March 22 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Trump: Biden would go down crying if he assaulted me – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-biden-would-go-down-crying-if-he-assaulted-me/3246314/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats use students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-upcoming-march-for-our-lives/3228334/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Area Continued to Lose Residents In 2017: US Census Bureau Cook County alone lost 20,093 residents, the biggest drop in the country – Jonathon Sadowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps drive out of Chicago, out of Cook County, and out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-metro-area-continues-losing-residents-in-2017-477676043.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Roskam’s opponent.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-peter-roskam-illinois-6th-district-477620213.html
— Democrats Giddy About Odds of Retaking Illinois’ Top Job – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democrats-giddy-about-odds-of-retaking-illinois-top-job-477612293.html
— What to Expect in Illinois’ Battle of the Billionaires – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-pritzker-illinois-governor-election-477638553.html

 

WGN TV
— Mayor Emanuel releases attack ad at McCarthy that features Trump praising former top cop – MELISSA ESPANA AND MIKE LOWE (DIERSEN: Do you want Trump’s support? What do you say to those who do NOT want Trump’s support?)
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/22/mayor-emanuel-releases-attack-ad-at-mccarthy-that-features-trump-praising-former-top-cop/

 

WGN RADIO
— Rauner says people have a choice in November between “corrupt, machine politician” Pritzker and a new day in reform – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/22/gov-rauner-says-people-have-a-choice-in-november-between-corrupt-machine-politician-pritzker-and-a-new-day-in-reform/

 

WLS AM
— Rauner says Pritzker is in cohoots with Madigan (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents in cohoots with? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they are in cohoots with.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/22/rauner-seeks-to-unite-gop-after-squeaking-out-primary-win/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County Democratic chair says Tuesday’s party turnout sets up ‘something big’ in November – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-election-turnout-lookahead-st-0322-20180321-story.html
— Reps. Rush and Gutiérrez ordered to pay Treasury following congressional ethics probes – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-gutierrez-rush-ethics-probes-20180322-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner administration again puts disputed state workers pay raise on ice – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-administration-again-puts-disputed-state-workers-pay-raise-on-ice/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats use students as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-students-head-to-d-c-for-march-for-our-lives/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-saturday-join-march-for-our-lives-chicago-to-fight-gun-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/march-for-our-lives-protesting-gun-violence-scheduled-for-saturday
— Wheaton college football player pleads guilty to reduced charge in hazing case – Marie Wilson and Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/wheaton-college-football-player-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-charge-in-hazing-case
— DuPage County referendum results: Two up, two down
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/dupage-county-referendum-results-two-up-two-down–

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says he has yet to speak to Ives after primary win – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, an RINOs blame Jim Ryan’s losing the 2002 gubernatorial election on Pat O’Malley and on those who supported O’Malley in the primary.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180322/rauner-says-he-has-yet-to-speak-to-ives-after-primary-win

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— To the rich go the spoils after primary – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-to-the-rich-go-the-spoils-after-primary/article_23e3e3c6-d6ee-50a0-9972-b76d67b6da8b.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Rauner outlines general election strategy – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20180322/gov-bruce-rauner-outlines-general-election-strategy

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Ives, Rauner Not Mending Fences (DIERSEN: Will Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will Rauner agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/353875

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Primary Victories Not Tied To Vote Record – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office as a Republican.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262223#.WrRG7MuKSM8

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois budget deficit soared to a record $14.6 billion in fiscal year 2017 – Karen Pierog
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-budget-deficit-soared-to-a-record-billion-in-fiscal/article_f4622cc1-1896-5c67-bc31-4e37e2b01f9f.html

 

WGLT
— Rauner Seeks To Unite GOP After Squeaking Out Primary Win (DIERSEN: Will Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will Rauner agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-seeks-unite-gop-after-squeaking-out-primary-win#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner is seeking “common ground” with Republicans on divisive issues after barely surviving an insurgent challenge in Tuesday’s election. Rauner said his 19,000-vote victory over state Rep. Jeanne Ives in the GOP primary has confirmed for him the need to “bridge the divides.” He told reporters Thursday after a campaign kickoff at a Springfield sign-making company that focusing on “what unites us” is key to victory. That includes lowering property and income taxes and imposing political term limits. “We are working right now, every day to find bridges on issues that divide us. My primary focus is on what unites us. That’s the key to changing the state. That’s the key to victory,” he said. He said Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker is in cahoots with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. Rauner says nemesis Madigan is part of a “Mafia protection racket” by getting rich off of legal work reducing property tax assessments. Madigan has said he follows the law and strict ethical standards.)

 

WMAY
— Rauner Stands By “Illinois Mafia” Comments
http://www.wmay.com/2018/03/22/rauner-stands-by-illinois-mafia-comments/

 

WQLZ
— Ives Says She Will Not Endorse Rauner (DIERSEN: What will Rauner do to get those who voted for Ives to line up behind him? Will he promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will he agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/03/22/ives-says-she-will-not-endorse-rauner/

 

WJBC
— McLean County GOP chair Chuck Erickson seeks unity after primary battles – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/21/mclean-county-gop-chair-seeks-unity-after-primary-battles/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Governor In Full Campaign Attack Mode As The Fall Election Begins – GUY STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-governor-full-campaign-attack-mode-fall-election-begins

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner To GOP Voters: ‘I Have Heard You’ – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Will Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will Rauner agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-gop-voters-i-have-heard-you#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At a campaign stop in Springfield, reporters asked what exactly Rauner heard — but his answer was vague. “Specifically there were some issues that divide us,” he answered. He explained he had known for a while that he “needs to find common ground” to bridge the divides, and said he’d like to focus on key issues that unite them — like enacting term limits and lowering property and income taxes. His opponent, Jeanne Ives, was more specific on those issues during her campaign. She said Rauner was out of touch with Republicans on abortion and a so-called sanctuary law. She also said Rauner placed too much blame on House Speaker Michael Madigan for his own failures as governor. Unlike the Democratic candidates who lost to J.B. Pritzker but pledged to support him, Ives has yet to call on her base to rally behind Rauner — or even to call Rauner at all. Rauner said his campaign team tried to set-up a call with Ives on Wednesday without success. “We will ultimately bring people together,” he said referring to Ives’ GOP base and his.)

 

CHICAGO READER
— ‘Just beat Rauner’: The tables have turned as Dems line up behind Pritzker – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: What will Rauner do to get those who voted for Ives to line up behind him? Will he promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? Will he agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/22/just-beat-rauner-the-tables-have-turned-as-dems-line-up-behind-pritzker
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/legalize-weed-chicago-voters-tell/Content?oid=43674890

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Rauner Has Hung Himself with His Own Rope and Scaffolding – DENNIS BYRNE
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/rauner-has-hung-himself-with-his-own-rope-and-scaffolding/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— PRESS RELEASE: Uncounted Ballots Information Election Day – 0 Early Voting – 0 Provisional – 176 Vote by Mail uncounted – 442 not yet returned – 1,574 Total Uncounted – 2,192
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/57145/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is Illinois Ready for a “Long Strange Trip” with Marijuana? Thursday, April 5, 2018, 7:00 PM, Grace for Life Bible Church, 7S201 S River Rd., Naperville, IL 60540
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Jo-McGuire-invitation_Naperville.pdf

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives’ latest demand: A million-dollar apology ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/ives-latest-demand-a-million-dollar-apology-ad/
— Rauner dinged with another “False” ruling by Politifact
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/rauner-dinged-with-another-false-ruling-by-politifact/
— Rauner dodges tax return question, pivots instead to Pritzker’s tax dodging and tax hikes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/rauner-dodges-tax-return-question-pivots-instead-to-pritzkers-tax-dodging-and-tax-hikes/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Immigrants Could Vote with Chicago ID Card, Says Ives – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/election/illegal-immigrants-vote-chicago-id-card-says-gop-candidate-fell-short/

 

BREITBART
— The GOP’s business-first leadership has expanded the H-2B visa-worker program, so reducing marketplace pressure on companies to offer higher wages to Americans just months before the November election. – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/03/21/gop-leaders-expand-h-2b-visa-worker-program/
— POLL: Republican John Cox Leads Antonio Villaraigosa for Second Place in California Governor’s Race – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/03/22/poll-republican-john-cox-leads-antonio-villaraigosa-for-second-place-in-california-governors-race/
— Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg assured his billion-plus users, “We don’t sell any data to anyone.” – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What does Facebook know about you? Facebook knows that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, retired federal employee, former union member, married, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/22/zuckerberg-dont-sell-data-anyone/

 

BLAZE
— Droves of millennial women leaving Republican Party – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/22/droves-of-millennial-women-leaving-republican-party-poll

 

GOPUSA
— Uni-Party budget bill heavy on liberal spending, light on conservative issues
http://www.gopusa.com/uni-party-budget-bill-heavy-on-liberal-spending-light-on-conservative-issues/?omhide=true
— Schools feeling legal, parental fallout over politicized gun control walkout
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41921

 

LIFEZETTE
— Americans Didn’t Elect Trump or GOP Majority to ‘Fill the Swamp’ with Omnibus Spending Bill, Ingraham Says Mark Meadows, Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Fox News host just after congressional leadership released 2,232-page, $1.3T bill – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/americans-didnt-elect-trump-and-gop-majority-to-fill-the-swamp-with-omnibus-spending-bill-ingraham-says/

 

THE HILL
— The GOP is Trump’s party now – LLOYD GREEN (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Obviously, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is Rauner’s party. Because of that, no one anticipates that the IRP State Central Committee will do anything other than carry out Rauner’s directives.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/379609-the-gop-is-trumps-party-now

 

HUFFINGTON POST

— The Hollow Republican Promises To ‘Read The Bill’ It turns out, reading is hard and bills can be really long. – Matt Fuller
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-read-the-bill_us_5ab411cfe4b0decad0481ddb

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor compares foes’ tactics to ‘mafia racket’ – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-compares-foes-tactics-mafia-racket-53947753

 

CBS NEWS
— Illinois Democrats giddy about chance to win race for governor
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-democrats-giddy-about-chance-to-win-race-for-governor/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Beyond the ‘70/80’ Rule: How Much Do You Really Need in Retirement? – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $51,864, only 41% of my $125,325 1997 GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beyond-the-70-80-rule-how-much-do-you-really-need-in-retirement-1521732162
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The guideline about replacement income is widely recommended but is valid only for some. A household earning $100,000 annually would need about $70,000 to $85,000 in retirement to continue their standard of living for recommended rates of 70% to 85%.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Congressman wants federal bonuses published – Eric White (DIERSEN: What about legislation that would require the federal government to issue press releases 90/60/30 days before it takes adverse actions against its employees. Adverse action like a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; and b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/03/congressman-wants-federal-bonuses-published/

 

STARS & STRIPES
— Mental health care for veterans with ‘bad paper’ included in spending bill – NIKKI WENTLING (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors in the federal government gave me “bad paper” discharge. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/mental-health-care-for-veterans-with-bad-paper-included-in-spending-bill-1.518173

 

FED SMITH
— Turnover Up as More Workers Quit the Federal Government – Michael Wald (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White male federal employees should be advised that their careers will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few non-veteran White male federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/22/turnover-workers-quit-federal-government/

