incumbent state Sen. Darby Hills, a Republican, in the northwest suburbs. The race is drawing big money from the political parties.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/17/chicago-suburbs-elections-illinois-general-assembly-senate-house-darby-hills-republican-nabeela-syed-democrat
DAILY HERALD
— Niki Conforti: 2026 candidate for the 6th Congressional District.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/us-congress-politics/niki-conforti-2026-candidate-for-the-6th-congressional-district/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Republican organizations in the Northwest suburbs are looking to fire up voters ahead of the midterm elections with their Lincoln Day Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cotillion Banquets in Palatine.
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/republicans-gear-up-for-lincoln-day-dinner/
SHAW LOCAL
— State offers special enrollment period for 9,300 Illinoisans who lost Medicaid coverage. DD: What did you do to avoid medical debt? For me, since I was 18 in 1966, and for my wife since 1978, to get 72% payment of our healthcare insurance paid for by the federal government, for almost 30 years, I put up with tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. For Democrat leaders, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/10/16/state-offers-special-enrollment-period-for-9300-illinoisans-who-lost-medicaid-coverage/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that the RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward Republican organization will use Republican losses on November 3, 2026 a) to move their organizations further to the left, b) to dump more planks in the Republican Party platform, and c) to officially banish conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, from the party. RINOs are anti-conservative. They want the Republican Party to be the Democrat Lite Party. They rather see Democrat candidates win than conservative Republican candidates win. But political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Most commonly, RINOs reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No Neutral Ground: Christians and the Duty to Vote.
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/no-neutral-ground-christians-and-the-duty-to-vote/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Woke hysteria makes an election-season comeback — as Trump fans the flames. DD: My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they blame the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have on those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/opinion/woke-hysteria-makes-a-comeback-as-trump-fans-the-flames/
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— What does the DSA mean by “public ownership?” DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/dsa-public-ownership-explained/
BREITBART
— Democrat Senators (including Duckworth) Push More Gun Control After School Shooting Ended by Armed Bystander.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/10/16/democrat-senators-push-more-gun-control-after-school-shooting-ended-by-armed-bystander/
DAILY SIGNAL
— 200+ DSA Chapters: Inside Socialism’s Rapid Rise in America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ_eHrDLavU
DAILY WIRE
— Practical Breakdown: Capitalism vs. Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ben-shapiro-show-ep-2528
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Supreme Court Ruling Undermines the Concept of U.S. Citizenship.
https://www.fairus.org/supreme-court-ruling-undermines-concept-us-citizenship
— FAIR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Rolling Back the Biden Administration’s Mass Parole Programs.
https://www.fairus.org/fair-files-amicus-brief-support-rolling-back-biden-administrations-mass-parole-programs
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— The Story of the 2026 Midterm Elections Is the Socialist Surge. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartland.org/opinion/the-story-of-the-2026-midterm-elections-is-the-socialist-surge-2/
REASON
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Because I am none of the aforesaid, I never would have survived for almost 30 years as a federal employee if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://reason.com/2026/10/16/doge-worked-only-if-you-grade-on-a-curve/
TOWNHALL
— Understanding ‘Democratic Socialism’ in the Real World. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/les-rubin/2026/10/17/understanding-democratic-socialism-in-the-real-world-n2684756
— Capitalism Is Not to Blame for Our National Debt; Socialists Are. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/16/vip-capitalism-debt-n2684803
— What’s not being widely reported is that Paporakis is transgender and was receiving hormone therapy as part of his transition. He’s also being treated for depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. So this is yet another case of a transgender individual planning to carry out violence. Democrat Ro Khanna took the opportunity to score political points, omitting the very salient fact that Paporakis is transgender, and just the latest in a long line of “trans-identifying” individuals who have engaged in violence. The fact that he’s transgender is just as important as any other identifier. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/16/ro-khanna-hindu-wouldbe-shooter-n2684793
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on those who are young.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/young-voters-fleeing-republicans.html
DALLAS EXPRESS
— More “Trans” Terror: Accused Neo-Nazi Temple Plotter To Get Hormone Injections In Jail. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://dallasexpress.com/national/more-trans-terror-accused-neo-nazi-temple-plotter-to-get-hormone-injections-in-jail/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Radical Professors Have Poisoned the Electorate. Socialists have started winning because young voters were indoctrinated rather than educated. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/radical-professors-have-poisoned-the-electorate-60cc90c9
— End Gerrymandering. DD: I am in the radically gerrymandered 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/opinion/gerrymandering-congress-black-voting.html