March 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— MADIGAN, KELLY AND STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What congressional district do you live in? Who do you want to represent you on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC)? Who do you want to be the next IRP chairman? Who do you want to represent you on the 2020 IRP Platform & Resolutions Committee? What weighted vote will your next representative on the IRP SCC have, that is, what percent of the approximate 700,000 Republican primary ballots cast statewide were cast in your congressional district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/3-big-takeaways-from-the-illinois-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Robin Kelly won two victories in the primary from Democratic voters in the 2nd Congressional District. She was nominated for another term in Congress — that’s a clinch for November on this Democratic turf — and she won her race to become one of 38 members in charge of the Democratic Party of Illinois. They pick the chairman. The party chair is state House Speaker Michael Madigan, who has been slammed for his handling of sexual harassment allegations — serious hits in this “MeToo” era. GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to continue to make Madigan a centerpiece of his re-election campaign. Madigan will be up for re-election as state party chair. With Kelly on the committee, there is, for the first time in ages, a viable alternative to Madigan.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Incumbent Roskam already calling for 6th Congressional district debates with Democratic challenger Sean Casten – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Who badmouths you to Roskam? Who badmouthed you to Hyde? I should write a book about a) those who badmouth me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to Roskam, b) those who badmouthed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to Hyde, and c) those who since 1989 have badmouthed me to both Roskam and Hyde.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-roskam-casten-6th-race-st-0323-20180322-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Roskam didn’t face a primary challenger, but suburban Democrats see November’s general election as a potential chance to take the seat in November because Democrat Hillary Clinton won the 6th District over Republican President Donald Trump by 7 percentage points in the 2016 election. Roskam prevailed in his race that year by more than 18 points. Roskam has faced tough campaigns before. He has held the 6th Congressional District seat since 2006, when he narrowly defeated Democrat Tammy Duckworth in a nationally watched race. The district’s boundaries have changed since then, and it now includes parts of Naperville, Elgin, Wheaton and portions of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Cook counties.)
— Republicans blame Democrats for allowing Holocaust denier Art Jones with Nazi affiliations to get 20K GOP votes – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Why should anyone listen to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) concerning Jones? Rauner rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP planform. Because the IRP promotes Rauner, the IRP rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-primary-election-recap-st-0322-20180321-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maybe some of the 13,158 suburban Cook County residents who voted for Jones strongly believe in freedom of speech and Jones’ right to express his views. Perhaps some of the 3,023 voters in Chicago who punched his ticket agree with his positions on immigration (“no more sanctuary cities!”) or his support of 2nd Amendment rights (“concealed carry for personal protection!”). I suppose it’s possible some of the 4,093 people in Will County who cast ballots for Jones did so knowing about his anti-Semitic views but supported him anyway because of his stances against abortion and same-sex marriage. More likely, the 65 DuPage County residents who voted for Jones, 70, didn’t know about his former membership in the American Nazi Party or that he ran for mayor of Milwaukee as a member of the National Socialist White People’s Party in 1976. Jones, however, told me Wednesday he believes the votes for him were no accident. “The people who voted for me knew exactly who I was,” Jones said. “They liked what I had to say.” Jones said the Republican Party sent mailers and made robocalls telling people about his views, so voters must have known. “That might have gotten me a lot of votes,” he said of the party’s efforts. I think it’s more likely the vast majority of Jones voters simply supported whatever GOP candidate happened to be on the ballot. “Yes, I think your surmise is spot on,” said Sean Morrison of Orland Park, chair of the Cook County Republican Party, state committeeman for the 3rd District and Cook County Board member. “Look, the overwhelming majority of most folks in the district have absolutely no idea who the Nazi Art Jones is,” Morrison told me Wednesday. “I feel that they very likely pulled their Republican ballot and voted down the line.” Jones has previously run for the seat, but Republicans either successfully knocked him off the ballot by challenging his petitions or ran legitimate candidates whose totals dwarfed the few votes cast for Jones. This year was different. I asked Morrison why Republicans failed to field a “serious” candidate to challenge seven-term incumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski, a conservative who narrowly withstood a primary challenge from progressive Marie Newman. “Well, it was certainly not for lack of trying to draw in candidates,” Morrison said. “The 3rd Congressional district has historically voted very high for Congressman Lipinski. Even many Republicans vote for him due to his strong family values positions, so he receives a great deal of crossover voters. “He typically wins his general races in 70 percent to 30 percent margins. Most prospects see the seemingly futile attempt in running against him.” In other words, the problem isn’t so much that 20,000 Republicans may have just voted for a Nazi. It’s the partisan political system where the party in power gets to redraw district maps every 10 years to maximize odds of retaining power by keeping races noncompetitive. “The seat is mathematically drawn like the majority of districts as a Democrat district seat,” Morrison said. “This is the larger issue citizens should recognize and be concerned about in Illinois. “The Democrats have controlled the district remap drawings for several decades now. The Democrat-controlled gerrymandering is unabashed and (is the reason) why we have a real one-party system throughout Illinois.” I accept Morrison’s explanation as based in fact and admire his skill at spinning this as the fault of Democrats. Still, I think the candidacy of Jones harms the Republican brand more than it does the Democrats.
On a national scale Wednesday, reaction to Jones’ win ranged from shock and disbelief to outrage across traditional and social media channels. “Arthur Jones is a Nazi, not a Republican. It is a disgrace that he has won the Republican nomination,” Norman Coleman, chair of the Republican Jewish Coalition, said in a statement. “The GOP didn’t invite Jones into the party,” Coleman said. “The only mistake was not running a candidate in an uncompetitive, safe-Democrat district.” The Illinois GOP continues to denounce Jones. A state party spokesman told The New York Times the party would devote resources to supporting a Republican to run as an independent against Lipinski in November. “Arthur Jones is not a real Republican; he is a Nazi whose disgusting, bigoted views have no place in our nation’s discourse,” Tim Schneider, the Illinois Republican Party chairman, said in a statement. The National Republican Congressional Committee issued a statement that did not mention Jones by name. . .”There is no gerrymandering in Illinois,” Brown said. “Their whining about that is not factual.” There was ample publicity prior to the election about Jones’ Nazi affiliations, he added. “How anybody could vote for this individual is mind-boggling,” Brown said. “It was a conscious effort to cast those votes.” I think the number of votes cast for Jones is another statement about the perils of uneducated voters. Despite record early-voting numbers, turnout ended up at just 28.5 percent of suburban Cook County’s 1.5 million registered voters. Turnout among younger voters was notably low — at 3.4 percent — despite heightened interest in the Lipinski-Newman race and a nonbinding referendum asking whether Cook County should legalize marijuana for recreational use. The measure passed by a nearly two-to-one margin. Millennials ages 18-27 cast just 16,780 ballots, Clerk David Orr reported. That was the lowest of any age group and compares to 76,696 for ages 58-67, 67,302 for ages 48-57 and 48,225 for ages 68-77.)
— Former campaign worker Alaina Hampton sues Madigan fund, Democratic Party in sexual harassment case – Ray Long, Stacy St. Clair, Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-madigan-lawsuit-sexual-harassment-20180321-story.html
— U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve presided over Trump case and scolded him: ‘I do not follow tweets!’ – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails religiously and b) who crow that they do not read the emails. In Diersen v. GAO, Peter Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge, Amy J. St. Eve, and the attorney who represented GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald. All of the aforesaid made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Eve granted Patrick Fitzgerald’s motion to deny me my 7th Amendment rights, that is, to deny me a jury trial. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that Peter Fitzgerald, Eve, and Patrick Fitzgerald viewed me as being someone who was lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-trump-st-eve-0322-chicago-inc-20180321-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She may have both slapped him down and ruled in his favor back in 2013, but don’t count U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve among President Donald Trump’s Twitter followers. St. Eve — nominated by Trump to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning. When U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin asked her what she made of Trump’s tweets crowing about his victory in a trial St. Eve presided over, the judge replied with magisterial hauteur. “I have heard that, but I do not follow tweets!” she told the committee. The hearing was plain sailing for St. Eve and fellow nominee Michael Scudder, who have the backing of both Durbin and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth.)
— Kane County Board candidates separated by three votes – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-kane-county-board-three-votes-st-0322-20180321-story.html
— Tired of hearing from rich white guys? Get ready for $300 million more, Illinois – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-illinois-governor-huppke-20180321-story.html
— 3 Republican incumbents ousted from Will County board – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-board-races-st-0322-20180321-story.html
— Whittling government excess? Start with the townships – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-township-government-abolition-20180313-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A deeper look at what elections say about choices – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180322/slusher-a-deeper-look-at-what-elections-say-about-choices

 

ABC7
— Illinois Primary: Holocaust denier officially claims 3rd Dist. GOP nomination on 7th try – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/holocaust-denier-officially-claims-3rd-dist-gop-nom-on-7th-try/3242614/

 

WTTW
— Backed by Rauner, Former Miss America Harold is GOP Pick for AG – Paul Caine (DIERSEN: Who backs you? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, if anyone backed me, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I cause all my own problems.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/21/backed-rauner-former-miss-america-harold-gop-pick-ag
— Mudslinging Begins as Democrats Look to Take Back Governor’s Mansion – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Who are/were the lead mudslingers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about past and present mudslingers in my precinct, in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/21/mudslinging-begins-democrats-look-take-back-governor-s-mansion

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Metro Chicago shrinks again – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on driving out of the Chicago metro area and out of all of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180322/BLOGS02/180329954

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats turn out in big numbers for Illinois primary – AP (DIERSEN: Of the 203 ballots cast in my precinct, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180321/democrats-turn-out-in-big-numbers-for-illinois-primary
— Pritzker on spending: Like Simon said, no unilateral disarming – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180321/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-on-spending-like-simon-said-no-unilateral-disarming

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Expect Rauner, Harold campaigns to partner up – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-22/tom-kacich-expect-rauner-harold-campaigns-partner.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— B-N goes for Rauner, Biss, Quinn; local turnout low – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/b-n-goes-for-rauner-biss-quinn-local-turnout-low/article_3fd2a76a-73bb-53b1-8cdb-c71e8b657f9d.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Ives carries Knox County Republican vote – Rebecca Susmarski (DIERSEN: How many voted for Ives in your precinct? Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 64 voted for Ives and 41 voted for Rauner.)
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180321/ives-carries-knox-county-republican-vote

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner’s millions might not save him – Editorial (DIERSEN: What will Rauner do? Will he officially banish from the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), from the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and other Republican county party organizations, and from the Milton Township Republican Central Committee and other Republican township/ward party organizations those like me who voted for Ives, that is, those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the IRP platform? Who does Rauner want the next 18 IRP State Central Committee members to be?)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-s-millions-might-not-save-him/article_16403745-e7a5-56f3-a28f-e70f008873ec.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Campaign between wealthy Rauner, Pritzker for Illinois governor expected to be expensive, brutal and long – Rick Pearson
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180321/campaign-between-wealthy-rauner-pritzker-for-illinois-governor-expected-to-be-expensive-brutal-and-long

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — After dismal primary showing, turbulent times ahead for Illinois’ GOP – Editorial (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) “to field more palatable candidates,” that is, to field candidates who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.).
    http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-after-dismal-primary-showing-turbulent-times-ahead-for-illinois/article_1994ac4b-7a5d-59d7-948c-7332abc0b801.html

 

WQAD
— Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner thanks Quad City republicans voters after close election victory – LAUREN SIMONE (DIERSEN: How many voted for Rauner in your precinct? Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 41 voted for Rauner and 64 voted for Ives.)
http://wqad.com/2018/03/21/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-thanks-quad-city-republicans-voters-after-close-election-victory/

 

WVIK
— Rauner And Pritzker To Face Off In November’s Illinois Governor Race – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://wvik.org/post/rauner-and-pritzker-face-novembers-illinois-governor-race#stream/0

 

WTVA
— DEMOCRATS GET HIGH TURNOUT AGAIN, THIS TIME IN ILLINOIS (DIERSEN: Of the 203 ballots cast in my precinct, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat.)
http://www.wtva.com/content/national/477554533.html?ref=533

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— In a case with potentially broad implication, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to prosecute people for obstructing IRS enforcement of the tax code. – NINA TOTENBERG (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred against IRS, against its former employees, against it current employees, and against its future employees.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/hiding-income-and-destroying-records-obstruction-maybe-not#stream/0

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— In Illinois, a fight between big money and grassroots insurgencies rages on – Curtis Black
http://www.chicagoreporter.com/in-illinois-a-fight-between-big-money-and-grassroots-insurgencies-rages-on/

 

ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN FOR POLITICAL REFORM
— Democratic Turnout Surges, While GOP Turnout Drops in IL Primary (DIERSEN: Of the 203 ballots cast in my precinct, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat. I expect that some, if not many, of those 98 who cast Democrat ballots a) were Democrats who had never voted in a primary before and b) were Democrats who had unethically cast Republican ballots before “to do what damage they could.”)
https://mailchi.mp/ilcampaign/illinois-governors-race-on-track-to-break-us-spending-record-51517
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1.92 million people voted in yesterday’s Primary Election, after nearly a year of full-fledged campaigning from candidates on both sides of the aisle. Overall, turnout this year was the highest for a gubernatorial Primary Election since 2002. Democratic turnout increased by 325,000 from 2010, the most recent year with a competitive gubernatorial Primary on the Democratic ballot. In contrast, Republican turnout dropped 138,000 since the last contested primary, which took place in 2014.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant wins out in three-way GOP race in Ives’ district – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511367327-grant-wins-out-in-three-way-gop-race-in-ives-district
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511367306-amy-grant-beats-minor-byrne-in-gop-race-for-house-seat-in-42nd-district

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— LaBarbera Discusses LGBTQ Lobby’s Intolerance on VCY America Crosstalk Radio
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/03/21/labarbera-discuss-lgbtq-lobbys-intolerance-on-vcy-america-crosstalk-radio/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After narrow primary defeat, Ives supporters mixed on whether they’ll support Rauner in November – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Of course, after Jim Ryan won the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2002, I fully supported him. But to this day, because I supported Pat O’Malley in the primary, those who supported Ryan in the primary blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Ryan’s losing the general election.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/after-narrow-primary-defeat-ives-supporters-mixed-on-whether-they/article_ace2cf86-2d3f-11e8-bf37-b366d49ea566.html
— Even if he rallies his base, Gov. Rauner faces uphill general election campaign – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is Rauner’s base? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-even-if-he-rallies-his-base-gov-rauner/article_4361f138-2d01-11e8-8b0f-9b14c6cae712.html
— One ‘Madigan Republican’ State Rep. David Reis, R-Olney loses seat in Republican primary – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/one-madigan-republican-loses-seat-in-republican-primary/article_78aa4d10-2d13-11e8-911c-6bd3e5eaf339.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Another Disruptive Political Stunt Coming to Schools in April: Day of Silence – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers a) encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity and b) make it clear that they want to destroy the traditional family.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/another-disruptive-political-stunt-coming-to-schools-in-april-day-of-silence/

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Bruce Rauner cites own remarks as proof of outside support for election night claim – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who cite their own statements as proof for their claims against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I did not want to continue on as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. and that I easily could have continued on if I had wanted to.)
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/mar/21/bruce-rauner/rauner-cites-own-remarks-proof-outside-support-ele/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner had weakest primary showing by a GOP governor since 1928 (DIERSEN: How many voted for Rauner in your precinct? Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 41 voted for Rauner and 64 voted for Ives. 41 X $130/vote is $5,330.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/rauner-had-weakest-primary-showing-by-a-gop-governor-since-1928/
— A very rough road ahead for Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/a-very-rough-road-ahead-for-rauner/
— Rauner campaign warns on Pritzker tax hike
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/22/rauner-campaign-warns-on-pritzker-tax-hike/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Former RNC Chairman Criticizes GOP ‘Spending Spree’ Under Trump as ‘Bad Politics’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/former-rnc-chairman-criticizes-gop-spending-spree-trump-bad-politics/

 

GOPUSA
— ACLU: Shield illegal immigrants from deportation by not enforcing low-level crimes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41993

 

THE HILL
— 2020 Dems compete for top campaign operatives – REID WILSON AND AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: I should write a book about operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. Are my critics/opponents paying them at least $15 an hour?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379647-2020-dems-compete-for-top-campaign-operatives?userid=3526
— Omnibus spending bill gives IRS $320M to implement tax law – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred against IRS, against its former employees, against it current employees, and against its future employees.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/379675-omnibus-spending-bill-gives-irs-320m-to-implement-tax-law

 

CNN
— Democrats get high turnout again, this time in Illinois – Harry Enten (DIERSEN: Of the 203 ballots cast in my precinct, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat. I expect that some, if not many, of those 98 who cast Democrat ballots a) were Democrats who had never voted in a primary before and b) were Democrats who had unethically cast Republican ballots before “to do what damage they could.”)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/democrat-high-turnout-illinois/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The primaries in Illinois on Tuesday night were, for the most part melodramatic — some big names got scares but there were no major upsets. There was, however, some good news for Democrats: In the second of two statewide primaries this year (Texas being the other), turnout was significantly higher for Democrats than in either 2010 or 2014. There were just under 1.3 million votes cast in the Illinois Democratic primary Tuesday to just over 700,000 in the Republican primary. Put another way, 64% of the votes cast were on the Democratic line, compared with only 36% on the Republican line. Now, Illinois is a blue state, but even taking that into account, it was an impressive performance for Democrats. Dating back to 1998, there has never been a midterm year in which there was a higher percentage of two-party votes cast in the Illinois Democratic primary compared with 2018. Importantly, this includes 2010, when both the Democrats and Republicans had competitive gubernatorial primaries, like this year. In 2010, just 54% of all primary votes were cast in the Democratic primary when Republicans gained over 60 seats across the country and control of the US House.)

 

MSN
— Is Bruce Rauner Re-electable? (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is Rauner’s base? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/lifestyle/is-bruce-rauner-re-electable/vp-BBKxvBS

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republican John Cox inches ahead of Antonio Villaraigosa for second place in California governor’s race, new poll finds – PHIL WILLON
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-governor-senate-poll-20180321-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Dead End of Identity Politics To expand the base is almost inevitably to shrink it equally. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who pander to those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dead-end-of-identity-politics-1521671743
— Retirees Reshape Where Americans Live Baby boomers fuel growth in retirement hot spots, new census figures show – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: To get my wife and I to leave, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that in my precinct, a) only 21 voted for Trump in the 2016 Republican primary election, b) only 137 voted for Trump in the 2016 general election, c) 98 cast Democrat ballots in the 2018 primary election, and d) only 64 voted for Ives in the 2018 Republican primary election.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-reshape-where-americans-live-1521691261
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans are relocating to retirement hot spots scattered around the country and returning to suburbia, according to Census Bureau figures released Thursday. The population of federally designated retirement destination counties rose 2% last year, almost three times the rate of national population growth, according to census county population estimates for the year that ended July 1. Almost three-quarters of a million Americans during that period moved into one of the 442 counties that the Agriculture Department tags as retiree spots. The figures are a fresh sign that the nation’s 74 million baby boomers—those born between 1946 to 1964—have dug out from the 2007-09 recession that locked many of them in place when home and stock values plummeted.)

SLATE
— Illinois Governor Spent $130 Per Vote, and That Was the Easy Part – JOSH VOORHEES (DIERSEN: How many voted for Rauner in your precinct? Of the 504 registered voters in my precinct, 41 voted for Rauner and 64 voted for Ives. 41 X $130 is $5,330.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-spent-usd130-for-each-primary-vote-he-got-tuesday.html

 

FED SMITH
— Back to the Future: How to Cut Federal Salaries and Agency Programs – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” they cut my $125,325 federal salary in today’s dollars to zero. Previously they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/21/back-future-cut-federal-salaries-agency-programs/

 

SUN DAILY
— Facebook, Google warn Singapore against ‘fake news’ law (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/03/22/facebook-google-warn-singapore-against-fake-news-law

March 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/recreational-marijuana-wins-big-if-non-binding-vote-in-illinois-primary/3243559/
— Hardware problems delay DuPage County election results in Illinois primary
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hardware-problems-delay-dupage-county-election-results-in-illinois-primary-/3241788/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Technology Committee Chairman Kevin Wiley and Committee Vice-Chairwoman Janice Anderson released a statement Wednesday saying, “On behalf of our fellow board members and the Technology Committee, we would like to express our concern about the performance of the DuPage Election Commission Tuesday evening. After conferring with DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, we request the Executive Director of the Election Commission appear before the full County Board at our next meeting, March 27, to present information about the effort to tabulate and report election results.”)

 

NBC5
— Ives Won’t Make Nice After Ugly Primary Battle, Refuses to Speak With Rauner “Why would she talk to him after the disrespect he showed last night?” a spokeswoman for Ives’ campaign asked in a Wednesday statement – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: Will Rauner offer to sign a contract with extremely stiff penalty clauses in which a) he would agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform and b) he would agree to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? It could be called “A contract with Illinois Republicans.”)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-ives-illinois-primary-election-477560013.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The race was ugly from the start and didn’t end much better, as the two candidates did not speak on election night nor the following day. A spokeswoman for Ives’ campaign confirmed Wednesday afternoon that she and Rauner had still not been in contact – and had no plans to speak in the future. “Why would she talk to him after the disrespect he showed last night announcing victory before all of the counties were in – without a call to the campaign, after he poured millions of dollars into an attack campaign that flat-out lied about her, and after he dispatched his slimy operatives to the media last night to disparage Ives, her campaign and all of her conservative supporters?” Ives’ spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said in a statement. “She has no reason to believe or trust anything he says,” Murphy continued. Rauner emerged to deliver an election night victory speech on Tuesday before the race had been officially called in his favor. “I am honored and humbled by this victory,” Rauner said Tuesday night, claiming victory with a slim lead and even as voting machine problems delayed results from DuPage County – Ives’ home territory that she ultimately carried by four points. “You have given me the chance to win the battle against the corruption that plagues Illinois. Thank you,” Rauner continued, adding, “This primary election was hard fought, yes. I want to congratulate my opponent on her principled stand.” “For those of you around the state of Illinois who wanted to send me a message, let me be clear: I have heard you,” he said. Rauner initially dismissed Ives as a “fringe candidate” before pivoting to take her more seriously after she garnered the support of various conservative organizations, and even some of his former backers that sought to take down the first-term governor from the right.)
— Democrats Turn Out in Big Numbers for Illinois Primary – Sara Burnett and Sarah Zimmerman (DIERSEN: Of the 203 ballots cast in my precinct, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-primary-democratic-turnout-477569543.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-voters-weigh-in-on-marijuana-477566623.html
— Holocaust Denier Racks Up Votes in Illinois Primary Jones ran uncontested in the Republican primary setting up a race between Democratic winner Dan Lipinski in November – Carol Marin and Don Moseley (DIERSEN: Far too many Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, etc. falsely claim to be Republican. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be Republican.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Holocaust-Denier-Racks-Up-Votes-in-Illinois-Primary-477529603.html
— Pritzker: ‘Everybody needs to be ready for the fight and we are’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: If Pritzker wins, Illinois Democrats will act very quickly to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Will Trump send in the military to protect members of the aforesaid groups?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/pritzker-everybody-needs-to-be-ready-for-the-fight-and-we-are/