— How to Give Your Kids Money for a House Without Things Getting Weird. DD: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? in 1972, mine came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months 1971-1972, b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months 1971-1972, and c) working full-time for that Firestone Store 7 months before that 1970-1971. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The new townhome that I bought University Park in September of 1972 had only 1,000 square feet. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. According to Zillow, it is currently worth only $86.400. Sadly, that says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/how-to-give-your-kids-money-for-a-house-without-things-getting-weird-47a48714
FORTUNE
— The American Dream now costs $5.3 million—and even college grads will fall $1.2 million short. DD: What did you do to afford the American Dream? I worked my way through college and earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://fortune.com/2026/10/16/american-dream-cost-5-3-million-2026-housing-renters-wages/
INVESTOPEDIA
— The American Dream Costs $5.3 Million—and Cars Are a Surprisingly High Part of It. DD: What were you able to buy under capitalism? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, 2023, and 2025. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.investopedia.com/the-american-dream-costs-usd5-3-million-and-cars-are-usd1-2-million-of-it-12177950
AFGE
— Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Six Illinois Candidates for U.S. House. AFGE previously announced other endorsements in Illinois, including Juliana Stratton for the U.S. Senate and nine candidates seeking reelection for the U.S. House. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Because I am none of the aforesaid, I never would have survived for almost 30 years as a federal employee if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.afge.org/publication/largest-federal-employee-union-endorses-six-illinois-candidates-for-us-house/
NEWS ONE
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://newsone.com/6874214/alexandros-paporakis-mass-shooting-plot/
PBS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/community-leaders-say-foiled-hindu-temple-attack-was-result-of-surge-in-online-hate
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/frustrated-with-trump-voters-overwhelmingly-want-change-ap-norc-poll-finds
ALTER NET
— Trump’s ‘best people’ and MAGA’s ‘meritocracy’ collide in spectacular flail.
https://www.alternet.org/katie-zacharia-out/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDIAN EXPRESS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-news/chicago-hindu-temple-shooting-plot-suspect-alexandros-paporakis-arrested-10924903/
INDIA WEEKLY
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.indiaweekly.biz/alexandros-paporakis-aurora-illinois-hindu-temple-shooting/
SIDNEY MORNING HERALD
— Why all the president’s women are looksmaxxed, blonde, and more likely to be fired.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/why-all-the-president-s-women-are-looks-maxxed-blonde-and-more-like-to-be-fired-20261017-p615y7.html
TELEGRAPH
— How the diversity industry jettisoned ‘equality of opportunity’ for ‘equality of outcome.’ DD: My critics/opponents want equal outcome. To want equal outcome is to reject equal opportunity. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/equity-equality-act-public-services-nhs-police/
October 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— South Asian leaders call for action after alleged mass shooting plot targeting Aurora Hindu temple. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/palatine-police-give-update-thwarted-alleged-mass-shooting-plot-aurora-alexandros-paporakis-19-charge/19940093/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At a news conference in Chicago’s Loop, faith leaders, civil rights advocates and political leaders called for action beyond public statements. Among their requests was the restoration of federal funding for programs aimed at reducing hate crimes.)
WGN9
— Tracy makes his case as Election Day approaches.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/gop-candidate-for-u-s-senate-don-tracy-makes-his-case-as-election-day-approaches/
FOX32
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vUopU1Q-uJU
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly drag Trump down to drag Republican down ballot candidates down.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/editorial-don-tracy-juliana-stratton-donald-trump-senate-election-illinois/
— In the second quarter of 2026, a household needed to earn roughly $101,075 a year to afford the median-priced home in the Chicago area. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $86.400. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/opinion-public-housing-chicago-gemeindebau/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Fired FBI workers sue to regain jobs. DD: My Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to retire, when I was 49 in 1997. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/chennareddy-v-dodaro-civ-888717657
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/empleados-de-fbi-despedidos-por-caso-de-documentos-de-trump-demandan-para-ser-reincorporados/
DAILY HERALD
— Don Tracy: 2026 candidate for the U.S. Senate.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/us-congress-politics/don-tracy-2026-candidate-for-the-u-s-senate/
SOUTHERN
— 9 former FBI agents who worked on Trump classified docs case sue over their firings. DD: My Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to retire, when I was 49 in 1997. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/chennareddy-v-dodaro-civ-888717657
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/15/9-former-fbi-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-docs-case-sue-over-their-firings/
FOX ILLINOIS & NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-wants-the-midterms-to-be-all-about-himself-judging-by-the-ads-democrats-are/article_7a00a669-1317-5f3e-8c9c-03ff6b3efa2b.html
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-10-15/they-voted-for-trump-in-2024-but-now-are-talking-about-voting-to-check-his-power
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-10-15/lots-of-red-state-stumping-for-president-trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-16/why-some-gen-z-voters-who-backed-trump-now-regret-their-decision
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, and especially if you oppose the promotion of LGBTQ, Democrats and RINOs destroy you. I should write about that.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/local/what-lgbtq-elders-want-the-next-generation-to-know/article_e5a5a956-e3b0-4843-9107-cd0333c0ca4d.html
ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/release.html?releaseid=33044
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/16/no-bets-on-pritzkers-tax-returns-01122248