 

CBS2
— How Much Did Pritzker, Rauner Spend, Per Vote?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/21/pritzker-rauner-governor-election-spending/

 

WGN TV
— Gov. Rauner tells WGN about moving forward after Republican primary win – DANIEL REYES
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/21/gov-rauner-tells-wgn-about-moving-forward-after-republican-primary-win/

 

WLS AM
— Will Ives support Rauner in General Election? – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want Rauner to run against those who voted for Ives, that is, to run as an anti-Republican big time? It seems like Rauner would never agree to defend or advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, or many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/21/will-ives-support-rauner-in-general-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, where do Jeanne Ives supporters go in the November election Bill Cameron? On election eve, Jeanne Ives told me she’d support Bruce Rauner if he wins the primary. Ives: “Because obviously elections are always about choices and sometimes you have bad choices and worse choices. Every single Democrat would be a disaster for the State of Illinois. Cameron: “So, even though you think Rauner is bad, the Democrats are worse?” Ives: “Absolutely! They certainly are.” But on the morning after, Ives said she has no plans to pick up the phone and concede to Rauner. She said, “I really don’t care to say anything to the governor at this point, quite frankly.” Sounds like Rauner needs to move further to the right.)
— Rauner pledges to unite Republicans after defeating Ives in Republican primary – John Dempsey (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want Rauner to run against those who voted for Ives, that is, to run as an anti-Republican big time? It seems like Rauner would never agree to defend or advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, or many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/21/rauner-pledges-to-unite-republicans-after-defeating-ives-in-republican-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is pledging to unite the fractured Republican party after winning his bitter primary battle with conservative State Representative Jeanne Ives. Rauner beat Ives by less than 20,000 votes, 51 to 48 percent, in a race that she started because of anger over Rauner’s decision to sign a law allowing for taxpayer funded abortions. Wednesday morning, Rauner told “The Big John and Ramblin’ Ray Show” on WLS that he will start a listening tour to get input from Illinois voters. “On the issues that have divided us, I want to find ways to bridge the divide. To come together, to come up with solutions that bridge the divide. We can do this, and we’ll work together in good faith.” Rauner will face Democrat J.B. Pritzker in November, after Pritzker defeated five challengers in the Democratic primary. Pritzker is expected to try and tie Rauner to the policies of Republican President Donald Trump, but Rauner, who has gone to great pains to distance himself from the President, told WLS that strategy won’t work. “People know that I’m my own person”, said Rauner. “I work with the Trump administration to help the people of Illinois just like I work with the Obama administration to help the people of Illinois. I am my own person. I make my own decisions. And all I care about is workin’ for the families of our state.” Pritzker was out early Wednesday morning thanking voters at the 95th Street Red Line stop on the South Side. He told reporters Rauner has had his chance to govern the state, and has failed. “Illinois has an important job in the next eight months and that’s to decide which direction it wants to go”, said Pritzker. “Down the road of the failed policies of Bruce Rauner, or on the road toward recovery and job creation and lowering the cost of health care, and making sure that every child gets a quality education. That’s what this campaign is gonna be all about and we’re gonna make sure people know it.” However Rauner told WLS that Pritzker has connections to what he says is corruption in the state Democratic party. “Pritzker is part of the machine. He’s part of the corruption in Illinois, he’s a tax dodger, a tax cheat, he tried to buy the Senate seat from Blagojevich, the truth is comin’ out on Pritzker and when the truth is known for the people of Illinois, they’ll choose Rauner and Sanguinetti, and they’ll choose reform so we can have a better future.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Buildup to fall showdown begins: Rauner calls Pritzker ‘corrupt insider,’ Pritzker labels Rauner ‘failure’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-race-20180320-story.html
— Tuesday’s vote forecasts bleak November for Rauner – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-kass-bleak-rauner-november-20180321-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was Rauner who invited a primary challenge by playing social justice warrior of the left, signing a bill that put taxpayers on the hook for paying for abortions, and also signing sanctuary state legislation. Ives took the challenge, and that she came so close so quickly and with little statewide name recognition and nothing like his bankroll is a testament not only to her own message but of Rauner’s low standing among the grass-roots GOP. Democrats know this, and the bosses salivate in anticipation of November. So if Rauner has charted out a way forward to mend the intra-party rifts in the hopes of stopping Pritzker, it hasn’t been articulated. And burning Boss Madigan in rhetorical effigy day after day just won’t cut it. Ives understands the problems are about more than allegiance. “In the state of Illinois, we do not have Republican or Democrat problems,” Ives said in her concession speech. “No, we have a math problem. … “You can’t just spend yourself into oblivion, piling up millions of dollars in debt, while hundreds of thousands of people flee the state of Illinois, and think that things are going to get better the next day,” Ives said. “It’s got to stop.” But it won’t stop, not anytime soon, not with a divided Illinois Republican Party, and not with Pritzker funding the Democrats who are moving farther and farther to the left.)
— Unofficial final results for Aurora-area election races
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-finals-st-0322-20180321-story.html
— Bruce Rauner isn’t the change Illinois voters want this time – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-governor-20180321-story.html
— Race for Governor: Mapping Pritzker’s dominant night and Rauner’s close call – Kyle Bentle and Jonathon Berlin (DIERSEN: Why didn’t Ives win every county that Trump won? What if Trump had campaigned for Ives?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-governor-primary-election-2018-results-20180320-htmlstory.html
— Most Republican state lawmakers survive Proft-backed challengers, but he gets some wins, too – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-tax-hike-proft-20180321-story.html
— Hultgren aide fired after teen says they had sexual encounter in car after meeting on Grindr – Amanda Marrazzo
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-congressman-hultgren-aide-fired-20180321-story.html
— Suburban voters have their say on video gambling, marijuana, school projects, sales tax requests
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-suburban-primary-election-roundup-20180320-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-life-marijuana-talk-legalization-03202018-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-marijuana-legalize-illinois-cook-county-20180321-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker, Rauner out early Wednesday to kick off general-election campaigns – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-out-early-wednesday-to-kick-off-general-election-campaigns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cook-county-cannabis-recreational-use-referendum/
— Yes, we endorsed them, but their spending is hurting our democracy – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-yes-we-endorsed-them-but-their-spending-is-hurting-our-democracy/
— Money and momentum off the charts in Tuesday’s primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/money-and-momentum-off-the-charts-in-tuesday-primary/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cronin: Changes coming after DuPage Election Commission’s ‘inept’ performance – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180321/cronin-changes-coming-after-dupage-election-commissions-inept-performance–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cronin said he wants commission officials to attend next week’s county board meeting to answer questions about what happened. “We will make an effort to discover all the facts,” Cronin said, but someone must be held responsible. “I promise you, there’s going to be changes,” he said. “I am done with this.” Cronin said he also will continue pushing for a state law change to merge the election commission with the county clerk’s office. He has supported that concept for years, but the legislature has been reluctant to give the county permission to do it. “I look forward to the day the election commission is under the auspices of the clerk’s office,” Cronin said. “There will be accountability, better responsiveness and better professionalism — I am certain of that.” On Wednesday, election commission officials said the problem with the optical scan voting machines was caused by so-called “ender cards”– similar to paper ballots — that are needed to close the machines and tabulate results. It turns out the ender cards the commission purchased from Liberty Systems couldn’t be run through the machines. “The paper stock used by the vendor for this election was not to specification and didn’t fit through the scanner,” said Joseph Sobecki, the commission’s executive director. “That resulted in none of the locations being able to close the optical scan.” The problem didn’t affect touch-screen voting machines, but most DuPage voters use optical scan paper ballots. Once the problem was discovered, Sobecki said officials decided to bring the optical scan voting machines from every polling place to Wheaton so they could go through the closing procedure. Cronin blasted that decision. “If the cards fail, you should have a system in place to respond to that,” he said. “This notion that you are going to physically transport every one of these machines from all of the polling places and have them wait in line out in the driveways of the county complex … is just stunning to me in its level of incompetence.” Sobecki said the first machines arrived around 8:45 p.m. Meanwhile, Cronin said he was getting calls from numerous campaigns wondering where their votes were. . .The commission said “rigorous” testing was done before the election, but Zay said he doesn’t believe it. “If they tested it, it would have worked,” he said. “The problem is they have their own separate board,” Zay said, referring to the three-person panel that oversees the commission. “Maybe that board needs to go.” The three members of the bipartisan DuPage Board of Election Commissioners are appointed by Cronin. Republicans hold two of the three seats. Cronin acknowledged that election commissioners should bear responsibility. “I think there is a enough blame to go around over there,” he said. “The whole operation needs to be re-examined from top to bottom as we dissolve it.”)
— Illinois primary results show angry bases in both parties demanding more purity – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: Republicans let anti-conservatives dominate the Republican Party. Democrats do not let anti-liberals dominate the Democrat Party. I should write a book about past and present anti-conservatives who did dominate or are dominating the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180321/illinois-primary-results-show-angry-bases-in-both-parties-demanding-more-purity
— Doug Bennett wins GOP primary for 10th Congressional seat – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180321/doug-bennett-wins-gop-primary-for-10th-congressional-seat
— Stage set for DuPage County board and sheriff races in the fall
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180321/stage-set-for-dupage-county-board-and-sheriff-races-in-the-fall
— OUTSTANDING: West Chicago voters appear to not want video gambling – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/west-chicago-voters-appear-to-not-want-video-gambling
— Rauner victorious in tight race against Ives – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/rauner-victorious-in-tight-race-against-ives
— Rauner, Pritzker set for big money showdown – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/rauner-pritzker-set-for-big-money-showdown-
— Federal official, DuPage leaders discuss fighting opioid addiction – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180321/federal-official-dupage-leaders-discuss-fighting-opioid-addiction
— Can Rauner, Pritzker unite their parties? (Ives won’t endorse governor) – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180321/can-rauner-pritzker-unite-their-parties-ives-wont-endorse-governor

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker advances timetable on progressive tax move – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180321/BLOGS02/180329968/progressive-income-tax-tops-pritzkers-to-do-list
— Pritzker soars, Rauner survives, setting up November battle – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180321/BLOGS02/180329974/pritzker-soars-rauner-survives-setting-up-november-battle
— Verbal punches begin between Roskam, foe for Congress – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180321/BLOGS02/180329958/verbal-punches-begin-between-roskam-foe-for-congress

 

WTTW
— 2018 Primary Results: Analyzing Political Power Shifts – Nick Blumberg
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/21/2018-primary-results-analyzing-political-power-shifts
— Casten, Bennett Take on Incumbent Reps. Roskam, Schneider in November – Evan Garcia
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/21/casten-bennett-take-incumbent-reps-roskam-schneider-november

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Tully, Hart win DuPage County Board District 3 Republican nods
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/21/tully-hart-win-dupage-county-board-district-3-republican-nods/atdrvb3/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Day after firing, Nick Provenzano elected precinct committeeman in Nunda Township – ED KOMENDA (FROM THE ARTICLE: Precinct committeemen are characterized in the Republican Party as ambassadors of the GOP – the men and women elected to knock on doors, recruit voters, choose nominees to run for office and push the party’s agenda.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/21/day-after-firing-nick-provenzano-elected-precinct-committeeman-in-nunda-township/a3dj6ip/
— Collar counties carry Jeanne Ives in Republican primary
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/21/collar-counties-carry-jeanne-ives-in-republican-primary/ad504ht/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— OUTSTANDING: Belleville increase fees for video gambling
https://account.bnd.com/static/paywall/stop?resume=205609134

 

STATELINE
— Governor Rauner touts political outsider status during Rockford stop – Emily Waldron
http://www.mystateline.com/news/governor-rauner-touts-political-outsider-status-during-rockford-stop/1066612400

 

WTOP
— Democrats giddy about odds of retaking Illinois’ top job – AP (DIERSEN: If Pritzker wins, Illinois Democrats will act very quickly to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Will Trump send in the military to protect members of the aforesaid groups?)
https://wtop.com/news/2018/03/rauner-pritzker-attacks-started-long-before-matchup-was-set/

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans use the anti-Republican Pat Brady to harm the Illinois Republican Party.
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/21/republican-strategist-gop-must-bridge-enthusiasm-gap-by-november/

 

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Orland Park Residents Reject Video Gaming Orland Park residents say no to video gaming at village establishments. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/video-gaming-orland-park-follow-vote-results-here

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Downstate Saved Bruce Rauner Last Night (and Put Pritzker Way Over the Top) Jeanne Ives pushed the incumbent to the brink last night. Rauner won with an eerily similar margin to his 2014 primary victory, but he lost most of the collar counties and saw his margin in Cook County cut by more than half. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2018/Downstate-Saved-Bruce-Rauner-Last-Night-and-Put-Pritzker-Way-Over-the-Top/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is dead meat – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/03/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-is-dead-meat/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— PRESS RELEASE: On behalf of our fellow board members and the Technology Committee, we would like to express our concern about the performance of the DuPage Election Commission Tuesday evening. After conferring with DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, we request the Executive Director of the Election Commission appear before the full County Board at our next meeting, March 27, to present information about the effort to tabulate and report election results.
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57135

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Work cut out for Rauner after narrow win – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: Will Rauner offer to sign a contract with extremely stiff penalty clauses in which a) he would agree that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform and b) he would agree to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? It could be called “A contract with Illinois Republicans.”)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/election/ylehq_illinoishomepage/work-cut-out-for-rauner-after-narrow-win/1066567344
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Republican party chairman at Rauner’s camp says he wants to get the pair together for a unity breakfast. In Rauner’s speech Tuesday night, he touched on a unifying theme. He says the future of the party is at stake if Republicans don’t come together and beat Pritzker in the fall. He’s got about eight months to work on that. According to the numbers, Pritzker’s got a huge advantage, but this is just day one. The GOP chair says the division is common during primary season, but they always bounce back. Wednesday afternoon, Ives’ supporter, conservative Representative Peter Breen jumped ship after months of harsh criticism for the governor. He announced he’s standing behind Rauner once again to fight “the Madigan machine.” He released a statement: “The governor is our party nominee and I support him 100 percent.”)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Elections have Consequences – Governor Rauner made his bed. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/elections-have-consequences-governor-rauner-made-his-bed/

 

FOX NEWS
— Josh Kraushaar: Gov. Rauner is a governor without a party
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5755777919001/?#sp=show-clips

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois Republicans almost got it right – David Freddoso
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/illinois-republicans-almost-got-it-right

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Gov. Bruce Rauner narrowly defeats Jeanne Ives in IL GOP primary – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/03/gov_bruce_rauner_narrowly_defeats_jeannie_ives_in_il_gop_primary.html

 

GOPUSA
— Majority of Americans believe ‘Deep State’ controls Washington (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.)
http://www.gopusa.com/majority-of-americans-believe-deep-state-controls-washington/

 

BLAZE
— Biden says he would have ‘beat the hell out of’ Trump if they were in high school – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/21/biden-says-he-would-have-beat-the-hell-out-of-trump-if-they-were-in-high-school

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Illinois democratic primaries see spike in voter turnout More than 1.2 million people voted in Illinois’ Democratic primary elections on Tuesday – the highest midterm showing in over a decade. Several long-term Democrats in the state faced fierce competition from relative political newcomers. –
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2018/0321/Illinois-democratic-primaries-see-spike-in-voter-turnout

 

THE HILL
— Obama successor wins Dem primary for Illinois attorney general – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379473-obama-successor-wins-illinois-attorney-general-dem-primary

 

POLITICO
— Is Bruce Rauner toast? The Illinois Republican was already the most endangered governor in the nation. Then came a disastrous primary. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/bruce-rauner-endangered-illinois-governor-479339

 

ABC NEWS
— Takeaways from Illinois primary: Big money, party splits – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/takeaways-illinois-primary-big-money-party-splits-53895632
— LGBTQ groups criticize Ben Carson for comment about transgender people – LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lgbtq-groups-criticize-ben-carson-comment-transgender-people/story?id=53917791

 

NBC NEWS
— We now know who’ll take on Peter Roskam in IL-6
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/sean-casten-will-take-peter-roskam-il-6-n858716

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Melania Trump Wants to End Online Bullying. Her Husband Doesn’t Help. – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/politics/trump-melania-bullying-cybersafety.html
— White House Job Requirement: Signing a Nondisclosure Agreement – Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Maggie Haberman, Michael D. Shear and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Constructively, while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997, if you were White, male, and/or non-veteran, to keep your job and have any chance of being promoted beyond GS-4 (currently $15.85/hour) at the Post Office, GS-12 (currently $81,071) at IRS, or GS-13 (currently $96,403) at GAO, you had to agree to help your Democrat superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who were White, male, or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/us/politics/trump-nondisclosure-agreement.html
— Democrats Tell DeVos Her ‘Head Is in the Sand’ on Racial Bias – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/politics/betsy-devos-congress-racial-disparities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why GOP Illinois governor Bruce Rauner may be the most endangered governor in the nation – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/20/illinois-republican-governor-narrowly-defeats-pro-trump-primary-challenger/
— Centrist incumbents edge past restive challengers in Illinois primaries – David Weigel, Elise Viebeck and Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/centrist-incumbents-edge-past-restive-challengers-in-illinois-primaries/2018/03/21/4ebabec4-2d02-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html
— U.S. companies are pressuring their workers on how to lobby and vote – Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers in America a) refuse to hire and b) get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/03/21/u-s-companies-are-pressuring-er-educating-their-workers-on-how-to-lobby-and-vote/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What the Results of the Illinois Primaries Show – Joshua Jamerson
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2018/03/21/capital-journal-wed-trump-to-block-chinese-firms-seeking-u-s-tech-austin-bomb-suspect-is-dead-police-say/
— Centrist Incumbents Edge Out Rivals in Illinois Primaries Democratic Rep. Lipinski wins tight race against opponent backed by Bernie Sanders, AP says; Republican Gov. Rauner fends off challenge from social conservative – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/centrist-incumbents-tested-in-illinois-primaries-1521583137

 

BLOOMBERG
— Incumbents Get a Scare in Illinois – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-21/incumbents-get-a-scare-in-illinois

 

NEWSWEEK
— BEN CARSON: TRANS PEOPLE IN HOMELESS SHELTERS MAKE OTHERS UNCOMFORTABLE – KASHMIRA GANDER
http://www.newsweek.com/ben-carson-trans-people-homeless-shelters-make-others-uncomfortable-854412

 

ATLANTIC
— Democrats Bet on a Billionaire in Illinois The party nominated businessman J.B. Pritzker to go up against Governor Bruce Rauner, the Republican incumbent who barely avoided an embarrassing primary defeat on Tuesday night – RUSSELL BERMAN
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/illinois-primaries-pritzker-rauner-lipinski-newman/556067/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Google and Facebook Can’t Help Publishers Because They’re Built to Defeat Publishers – Peter Kafka
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/google-and-facebook-cant-help-publishers-because-theyre-built-to-defeat-publishers/

 

SALON
— Thousands of Republicans voted for an Illinois Nazi Yes, the GOP couldn’t run an opponent for Arthur Jones. But 20,000 people voted for him anyway! – CHARLIE MAY (DIERSEN: Far too many Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, etc. falsely claim to be Republican. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be Republican.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/21/thousands-of-republicans-voted-for-an-illinois-nazi/

March 20 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Unofficial Results
https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/73687/Web02.194199/#/
— PRESS RELEASE: BY ORDER OF COURT, THE FOLLOWING POLL LOCATION SHALL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M. FOR VOTING: ELIZABETH IDE SCHOOL, 2000 MANNING RD, DARIEN, IL
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/57127/

 

CBS2
— March 2018 Primary Election Results
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/march-2018-primary-election-results/
— Voter Turnout Stands At About 25 Percent For Illinois Primary
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/20/illinois-primary-voter-turnout/
— Election Officials Admit Ballot Error In Assessor’s Race
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/20/cook-county-asssessor-election-ballot/
— Ex-Hultgren Aide Nick Provenzano Accused Of Being With Teen Boy (DIERSEN: Republicans Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. What do you say my critics/opponents, their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that if Hultgren and/or Roskam had continued to support me, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/19/ex-hultgren-aide-accused-of-being-with-teen-boy/

 

NBC5
— Controversial GOP Primary for Illinois Attorney General Draws to a Close
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/republican-primary-illinois-attorney-general-erika-harold-gary-grasso-477341603.html

 

ABC7
— Illinois Primary 2018: GOP race between Rauner and Ives closer than expected – Ravi Baichwal
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-race-between-rauner-and-ives-closer-than-expected/3239443/
— Illinois Primary 2018: Young voter turnout low across Chicago area; workers locked out of Hyde Park polling place – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/polls-open-in-illinois-primary/3237505/

 

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “It’s money and power for him” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/20/gov-bruce-rauner-its-money-and-power-for-him/
— Governor Bruce Rauner: “Pritzker will give the governorship over to Madigan”
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/19/governor-bruce-rauner-pritzker-will-give-the-governorship-over-to-madigan/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Livestream: 2018 Illinois primary election updates and analysis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-primary-election-2018-results-analysis-live-updates/
— Hultgren Congressional aide Nick Provenzano fired 5 months after sexual encounter with teen boy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-congressional-aide-fired-5-months-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— An unwanted season of reality television comes to an end with Tuesday’s primary – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-primary-campaign-television-st-0321-20180320-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner and Ives hit the suburbs with hours to go before polls close – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/rauner-and-ives-hit-the-suburbs-with-hours-to-go-before-polls-close
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re going to have an upset today,” Ives said Tuesday after voting in Wheaton. And “a victory tonight reverberates around the United State. It says you can hold your elected officials accountable.” Rauner dashed away questions about such an outcome. “We’re going to win — it’s as simple as that,” he said. “It’s a labor of love for me.”)
— Schaumburg Township GOP unity breakfast set for March 24 (DIERSEN: When and where will the unity events be held a) by the Illinois Republican Party for the statewide candidates, b) by your Republican county party organization, and c) by your Republican township/ward party organization?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/schaumburg-gop-unity-breakfast-set-for-march-24
— Hultgren fires aide Provenzano after sexual encounter with teen boy – Christopher Hacker
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180319/reports-hultgren-fires-aide-provenzano-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy
— TRAGIC: Video gambling to remain legal in St. Charles – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/video-gambling-to-remain-legal-in-st-charles