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-828/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime because it promotes a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because of ever-increasing Democrat success in advancing the aforesaid, I would not have been able to achieve what I did. Because I followed conservative principles, I was able to a) work my way through college and earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32; b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc.; c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc.; d) get married when I was 29: e) take many luxury vacations with my wife in connection with her many business trips when I was 29-43; f) buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45; g) save lots for my retirement; and h) etc. Were it not for my Democrat superiors, I could have achieved much more. But according to my critics/opponents, I owe all my achievements to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more that Pritzker will ever-increasingly take away your income and give it to Democrats who are not the following: White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called redistributing wealth to get votes. Generally, those who are the aforesaid have more retirement income or will have more retirement income than those who are not the aforesaid. What will Pritzker do to take away from me my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings? Anticipate/expect that soon, Pritzker will tax retirement income. Further, anticipate/expect that soon, Pritzker will impose a graduated income tax.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Democrat invasion DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. In my Wheaton precinct, 4 out of 5 times that Republican homes go on the market, they have been bought by Democrats. One could/should compare and contrast how Republican leaders of the aforesaid treated invading Democrats with how the Democrat leaders of the aforesaid now treat and will treat the remaining Republicans here. The Republican leaders welcomed the invading Democrats with open arms. To get their votes, they promised to get rid of conservative Republicans and they did. Anticipate/expect that the Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly get rid of the remaining Republicans. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on how the aforesaid Republican leaders have treated a) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) the Illinois Center Right Coalition, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, c) Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, and d) me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DuPage candidates talk taxes, spending.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_41f02f4a-df87-46de-80a5-b4dcb2c17ee8.amp.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP chair says Marcus King belongs in ‘a treatment center, not the DuPage County board’ after DUI video surfaces.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/dupage-gop-chair-says-marcus-king-belongs-in-a-treatment-center-not-the-dupage-county-board-after-dui-video-surfaces
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trans Neo-Nazi Teen Alexandros Paporakis Accused of Plotting Hindu Temple Mass Shooting Outside Chicago. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuNa-lVx84I
AMAC
— POLL: Large Number of Undergraduates Prefer Socialism, Say America “Deserved” 9/11. The Yale-affiliated Buckley Institute found 45 percent of undergraduates say violence can stop “hate speech,” and 40 percent want offensive speech treated as a crime.
https://amac.us/newsline/poll-large-number-of-undergraduates-prefer-socialism-say-america-deserved-9-11
AMERICAN PRIDE DAILY
— GOP ABANDONS Entire States As DEMS SURGE.
https://americanpridedaily.com/todaysnews/gop-abandons-entire-states-as-dems-surge/
BLAZE
— Shattered by socialism: ‘Escaping Venezuela’ offers a warning for Mamdani’s America.
https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/shattered-by-socialism-escaping-venezuela-offers-a-warning-for-mamdani-s-america
BREITBART
— White House Puts Cost of Democratic Socialists’ Immigration Plan at $613 Billion. DD: vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/10/15/white-house-puts-cost-of-democratic-socialists-immigration-plan-at-613-billion/
COLLEGE FIX
— To increase diversity, hundreds of colleges accept students who never applied.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/hundreds-of-colleges-accept-students-who-never-applied-to-increase-diversity/
DAILY SIGNAL
— California’s Tax Showdown: Billionaires Tax, Millionaires Tax, and More on November Ballot. DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/20/billionaires-tax-millionaires-tax/
FOX BUSINESS
— GOP not calling out socialist candidates in a ‘persuasive way.’
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VSbaAJIEW5k
FOX NEWS
— Trans neo-Nazi Alexandros Paporakis accused of plotting Hindu temple massacre, will receive hormone treatment in jail. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trans-neo-nazi-accused-plotting-hindu-temple-massacre-receive-hormone-treatment-jail-officials
PJ MEDIA
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/10/15/compassionate-socialism-its-time-to-have-a-sit-down-with-that-young-socialist-you-know-n4958360
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trans-identified male Alexandros Paporakis arrested in Illinois for attempted mass shooting at Hindu temple. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-identified-male-arrested-in-illinois-for-attempted-mass-shooting-at-hindu-temple
TOWNHALL
— NBC Harasses Chick-Fil-A Over Marriage Stance. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and to their traditional marriage. They sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/10/16/nbc-harasses-chick-fil-a-over-marriage-stance-n2684711
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/10/16/the-story-of-the-2026-midterm-elections-is-the-socialist-surge-n2684696
UNLEACH PROSPERITY
— Vote With Your Feet: Top 10 and Bottom 10 States in Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Change. DD: Illinois has lost third most AGI since 2012. The problem for Republicans who vote with their feet is that Democrats vote with their feet too. My wife and I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978 because of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. But ever-increasingly, Democrats have hypocritically invaded DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. When Democrats invade, poverty and crime increase because they vote Democrats. The Democrat Party platform creates poverty and crime.
https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/vote-with-your-feet-top-10/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNBC
— Amazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices that listen to conversations. DD: Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, everyone advised him to avoid stress by not seeking a college degree and by getting an office job. He took stenography, that is, shorthand, in high school. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on Chicago Heights from 1940 until he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $76,000/year. After my wife graduated from high school, she worker as stenographer for the FBI for 2 years.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/amazon-bee-frontier-eclipse-ai-devices.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/elections/socialism-americans-polls-election-politics.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/opinion/affordability-republicans-democrats.html
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/magazine/california-billionaires-tax.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/democrats-wealthy-taxes.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats must not take their opportunity to win the midterms for granted. Opinion polls aren’t infallible.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/10/15/dnc-midterm-turnout-plan/
FOX ATLANTA
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, and especially if you oppose the promotion of LGBTQ, Democrats and RINOs destroy you. I should write about that.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-faces-backlash-after-lgbtq-rights-interview
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/affordability-isnt-an-impossibility-391f57e7
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2026/10/14/california-billionaire-tax-emil-barr-millionaire-san-francisco/
FORBES
— India’s 100 Richest. DD: My critics/opponents want cheap foreign labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.forbes.com/lists/india-billionaires/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a year when both the rupee and the stock market skidded, down 8.5% and 9.5%, respectively, India’s richest tycoons showed resilience. Their collective wealth of $1 trillion is unchanged from when fortunes were last measured.
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.businessinsider.com/paycheck-raise-increase-inflation-prices-president-trump-2026-10
MONEYWISE
— 1,000 millionnaires, or 1 billionaire? Inside Abdul El-Sayed’s case for redistributing America’s wealth. DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/1-000-millionaires-1-billionaire-110000293.html
GOVERNING
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.governing.com/magazine/millionaire-and-billionaire-taxes-pick-up-steam
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/everywhere-millionaires-tax-code/688584/
POLITICO
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qrz7ktvgUc
https://www.politico.com/video/2026/10/15/inside-the-democratic-socialists-plan-to-shake-up-congress-2201513
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Trans teen Alexandros Paporakis accused of Hindu temple attack plot to receive gender-transition hormone shots in jail. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/trans-teen-accused-of-hindu-temple-attack-plot-to-receive-gender-transition-hormone-shots-in-jail/articleshow/134985695.cms
— Who is Alexandros Paporakis? DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/who-is-alexandros-paporakis-who-plotted-alleged-mass-shooting-at-hindu-temple-in-aurora-what-his-manifesto-targeting-indians-revealed/articleshow/134967765.cms
— US temple attack plot: Alexandros Paporakis’ manifesto describes Indians as ‘subhumans.’ DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://timesofindia.indiatiAlexandros Paporakismes.com/world/us/us-temple-attack-plot-teens-alleged-manifesto-describes-indians-as-subhumans/articleshow/134970777.cms
INDIA TODAY
— US Hindu temple attack plotter Alexandros Paporakis a trans neo-Nazi, planned shooting for 2 years. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/us-aurora-hindu-temple-attack-plotter-alexandros-paporakis-neo-nazi-shooting-police-custody-hormone-shots-adhd-jail-3018506-2026-10-16
FREE PRESS
— DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/india/teen-us-white-supremacist-neo-nazi-reveals-his-deadly-plan-before-co-worker-couldnt-wait-to-kill-indian-people
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/15/trump-big-beautiful-bill-millionaires
October 2, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago officials prepare for possible federal presence as early voting begins. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/early-voting-begins-chicago-november-election-loop-super-site-board-elections/19895706/
— Federal regulator probing former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger for betting on his own pardon.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-regulator-probing-ex-us-rep-channahon-illinois-adam-kinzinger-betting-own-pardon-kalshi/19897089/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dangerous drugs.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/01/controlled-substances-act-drugs-criminalization-marijuana-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261001/news/ice-agents-tracked-recently-in-lake-county-as-fear-lingers-they-knew-we-were-watching/
— Lake County GOP launches opposition to school sales tax referendum.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261001/news/lake-county-gop-launches-opposition-to-school-sales-tax-referendum/
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Bailey, running mate stump at Black Hawk College.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-politics/article_7f3fe66e-289b-4e88-b322-344014b830bf.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Many Lansing Christian teachers threaten to leave amid controversy. DD: In 1961, when I was in 8th grade at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, virtually all the teachers transferred to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. Hope Lutheran formed a new 8th grade with 8 students in it of which I was one. Needless-to-say, that had a tremendous impact on me.