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Low turnout reported at Macon County polling locations
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/updates-low-turnout-reported-at-macon-county-polling-locations/article_dc82c867-926b-551d-8789-ba5cb9d68c2e.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Primary: Democrats Wage Internal Battle, With Big Signs Of Party Enthusiasm – JESSICA TAYLOR (DIERSEN: Democrat officials act against the Democrat Party platform far less than Republican officials act against the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/594939318/illinois-primary-democrats-wage-internal-battle-with-big-signs-of-party-enthusia

 

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— Hultgren Fires Aide After Alleged Sexual Encounter With Teen Boy U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren fired Nick Provenzano on Monday. The sexual encounter with the 17-year-old boy was reportedly consensual. – Amie Rowland
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/hultgren-fires-top-aide-after-sexual-encounter-teen-boy

 

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Tuition to increase after a three-year freeze
https://codcourier.org/8370/news/tuition-to-increase-after-a-three-year-freeze/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Durkin’s sister-in-law last sold office furniture in 2001 before landing high-paying Tollway job – W.J. Kennedy
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511366527-durkin-s-sister-in-law-last-sold-office-furniture-in-2001-before-landing-high-paying-tollway-job

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner race closer than expected – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/election/ylehq_illinoishomepage/rauner-race-closer-than-expected/1063220176

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives puts up new ad in final day
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/ives-puts-up-new-ad-in-final-day/
— Late afternoon, early evening precinct reports
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/late-afternoon-early-evening-precinct-reports/
— Afternoon election day thread
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/afternoon-election-day-thread/
— More election day shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/more-election-day-shenanigans/
— Hultgren aide fired after scandal
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/hultgren-aide-fired-after-scandal/
— Tonight’s election coverage plan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/tonights-election-coverage-plan/

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Proud of Hard-Fought Challenge to Establishment in Illinois – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/03/20/jeanne-ives-proud-of-hard-fought-challenge-to-establishment-in-illinois/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— These 5 Horrible Bureaucrats Beat the Clock and Kept Their Pensions – John York (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes put in with these five.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/03/20/5-horrible-bureaucrats-beat-clock-kept-pensions/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Supreme Court Sides With Illegal Aliens… Again
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27616

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Wrong About Fired FBI Official McCabe’s ‘Lost’ Pension
https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/media-wrong-about-fired-fbi-official-mccabes-lost-pension/

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook algorithm kills conservative news feeds, boosts left
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41716
— Black groups lobby Congress in support of Louis Farrakhan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41783
— Public ‘education’ is creating a disaster with our children
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41737

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Republican Governor’s Primary Is A Tie – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/20/illinois-republican-governor-primary-a-tie/
— GOP Staffer Nick Provenzano Loses Job After Police Find Him Shirtless In A Car With A Teenager – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/20/gop-staffer-fired-shirtless-car-teenager/

 

THE HILL
— Illinois rep fires aide after alleged encounter with teenager – LUIS SANCHEZ
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/379227-illinois-rep-fires-aide-after-alleged-sexual-encounter-with-teenager

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ex-Playboy Model Sues to Break Silence on Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/us/ex-playboy-model-sues-to-break-silence-on-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s view of public service: Officials serve him, not the public Trump’s use of nondisclosure agreements in the White House is the latest violation of the public trust. – Ian Bassin (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I worked for them and not for the federal government.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/03/20/trumps-view-of-public-service-officials-serve-him-not-the-public/?utm_term=.54368d005380
— Republicans are in denial about a blue wave – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/03/20/republicans-are-in-denial-about-a-blue-wave/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Centrist Incumbents Tested in Illinois Primaries Democrat Rep. Lipinski faces opponent backed by Bernie Sanders; Republican Gov. Rauner challenged by social conservative – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/centrist-incumbents-tested-in-illinois-primaries-1521583137

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— House reinstates rule that can target fed pay, agency funds – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I was still working for the federal government, my critics/opponents would be pressuring Roskam, Hultgren, Bost, Davis, Kinzenger, LaHood, and Shimkus to use the Holman Rule to cut my federal pay to zero and even worse things. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, but nevertheless, they blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/03/20/house-passes-reinstatement-of-rule-that-could-cut-federal-employee-pay/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House of Representatives in a contentious March 20, 2018, vote passed the continuation of an old procedural rule that would give Congress the ability to cut the pay of individual federal workers and to eliminate entire agency programs. The Holman Rule, first passed in 1876 and named for Indiana Rep. William Holman, was removed from the House rule book in 1983. The rule was then reinstated in the Rules of the House for the 115th Congress, but applied only to the first session or year. House Republicans extended the Holman Rule through the end of the current Congress by adding it to H.Res. 787, which provides for the consideration of two unrelated bills. “Last night, without any public debate, House Republicans snuck into legislation the Holman Rule — a cynical and dangerous attack on federal workers that allows members of Congress to reduce the salaries of federal employees. This archaic tool, also known as the Armageddon Rule, is nothing more than a backdoor way for Republicans to dismantle the federal workforce and carry out political vendettas at the expense of career civil servants,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.)

 

FED SMITH
Federal Employee Retirement, Politics and Being Fired – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran, I might still be working for GAO.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/20/federal-employee-retirement-politics-being-fired/
— Legislation Would Make Federal Employee Bonuses Public Information – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: What about legislation that would require the federal government to issue press releases 90/60/30 days before it takes adverse actions against its employees. Adverse action like a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; and b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/20/legislation-make-federal-employee-bonuses-public-information/

March 20 Morning Edition

NBC5
— GOP Voters to Choose Between Rauner and Ives for Illinois Governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-ives-illinois-primary-election-republican-governor-477340203.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 8 things to watch when primary election results come in Tuesday night (FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Rauner will vote in Winnetka. Ives will vote in Wheaton. Republican and Democratic candidates up and down the ballot will have election parties at night.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-primary-eight-things-20180320-story.html
— Lack of exciting Democratic candidates could give us another four years of Rauner – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform want Rauner to win.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-democratic-primary-20180319-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C’s Booth school No. 1 for first time in U.S. News ranking – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not have degrees from Ivy League universities? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180320/NEWS13/180329996/u-of-cs-booth-school-no-1-for-first-time-in-u-s-news-ranking

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Nick Provenzano fired from US Rep. Randy Hultgren’s office after sexual encounter with teen boy
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/19/nick-provenzano-fired-from-u-s-rep-randy-hultgrens-office-after-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/ag1lurw/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candidates scramble to finish line as Election Day arrives – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180319/candidates-scramble-to-finish-line-as-election-day-arrives
— Labor leader accuses city contractor of not paying prevailing wage – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180319/labor-leader-accuses-city-contractor-of-not-paying-prevailing-wage

 

WJBD RADIO
— Marion County Clerk Projects Just 14% Turnout for Tuesday’s Primary
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/19/marion-county-clerk-projects-just-14-turnout-for-tuesdays-primary

 

WJBC
— Democratic ballots eclipsing Republicans in early voting in GOP strongholds – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/20/democratic-ballots-eclipsing-republicans-in-early-voting-in-gop-strongholds/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Let’s make Pritzker and Rauner pay more—a lot more—in state income taxes – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always wanted me to pay more taxes – federal income tax, state income tax, real estate tax, etc.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/20/lets-make-pritzker-and-rauner-pay-more-a-lot-more-in-state-income-taxes

 

WHEATON PATCH
— In Final Push, Ives Says Rauner Lacks ‘Dignity, Self-Respect’ Ives held a press conference responding to accusations that came after a Democratic ad seemed to tout her conservatism. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/final-push-ives-says-rauner-lacks-dignity-self-respect
— Long-Time Cops Face Off In GOP Primary For DuPage County Sheriff Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano and Patrol Commander James Mendrick will face off in the primary election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/long-time-cops-face-gop-primary-dupage-county-sheriff

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— National Review’s Closing Argument: Bruce Rauner Deserves to Lose
https://mailchi.mp/130d99b185fd/national-reviews-closing-argument-bruce-rauner-deserves-to-lose

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— CITIZEN KELLY INTERVIEWS, ENDORSES BURT MINOR IN 42ND HOUSE DISTRICT RACE
http://www.citizenkelly.com/video-citizen-kelly-interviews-endorses-burt-minor-in-42nd-house-district-race/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Nybo suggests grandfather provision in gun legislation – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511359746-nybo-suggests-grandfather-provision-in-gun-legislation

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Which DuPage County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511364945-which-dupage-county-school-districts-benefit-most-from-state-pension-subsidies

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TYPICAL COLLAR COUNTY FAMILY WOULD PAY AS MUCH AS $1,000 IN ADDITIONAL TAXES UNDER PROGRESSIVE TAX PROPOSAL – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/typical-collar-county-family-would-pay-as-much-as-1000-in-additional-taxes-under-progressive-tax-proposal/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— VIDEO: Lying Cheating Bruce Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=PXc6AaDDtmY

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION ADVOCATES REPUBLICANS LEAVING “LYING, CHEATING BRUCE RAUNER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/family-group-advocates-republicans-leaving-lying-cheating-bruce-rauner-.html


— COOK COUNTY EARLY VOTING SHOWS 80% PULLING DEMOCRAT BALLOTS VS. 20% REPUBLICAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-county-early-voting-shows-80-pulling-democrat-ballots-vs-20-republican.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The magic number — Anecdotal reports suggest weak, unenthusiastic Republican voter turnout, which could explain why Rauner seemed especially unnerved by the DGA’s ploy to steer conservatives toward Ives. The conventional thinking is that if fewer than 550,000 Republicans turn out statewide, Ives can pull off an upset … If more than 600,000 Republicans show up at the polls, it’s likely smooth sailing for Rauner. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/20/primary-day-5-things-to-watch-early-voting-triple-that-of-2014-ferro-gets-his-comeuppance-256528

 

CAPITOL FAX
— HRC does GOTV robo for JB
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/hrc-does-gotv-robo-for-jb/
— Quinn’s Obama ad shenanigan prompts rebuke: “Black voters won’t be bamboozled by him again”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/20/quinns-obama-ad-shenanigan-prompts-rebuke-black-voters-won%e2%80%99t-be-bamboozled-by-him-again/

 

BREITBART
— Conservative Insurgent Inches Closer to Toppling Illinois GOP Governor – Robert Kraychik
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/03/19/jeanne-ives-momentum-race-governor-illinois/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Former Miss America Could Become Republican Attorney General of Illinois – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/erika-harold-republican-campaign-illinois-attorney-general/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Ives of March: It’s Primary Day in Illinois Meet the Republican challenger to wayward Illinois incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner. – BREANA NOBLE
https://spectator.org/ives-of-march-meet-the-republican-challenger-to-illinois-incumbent-gov-bruce-rauner/

 

TPM
— Could A GOP Governor Lose On Tuesday? What To Watch For In Illinois’ Primaries – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/could-a-gop-governor-lose-on-tuesday-what-to-watch-for-in-illinois-primaries

 