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article317463038.html
MILWAUKEE COURIER
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, if you cannot afford something, it is because of Republicans. What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,682/year in 1997.
https://milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/10/01/70-of-consumers-struggle-with-multiple-affordability-issues
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders create problems and then blame those problems on Trump.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/most-americans-blame-trump-for-high-prices-as-midterms-approach-a-new-ap-norc-poll/article_1c233522-f18c-5ee7-a502-0bd1d67707df.html
— A new Trump proposal would require tax filers to disclose citizenship status to the IRS.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/a-new-trump-proposal-would-require-tax-filers-to-disclose-citizenship-status-to-the-irs/article_8bb5fca0-6cf1-5442-9b9c-b66450443ac5.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change).
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-01/comic-how-the-census-gives-your-state-power-and-what-trump-wants-to-change
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois GOP calling for repeal of new taxes.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-gop-calling-for-repeal-of-new-taxes/article_4a832553-2059-4276-816b-1cbac0713195.html
WAND
— IL GOP lawmakers hope to repeal digital ad tax, social media platform fee before Jan. 1.
https://www.wandtv.com/2026/10/01/il-gop-lawmakers-hope-repeal-digital-ad-tax-social-media-platform-fee-before-jan-1/
WBIW
— Sanctuary Bus Stops for illegal aliens.
https://www.wbiw.com/2026/10/01/senator-jim-banks-blocks-democrats-attempt-to-create-sanctuary-bus-stops-for-illegal-aliens/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Bears at the table with Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/02/bears-chicago-pritzker-arlington-heights-stadium-01104348
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-820/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-607/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Even after upgrades, Illinois’ credit rating is still worst in the nation.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-worst-credit-rating-pensions/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Protesters demand Trump withdraw 250-foot Memorial Circle arch, call it illegal.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/1/protesters-demand-trump-withdraw-250-foot-memorial-circle-arch-call/
— America gains economic momentum. Democratic socialists threaten to reverse it. Record household income and accelerating growth offer a stronger case than political distractions. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/1/america-gains-economic-momentum-democratic-socialists-threaten/
— Harvard University is facing backlash from academics and racial activists for soliciting $10 million gifts to hire conservative faculty for “viewpoint diversity,” according to recent reports. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/2/harvard-faces-backlash-push-hire-conservative-faculty/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois officials released more than 500 criminal immigrants despite ICE detainers.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4750583/illinois-officials-released-more-than-500-criminal-immigrants-despite-ice-detainers-house-gop-report-finds/
— France gripped by violent student riots attributed to far-left instigation.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4750729/france-violent-student-riots-far-left-instigation/
— One of the most unheralded policy successes of President Donald Trump’s second term has been the purging of many unnecessary federal jobs. The federal government has reduced its workforce by 300,000 jobs since Jan. 20, 2025, bringing it down to a still-bulky 2.7 million employees. DD: When Republicans cut federal agency budgets, Democrats determine which employees lose their jobs. First, they get rid of any remining Republican employees. Then employees who are White, male, older, and or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4750523/leaner-federal-workforce-win-for-taxpayers/
— Vance says views of socialist Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon don’t ‘belong in America.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4750516/vance-socialists-angie-nixon-florida-senate/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— NYC’s First Lady Is ‘In Residence’ at Israel-Hating Islamic Wellness Retreat in Portuguese Castle: Organizers Called for Abolishing Israel, ‘Cleansing’ It of Jews. The event in an 18th-century palace owned by a ‘death doula’ costs $5,216 for five nights in a private, single room.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/nycs-first-lady-is-in-residence-at
NEW YORK POST
— White House council releases eye-popping cost estimate for DSA platform as socialism becomes 2026 campaign issue. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/us-news/white-house-releases-eye-popping-cost-estimate-for-dsa-platform-as-socialism-becomes-2026-camapign-issue/
BILLY GRAHM ORGANIZATION
— The Anti-Biblical Worldview of Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/the-anti-biblical-worldview-of-socialism
— Rejecting Socialism: ‘The Gospel of Envy.’
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/rejecting-socialism-the-gospel-of-envy
COLLEGE FIX
— California’s public campuses must offer abortions. None advertise prenatal care.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/californias-public-campuses-must-offer-abortions-none-advertise-prenatal-care/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Hispanics Still Reject Socialism, and Yesterday’s White House Celebration Proved It. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/01/hispanics-still-reject-socialism-and-yesterdays-white-house-celebration-proved-it/
FEDERALIST
— Wisconsin Dem Candidate For Governor Is A Socialist In ‘Affordability’ Clothing.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/01/wisconsin-dem-candidate-for-governor-is-a-socialist-in-affordability-clothing/
FOX NEWS
— The Immigration-Socialism Connection. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406061815112
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Growing Threat of Foreign Influence. Marxists and Muslims have one shared goal: destroy America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aYbUff9gOQ
NRCC
— Meet the Bloc: The Socialists who are running the Democrat Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nrcc.org/2026/10/01/meet-the-bloc-the-socialists-who-are-running-the-democrat-party/
NEWSMAX
— Dawn of Democrats’ New Socialist Era. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/democrats-socialist-era-el-sayed/2026/10/01/id/1271355/
— White House: DSA Agenda Would Cost $49 Trillion. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/council-of-economic-advisers-report-socialism/2026/10/01/id/1271424/
PJ MEDIA
— Socialism Offers ‘Liberation,’ but It’s Really About Control. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/watch/2026/09/30/socialism-offers-liberation-but-its-really-about-control-n4957833
— DOJ Sues Maryland Over Mask Ban That Could Get Federal Agents Doxxed, Harmed, or Worse.
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/10/01/doj-sues-maryland-over-mask-ban-that-would-get-federal-agents-doxxed-n4957851
TOWNHALL
— In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson not only resisted ICE efforts to clean up his crime-ridden city, but explained keeping Chicagoans safe is just not his job.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/01/brandon-johnson-finding-criminals-is-not-my-job-n2683927
— The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed candidates who swept a string of Democrat primaries this year have a new name, meet “The Bloc.” DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/01/meet-the-bloc-n2683970
U.S. HOUSE
— The Dangers of Illinois’s Sanctuary Policies.
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/dangers-illinoiss-sanctuary-policies
(FROM THE REPORT: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim staff report titled, “Illinois: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies.” The report details how Democrat-controlled Illinois’s radical statewide sanctuary policies ensure criminal aliens are free to reoffend, even after committing brutal crimes against Americans. New, nonpublic documents and data obtained by the Committee and Subcommittee reveal the startling extent to which Chicago and Illinois actively obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law and shield foreign national criminals from accountability. The Committee and Subcommittee’s oversight reveals that the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) released 408 criminal aliens from its custody in 2025 instead of honoring active ICE detainers for those same aliens, including for aliens with pending charges for domestic battery with bodily harm, domestic violence, and a firearms offense. In 2025, CCSO did not transfer a single alien to ICE based off an immigration detainer, even though the agency received detainers for aliens charged with crimes ranging from driving under the influence, assault, retail theft, child endangerment, and aggravated assault with a rifle. Chicago’s sanctuary policies have allowed criminal aliens to reoffend and commit violent crimes after being released onto Illinois streets. Over the past 20 months alone, illegal aliens have gone on to commit murder, domestic violence, and robbery after the Chicago Police Department (CPD) released them back onto Illinois streets in defiance of ICE detainers.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing, anyway.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/trump-administration-plans-ice-officers-polls-activists-preparing-136939854
NEWSWEEK
— More Socialists Just Registered to Vote Than Republicans in New Jersey. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsweek.com/more-socialists-just-registered-to-vote-than-republicans-in-new-jersey-12513967
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: The more that you promote Affirmative Action and DEI, the more that Democrats promote you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/01/pete-hegseths-pentagon-overhaul-good-bad-dangerous/
BLOOMBERG & FORTUNE
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, if you cannot afford something, it is because of Republicans. What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,682/year in 1997.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/republicans-drop-midterm-affordability-push-as-voter-angst-grows
https://fortune.com/2026/10/01/two-jobs-affordability-goldman-sachs-retirement-survey/
POLITICAL WIRE
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, if you cannot afford something, it is because of Republicans. What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,682/year in 1997.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/01/republicans-halt-affordability-efforts/
YALE NEWS
— Purpose in life. DD: What is your purpose in life? For me, since 2000, it ever-increasingly has been promoting conservative principles. Consequently, my critics/opponents who reject conservative principles have worked ever-increasingly harder against me.
https://news.yale.edu/2026/09/13/power-conversation-new-david-brooks-podcast-considers-how-find-purpose-and-meaning-life
SPLC
— DD: SPLC ever-increasingly promotes hatred against non-Blacks.