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker: Demographics In America Are Changing ‘Bewilderingly Fast’ — ‘Without Any Real Public Debate On The Subject’ – JUSTIN CARUSO (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO political consultants tell activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. to dump members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/19/tucker-demographics-in-america/

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: ‘If Any Of Us Had Done What McCabe Did, We’d Already Be In Jail’ (DIERSEN: The federal government takes adverse actions against extremely few of its employees. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that and the many adverse actions that my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that proves that I was one of the worse of the federal government’s worst employees.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/19/laura-ingraham-rips-andrew-mccabe-democrats-after-lying-under-oath-claims

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats on edge after Sessions attacks Andrew McCabe’s pension – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors successfully attacked my pension, GAO employees who shared my demographics were “on edge,” and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-on-edge-after-sessions-attacks-andrew-mccabes-pension
— Transparency on federal employee bonuses isn’t a privilege, it’s a right – Rep. Mark Sanford and Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: Federal employees get bonuses for meeting/exceeding their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, their success in getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/transparency-on-federal-employee-bonuses-isnt-a-privilege-its-a-right

 

ROLL CALL
— Illinois Democrats Seek to Chip Away at Republicans’ House Majority Second-in-nation primaries set stage for targeting GOP seats – Simone Pathé
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/illinois-democrats-seek-chip-away-republican-house-majority

 

THE HILL
— Anti-abortion Dem’s political career on the line in Illinois – LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379221-anti-abortion-dems-political-career-on-the-line-in-illinois

 

POLITICO
— Hultgren fires aide Nick Provenzano after sexual encounter with teenage boy – NATASHA KORECKI and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/19/hultgren-aide-fired-471883
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois GOP Rep. Randy Hultgren has fired a top aide after the staffer was found in a car last fall with a 17-year-old boy and no shirt on, according to multiple sources and a police report. Nick Provenzano, 56, was dismissed by Hultgren over the weekend, the sources said. Hultgren’s office declined to comment on the details of Provenzano’s firing. “Nick Provenzano is no longer with the office,” said a Hultgren spokesperson. The Hultgren spokesperson said the office only find out about the incident “late Wednesday and immediately placed him on leave before his eventual termination.” But through a Freedom of Information Act request, POLITICO obtained an Oct. 21, 2017, incident report from the city of McHenry Police Department in Illinois. That report shows police investigated Provenzano for public indecency and other potential criminal acts following the episode, but no charges were ever filed. The name of the teenager is redacted in the report. The report states that a homeowner became suspicious when she saw two men sitting in an SUV on a dead-end street with the lights off and called the police. After a police officer arrived, he approached the car and saw that Provenzano had no shirt on, although the other passenger was fully clothed. When Provenzano was questioned by the police about why he had removed his shirt, he said it was “hot.” Provenzano told the officer the two were “hanging out” and “talking about life.” Provenzano later told the officer that he “did not want to admit to anything, but stated that contact between him and [the teenager] was consensual in nature, that nobody was forced or coerced each other to engage in any acts they did not want to, and that he believed [the teenager] was eighteen (18) years old.” The teenager later told police he had met Provenzano on the gay dating site Grindr. The teenager said he was only 17, but the website changed his age to 18. The teenager said police interrupted them during the middle of their sexual encounter, according to the partially redacted report. Provenzano had removed most of his clothes at one point, the report states. After questioning by police, Provenzano was released without charges. He later hired a lawyer to respond to police inquiries, but Provenzano refused to be interviewed again. State prosecutors decided no criminal case would be filed against him. Provenzano was hired as Hultgren’s deputy district director in August 2016. Provenzano had earlier served as Hultgren’s field director during the 2012 and 2014 campaigns. Provenzano is a graduate of DeVry University with “training in electronics, computer technology and business management,” according to his candidate bio. He was paid more than $80,000 as Hultgren’s deputy district director last year, according to House disbursement records. He also earned another $28,000-plus from Hultgren’s reelection committee during 2017, according to records on file with the Federal Election Commission. Provenzano served as a McHenry County board member for 13 years. He was also the campaign manager for former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) in 2010, according to his LinkedIn biography. Hultgren was first elected to the House in 2010. He was once an aide to former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who went to federal prison over secret payments to a man he allegedly sexually abused as a teenager. Hultgren, a lawyer, served in the Illinois Legislature for a dozen years before he was elected to Congress.)
— Roskam’s 6th Congressional District: Democrats face key test of Trump-era suburban strategy – ELENA SCHNEIDER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/illinois-democrats-suburban-republicans-roskam-473002
— Illinois primary: 5 things to watch Is there still room in the Democratic Party for a Blue Dog who opposes abortion rights? – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: One could say that Lipinski does not become a Republican because he sees how the RINOs who dominate Republican politics in Illinois treat conservatives. One could ask “is there still room” for conservatives in the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. Activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that seek/take money from Rauner obligate themselves to help Rauner get rid of conservatives.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/illinois-primary-election-preview-471886

 

REUTERS
— ‘Socially responsible’ investors reassess Facebook ownership – Trevor Hunnicutt, David Randall (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What percent of those who own Facebook shares, work for Facebook, advertise on Facebook, etc. want Facebook to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cambridge-analytica-funds-an/socially-responsible-investors-reassess-facebook-ownership-idUSKBN1GV318

 

ABC NEWS
— Early voting for Illinois primary far exceeds last midterm – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/early-voting-illinois-primary-exceeds-midterm-53858656
— Famous names face off in historically expensive Illinois gov race – JOHN VERHOVEK
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/famous-names-face-off-historically-expensive-illinois-gov/story?id=53850164
— Democrats’ ‘big tent’ gets big test in Illinois – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups use the Republican Party’s big tent policy to destroy the Republican Party: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about members of the aforesaid groups who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-democrats-big-tent-big-test-illinois/story?id=53857495
— Sitting Democrat Lipinski fights to keep his seat in contentious primary battle – MOLLY NAGLE
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sitting-democrat-fights-seat-contentious-primary-battle/story?id=53852937
— 5 things to watch for in the Illinois primary – JOHN VERHOVEK, MOLLY NAGLE, and EMILY GOODIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/things-watch-illinois-primary/story?id=53796218

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois primaries offer ideological tests for both parties – David Weigel (DIERSEN: To vote for Rauner is to vote for getting rid of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, that is, to vote for Rauner is to vote for the destruction of the IRP. How many Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs will vote for Rauner in 2018 like they did in 2004?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/illinois-primaries-offer-ideological-tests-for-both-parties/2018/03/20/b8715742-2b90-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html
— Progressives look to continue gains on Illinois primary day – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/progressives-look-to-continue-gains-on-illinois-primary-day/2018/03/20/eaa9261e-2bf8-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html
— The three most important races in Tuesday’s Illinois primaries – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/20/the-three-most-important-races-in-tuesdays-illinois-primaries/?utm_term=.ce66b0d09b8d

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Five Questions Illinois Voters Will Answer on Tuesday A sitting governor faces a primary challenge, while Democrats vie to contest GOP incumbents in several House districts – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-questions-illinois-voters-will-answer-on-tuesday-1521538201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could Republican voters throw out their own governor?. . .Will opposing abortion rights cost a Democrat his House seat?. . .Is $70 million enough to win a primary?. . .Will Democrats pick new blood to face Republican congressmen?. . .How many people will vote?)
— Congress Grapples With Andrew McCabe’s Firing Some lawmakers call for hearings, Democrats extend job offers to the ex-FBI official, and a GOP senator says he doesn’t think Trump would dismiss Mueller – Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives from Illinois DID NOT grapple with the adverse actions that GAO took against me. GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-grapples-with-andrew-mccabes-firing-1521502539

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Stormy Daniels Has Already Raised $250,000 for Her Legal Fight Against Donald Trump – JULIA GLUM
http://time.com/money/5205869/stormy-daniels-money-raised/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Primary Could Set up Most Expensive Governor’s Race Illinois voters are choosing nominees in what’s shaping up to be the most expensive election for governor in US history. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-03-20/illinois-primary-could-set-up-most-expensive-governors-race

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump White House denies claim senior staff are being ‘ordered to sign $10 MILLION NDAs’ but don’t deny the gag orders exist
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5519619/White-House-says-completely-false-Trump-staff-sign-NDAs.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Refuses to Commit to Staying in Illinois if He Loses – Sights Set on Italy
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/breaking-rauner-refuses-to-commit-to-staying-in-illinois-if-he-loses-sights-set-on-italy/

 

FED WEEK
— Career Challenges, Opportunities Contribute to Employee Wellness – Nancy Segal (DIERSEN: Those who make Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 in the federal government helped their superiors and their supervisors get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://ask.fedweek.com/career-development-part-employee-wellness/

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— The Gay Vote: Your guide to the Illinois Primary Election (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy the traditional family.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/92422881

March 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner focuses on Democrats, Madigan instead of Ives on eve of primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-focuses-on-democrats-madigan-instead-of-ives-on-eve-of-primary-/3235431/
— Chicago alderman blames drunken suburbanites for St. Patrick’s Day mess – Ravi Baichwal
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/alderman-blames-drunken-suburbanites-for-st-patricks-day-mess/3235253/
— Early voting numbers up in Cook and collar counties – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/early-voting-numbers-up-in-cook-and-collar-counties/3235620/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Attacks ‘Washington Democrats’ Ahead of Tight Election Day – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-attacks-washington-democrats-477318083.html
— Early Voting Turnout in Chicago, Cook County Surpasses Past Primaries
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/early-voting-chicago-illinois-election-primary-477276843.html
— Watch Rauner Say ‘Madigan’ 31 Times in 1 News Conference
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-madigan-477296453.html

 

WGN TV
— Campaigns on last sprint before tomorrow’s Election Day – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/19/campaigns-on-last-sprint-before-tomorrows-election-day/
— Rauner and Ives make final push in Republican governor’s race – MARCELLA RAYMOND
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/19/rauner-and-ives-make-final-push-in-republican-governors-race/

 

CLTV
— Rauner and Ives make final push in Republican governor’s race
http://cltv.com/2018/03/19/rauner-and-ives-make-final-push-in-republican-governors-race/

 

WTTW
— Political Reporters on the Illinois Primary Races to Watch – Evan Garcia
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/19/political-reporters-illinois-primary-races-watch

 

WLS AM
— Rauner and Ives complain of meddling by national party organizations – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/19/rauner-and-ives-complain-of-meddling-by-national-party-organizations/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vows victory, calls Ives ‘unelectable’ — she dubs him ‘pathological liar’ – Tina Sfondeles and Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-running-scared-rauner-says-callling-their-ives-ads-manipulation/
— Democrats ‘running scared,’ Rauner says, calling their Ives ads ‘manipulation’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-running-scared-rauner-says-callling-their-ives-ads-manipulation/
— Boykin asks state elections board to investigate fake campaign signs – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/boykin-asks-state-elections-board-to-investigate-fake-campaign-signs/
— Early voting in 2018 primaries nearly triple that in 2014 in Chicago, suburbs – Tanveer Ali and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/early-voting-in-2018-primaries-nearly-triple-than-in-2014-in-chicago-suburbs/
— Facebook data whistleblower: ‘fake news to the next level’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-whistleblower-chris-wylie/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora-area voters to decide on referendum questions, Congressional candidates and more – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-0320-20180319-story.html
— Busy primary election closes Tuesday, when polls open at 6 a.m. – Rick Pearson, Kim Geiger, Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-primary-election-day-20180319-story.html
— Why the nation will be watching Tuesday’s election returns – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-lipinski-newman-primary-0320-20180319-story.html
— Trump calls for death penalty to ‘get tough’ on drug pushers – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-opioid-drug-traffic-20180319-story.html
— Why Facebook users should beware – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-facebook-cambridge-analytica-tgrump-20180319-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mayor: Naperville ‘must fight complacency’ for strong future – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180319/mayor-naperville-must-fight-complacency-for-strong-future