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/anti-black-hate-2026-hate-crimes-awareness-month/
— DD: SPLC ever-increasingly promotes hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/anti-lgbtq/
October 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What to know about the U.S. Senate race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who has served alongside Gov. JB Pritzker since 2018, faces Don Tracy, the former chair of the Illinois Republican Party. DD: Don Tracy’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-us-senate-race-juliana-stratton-don-tracy-dick-durbin
— What to know about Illinois legislative races ahead of the Nov. 3 election. After the March primaries, many candidates are running unopposed. Some suburban battles are heating up.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/illinois-statehouse-elections-november-3-senate-house-general-assembly-what-to-know
— What to know about the race for Illinois governor. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Republican Darren Bailey and independent candidate Collin Corbett are on the ballot in the race for governor in the Nov. 3 general election.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-llinois-governor-race-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-collin-corbett
— What to know about the Illinois comptroller race between Bryan Drew and state Rep. Margaret Croke. The last Republican comptroller ceded office a decade ago, when outgoing Democratic incumbent Susana Mendoza was first elected. DD: Bryan Drew’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-illinois-comptroller-race-bryan-drew-state-rep-margaret-croke
— What to know about the race for Illinois attorney general. The Trump administration’s moves against Illinois has elevated incumbent Kwame Raoul’s role to defender of the state’s federal funds, meaning former two-term 2nd Ward Ald. Bob Fioretti has a challenge on his hands. DD: Bob Floretti’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-candidates-race-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-bob-fioretti
— What to know about the Illinois secretary of state race between Alexi Giannoulias and Diane Harris. The incumbent Giannoulias is also a frontrunner for the 2027 Chicago mayor’s race, while Republican challenger Diane M. Harris faces long odds in a statewide office.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-illinois-secretary-of-state-race-alexi-giannoulias-diane-harris
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/chicago-election-immigration-presence/
— Chicago considers charging suburbanites more to park. How neighborly. The last dumb idea from City Council. DD: While I lived in the Outer Drive East building 1974-1978, to save money, I parked my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air for free underneath the building.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/editorial-chicago-considers-charging-suburbanites-more-to-park-how-neighborly/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/opinion-tradwife-influencers/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: The mainstream news media operates as an arm of the Democrat Party. Anticipate/expect that all its endorsements will be for Democrat candidates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261001/columns/endorsements-aim-to-help-you-vote-even-if-you-disagree/
SHAW LOCAL
— Election monitoring begins in Illinois to ensure secure voting ahead of Nov. 3.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/29/election-monitoring-begins-in-illinois-to-ensure-secure-voting-ahead-of-nov-3/
— Oak Brook police chief credits license plate readers for quick response to fatal shooting outside mall.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/01/oak-brook-police-chief-credits-license-plate-readers-for-quick-response-to-fatal-shooting-outside-mall/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading: A federal financial watchdog has opened an inquiry into former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, over prediction-market transactions related to a pardon he received from former President Joe Biden, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO’s Aiden Reiter.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/01/dreams-of-a-papal-mass-01102202
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-819/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hegseth touts the end of woke in address.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4749479/hegseth-end-of-woke-weak-department-address/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/4747061/megachurch-pastor-adam-hamilton-jesus-dei-too-woke-kansas/
AMERICAN THINKER
— How to win the youth back from socialism. We won’t do it just by criticizing the government.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/how-to-win-the-youth-back-from-socialism/
BLAZE
— Supreme Court kick-starts Trump’s mass deportation machine.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/supreme-court-trump-mass-deportation
BREITBART
— Rick Scott: ‘If Socialism Worked, Then Everybody Would Be Wanting to Move to Havana Right Now.’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/30/rick-scott-if-socialism-worked-then-everybody-would-be-wanting-to-move-to-havana-right-now/
FOX NEWS
— DD: As socialists ever-increasingly take control of the Democrat Party, Rahm Emanuel says Democratic socialists are not Democrats. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405992619112
— JONATHAN TURLEY: Socialism is back in style and Democrats are buying the pitch.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-socialism-back-style-democrats-buying-pitch
— Blagojevich: Democratic Party is all about ‘rhetoric and politics’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7G_MafJwWE
NEWSMAX
— Hegseth Unveils Sweeping Military Overhaul, Targets Top Brass, ‘Wokeness.’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/hegseth-unveils-sweeping-military-overhaul-targets-top-brass-wokeness/2026/09/30/id/1271287/
PJ MEDIA & HOT AIR
— Socialism is Really About Control.
https://pjmedia.com/watch/2026/09/30/socialism-offers-liberation-but-its-really-about-control-n4957834
https://hotair.com/videos/2026/09/30/socialism-offers-liberation-but-its-really-about-control-n3819491
— Socialism Is Real. It’s Dangerous. And They’re Organizing.
https://pjmedia.com/watch/2026/09/30/socialism-is-real-its-dangerous-and-theyre-organizing-n4957807
TOWNHALL
— Spain Is About to Become a Case Study in Socialist Failure.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/spain-just-offered-a-look-into-a-future-run-by-socialists-n2683831
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: Socialists ever-increasingly take control of the Democrat Party. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/we-are-capitalists-us-democrats-push-back-against-communist-label-ahead-midterms-2026-09-30/
— EEOC’s chair accuses Harvard of systemic bias against white, Asian, male or straight applicants. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/harvard-sued-by-us-agency-seeking-records-anti-white-hiring-probe-2026-09-30/
USA TODAY
— Hegseth lashed out about transgender troops, disparaged diversity initiatives and criticized the news media in a speech to U.S. service members gathered at the Marine Corps Base Quantico.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/30/pete-hegseth-state-of-force-transgender-troops-dei/92024167007/
SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— DD: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have failed to defeat me as a DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC). If I had sought to become a LIP (Live in Precinct) RPC or a LOOP (Live out of Precinct) RPC, I never would have been appointed because I am “too conservative,” that is, because I promote too many planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/20/kootenai-county-gop-chairman-brent-regan-loses-pre/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democratic ‘Affordability’ Ruse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnGn2EZWkcA
FORTUNE
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/30/board-diversity-is-decreasing-women-russell-3000-q2-reversal/
FORBES
— DD: My critics/opponents blame those who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time for the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time have.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/08/25/avoiding-terms-like-white-privilege-is-a-horrible-anti-racism-strategyheres-why/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/08/16/dear-white-people-lets-clarify-white-privilege-once-and-for-all/
— Demographic Trends Swelling Appetite For Studio Apartments. DD: I bought a studio condo in 1974 and then a one bedroom condo in 1976 in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago so that I could walk to/from a) my IRS job in the Loop and b) graduate evening business courses at Loyola and then graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffsteele/2026/09/28/demographic-trends-swelling-appetite-for-studio-apartments/
— What Seniority Means Now: How Leaders View Employee Tenure Today. DD: Seniority in the federal government brings with it many benefits including sick leave and annual leave. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I started as an IRS employee when I was 22 in 1971, I brought with me almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I had earned working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious that when I started as a GAO employee when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me the aforesaid postal federal seniority plus almost 9 years of federal seniority that I had earned working for IRS. They were even further beyond furious when my federal seniority gave me the option to take early retirement wan I was 45 in 1993. But my having almost 30 years of federal seniority did not stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2026/05/12/what-seniority-means-now-how-leaders-view-employee-tenure-today/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the not-too-distant past, most people imagined entire careers happening in one place, with employees putting in decades of work at a company, then leaving with a pension, a party and a plaque. Seniority, or the number of years spent with a single employer, was currency in the workplace, carrying real weight in decisions about pay, promotion and respect. Of course, that version of the working world has been, for better or worse, largely obsolete for some time. Professionals today often move frequently across different roles and organizations. While the concept of long-term loyalty to a single employer has become a more complicated proposition for everyone involved, the underlying need for recognition hasn’t gone anywhere. If anything, it’s more important than ever for leaders to honor valued employees who choose to stay.)
INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
— Independent Voters Decide Elections. What Do They Get in Return? Independent voters have become a decisive force at the ballot box. The next question is whether that influence can translate into lasting political power. DD: Last week, to get out the vote for Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton ( https://electionresults.dupagecounty.gov/election/PrecinctMaps/map50059.pdf ), I walked to the front doors of 370 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter and delivered 370 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes using 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels that contained a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot ( https://electionresults.dupageco.org/election/ballots/2026/General/Milton%20059-0316-NP.PDF ), and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. Those 370 envelopes contained 5,920 pieces: 5,180 campaign pieces (14X370), 370 Voter Guides, and 370 sample ballots. About 200 of those households were Republican and about 170 of those households were Independent. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://ivn.us/independent-voters-decide-elections-what-do-they-get-in-return/
19TH NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://19thnews.org/2026/10/poll-gen-z-gender-gap/
CHALKBEAT
— Trump wants a new tax credit to turbocharge school choice. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/30/how-school-choice-federal-tax-credits-could-help-students-in-public-schools/
FED SMITH
— Decades of Seniority No Longer Guarantee RIF Survival Under OPM’s New Rules. OPM’s new RIF rules took effect September 2, ending “bump and retreat” and ranking federal employees by performance score. Here is what changed. DD: Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, my critics/opponents have stressed the adverse actions that they had previously taken against me including a) forcing me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and making it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) getting rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, and e) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They stressed that they had taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me notwithstanding my earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/09/10/decades-of-seniority-no-longer-guarantee-rif-survival-under-opms-new-rules/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, a) fewer and fewer and fewer in America will be American, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) more and more and more in America will be noncitizen, liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/08/23/most-americans-say-the-declining-share-of-white-people-in-the-u-s-is-neither-good-nor-bad-for-society/
NPR
— How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-5913363/how-trump-keeps-undercutting-his-anti-communist-message
FROM OTHER SOURCES
CHICAGO BOOTH
— Licensed CPAs. DD: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years and then for GAO for more than a year. I had earned an MBA in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. My becoming a licensed CPA made it harder for them to waste my career and to get rid of me. None of my Democrat GAO coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had come close to doing what I had done.
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/have-we-been-overtraining-accountants