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is tomorrow the day of reckoning for Mike Madigan? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180319/BLOGS02/180319892/is-tomorrow-the-day-of-reckoning-for-mike-madigan

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Rauner encourages voters to get to the polls to defeat ‘corrupt’ Pritzker, Madigan – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/19/rauner-encourages-voters-to-get-to-the-polls-to-defeat-corrupt-pritzker-madigan/anvuos8/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Primary election equal in importance to one in November – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Primary-election-equal-in-importance-12764541.php

 

WQAD
— Local Illinois Republican Bill Bloom: Governor Rauner has a ‘broader appeal’ – JONATHAN KETZ (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner appeals to those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, that is, to RINOs, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, and Greens and Green plants.)
http://wqad.com/2018/03/19/local-illinois-republican-governor-rauner-has-a-broader-appeal/

 

WBEZ
— Illinois’ 4th Congressional District: Fight For The ‘Latino Earmuffs’ – Michael Puente (DIERSEN: What if political jurisdiction lines were drawn to favor those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-4th-congressional-district-fight-for-the-latino-earmuffs/da984dc6-9325-4e25-b506-33adc1045f37

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch Berkowitz w/Jeanne Ives on Rauner’s historic lies and Berkowitz on the Dem Gov Primary – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/03/watch-berkowitz-wjeanne-ives-on-rauners-historic-lies-and-berkowitz-on-the-dem-gov-primary-candidates-cable-web/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Citizen Kelly Breaks Silence on Il Gov’s Race, Replaces Beck
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/citizen-kelly-breaks-silence-on-il-govs-race-replaces-beck

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ives’ Closing Argument Against Rauner
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ives-closing-argument-against-rauner

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Calls Out GOP Primary Meddling by Liberal Rauner and His Liberal Friends
https://mailchi.mp/087d439cc49c/ives-calls-out-gop-primary-meddling-by-liberal-rauner-and-his-liberal-friends
— What Republicans Should Know About Bruce Rauner Before They Vote
https://mailchi.mp/01755ee4391e/what-republicans-should-know-about-rauner-before-they-vote

 

WIREPOINTS
— Leaving Illinois: One family’s math – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/leaving-illinois-one-familys-math-wirepoints-original/

 

FAMILY PAC
— Every Vote Counts
https://mailchi.mp/6000d0e98f1a/a-message-from-paul-caprio

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Rauner – “Black Hole Award” – Dishonorable Mention! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/governor-rauner-black-hole-award-dishonorable-mention/
— Governor Rauner – Hiding private attorney list paid by taxpayers- AG issued Binding Opinion – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/governor-rauner-hiding-private-attorney-list-paid-by-taxpayers-ag-issued-binding-opinion/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— President Trump Needs to Hear From Us on 3 Important Issues – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/president-trump-needs-to-hear-from-us-on-3-important-issues/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES TELLS SUPPORTERS SHE’S WITHIN 7 POINTS OF A RAUNER UPSET
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/ives-tells-supporters-shes-within-7-points-of-a-rauner-upset.html
— $65 M SPENT ON TWO – THAT’S “2” – ILLINOIS GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/65-m-spent-on-two-thats-2-illinois-gubernatorial-primary-campaigns.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he will “work hard” to unify party after primary (DIERSEN: What about those Rauner supporters who want Rauner to get rid of activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/rauner-says-he-will-unify-party-after-primary/
— Gov. Rauner compares Speaker Madigan to Al Capone
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/rauner-compares-speaker-madigan-to-al-capone/
— Rauner dodges *** Monday morning shenanigans roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/monday-morning-shenanigans-roundup/
— Final pre-election roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/final-pre-election-roundup/
— Early afternoon shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/early-afternoon-shenanigans/
— Newt boosts Bruce in 11th Hour anti-Madigan robo (DIERSEN: During the mid-1990s, Newt did more than anyone else to cut GAO’s budget. My Democrat GAO superiors used those budget cuts to justify forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/newt-boosts-bruce-in-11th-hour-anti-madigan-robo/
— Late shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/late-shenanigans/
— Early afternoon shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/early-afternoon-shenanigans/

 

FOX NEWS
— GOP governor braces for two big fights in Illinois primaries – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/19/gop-governor-braces-for-two-big-fights-in-illinois-primaries.html
— Are some states headed for Splitsville? Movement grows to allow sections of states to break away – Steve Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/19/are-some-states-headed-for-splitsville-movement-grows-to-allow-sections-states-to-break-away.html

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Makes Final Push in Wide-open Illinois Governor Primary – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/19/jeanne-ives-makes-final-push-wide-open-illinois-governor-primary/

 

TOWNHALL
— FACT: McCabe Firing was Recommended by FBI Ethics Office, Based on Nonpartisan IG’s Findings – Guy Benson (DIERSEN: Of course, those who recommended, if not directed, the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me did not put anything in writing.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/03/19/reminder-mccabe-was-fired-on-the-recommendation-of-fbi-ethics-office-based-on-nonpartisan-inspector-generals-finding-n2462159
— GOP Senate Candidate Demands Legal Action After Dems Give McCabe Job Offers – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/03/19/gop-senate-candidate-makes-suggestion-after-dems-give-mccabe-job-offers-n2462430

 

GOPUSA
— Rubio upset that McCabe fired before retirement (DIERSEN: Who gets upset when adverse actions are taken against you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that neither they nor anyone who they manipulate/dominate were upset a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968; or d) when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2004, or my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://www.gopusa.com/rubio-upset-that-mccabe-fired-before-retirement/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Firing McCabe sent ‘shot across the bow’ to other federal workers – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government sent shots across the bow to my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-fired-andrew-mccabe-to-send-shot-across-the-bow-to-other-federal-workers-democrat

 

THE HILL
— ACLU: Trump nondisclosure agreements for White House staffers are ‘unconstitutional’ – MORGAN GSTALTER
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/379124-aclu-alleged-trump-nondisclosure-agreements-are

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois GOP governor, Democratic businessman spend millions to win nominations – Mark Guarino
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/illinois-gop-governor-democratic-businessman-spend-millions-to-win-nominations/2018/03/19/c208fcbe-2b73-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Uber Suspends Driverless Car Program After Pedestrian Is Struck and Killed – Greg Bensinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-suspends-driverless-car-program-after-pedestrian-is-struck-and-killed-1521480386

 

NEWSWEEK
— ANY WHITE HOUSE STAFFER WHO SIGNED TRUMP’S NDA OFFERED PRO BONO REPRESENTATION FROM PROMINENT D.C. LAWYER – RYAN SIT (DIERSEN: Because I have filed lawsuits, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised pro bono legal representation if I sued them.)
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-white-house-staffers-nda-nondisclosure-agreements-pro-bono-851583

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Denying FBI’s McCabe His Pension Would Be Unusual, Attorneys Say – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the adverse actions that my superiors in the federal government took against me were unusual, that is, that the federal government takes adverse actions only against the worst of the worst of its employees.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/03/denying-fbis-mccabe-his-pension-would-be-unusual-attorneys-say/146763/

March 19 Morning Edition

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Diana Rauner: We’re moving to Italy if Bruce loses
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511364971-diana-rauner-we-re-moving-to-italy-if-bruce-loses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’ll fight for Illinoisans. But only if he wins re-election. If he loses, Rauner’s wife, Diana, says she and Bruce are out of here. “Bruce and I are moving to Italy,” a source says she flippantly told a group of “mostly Democrat” women from DuPage County last Thursday. The occasion was an event at the home of Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico and his wife, Julie Cole Chirico, chief fundraiser for embattled, but Rauner-financed House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). Diana Rauner’s Italy remark was a response to a question she received about Illinois’ stunning rate of outmigration. An attendee noted that several of her neighbors had left the state, asking Diana Rauner what her husband planned to do to encourage people to stay. “She made a vague comment about stopping Madigan and then said that, if Bruce lost and they couldn’t stop Madigan, they were moving to Italy,” the source told DuPage Policy Journal. “It was awkward.” In addition to employing his wife, Durkin and his campaign chief, David Walsh, are a longtime backers of Mayor Chirico, a moderate Republican who supports Rauner but actively opposed President Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The Rauners have traveled to Italy on official business during his administration. In Nov. 2016, Gov. Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel traveled to Rome along with State Sen. John Cullerton (D-Chicago) Chicago Ald. Ed Burke (D-14th), former social secretary to President Barack Obama, Desiree Rogers and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to see then-Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich be elevated to cardinal. At a co-press conference with Emanuel in Vatican City, Rauner said “this time reminds us that the good lord did not make us Republicans or Democrats.” Seven months later, Rauner would break his promise to Cardinal Cupich that he would not sign a bill that would force Illinois taxpayers to pay for abortions.)

 

NBC5
— Candidates in Final Push Ahead of Illinois Primary Undecideds could determine Democrat outcome – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Candidates-in-Final-Push-Ahead-of-Illinois-Primary-477248143.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner spent his Sunday campaigning downstate. Meantime his challenger, state senator Jeanne Ives, criticized the $75-million dollar Rauner campaign. “He thinks he can use his money to spread lies about me,” she said, “to put him back into office and that’s pathetic.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump a power player in Illinois 2018 primary – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-a-power-player-in-illinois-2018-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump is a big player in Tuesday’s Illinois primary with Trump-fueled voting expected to boost 2018 turnout compared to 2010 and 2012, the most recent nonpresidential years. Who does that help the most? On the GOP side, it’s pro-Trump governor candidate Jeanne Ives, taking on Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has been running from Trump. As for Democrats, the Trump factor benefits most the contenders who are able to seize the support of angry, newly energized voters. In the bigger primary races, that would include governor hopeful state Sen. Daniel Biss; House contender Marie Newman and Cook County Assessor challenger Fritz Kaegi. Here’s what I’ve learned about the Illinois Trump factors based on interviews with strategists, and my analysis of TV ads, direct mail and other political communications: Democrats furious over Trump’s 2016 victory, who usually don’t vote in nonpresidential years, are in this time. Those voters — younger, people of color and women — are likely more progressive, strategists tell me. Far fewer Republicans vote in Illinois primaries, so a candidate with a committed, animated base — that would be Ives — has an advantage. Rauner is wobbly on Trump. He’s loath to associate with Trump for fear of alienating Democratic and crossover GOP voters he will need in November. That is, should he be renominated since pro-Trump Ives, a state representative from Wheaton, has mustered a strong challenge from the right. The Democratic Governor’s Association is trying to throw the primary to Ives because she will be easier to beat in November. The DGA is running an ad praising her for being in “lockstep” with Trump — a pitch, wicked as it is from Democrats, to appeal to Trump primary voters turned off by Rauner.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The real job description to work for Trump: Blind loyalty – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Each and every one of them demands blind loyalty, and if you do not give them blind loyalty, they have their operatives and their dupes destroy you. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-trump-jobs-20180316-story.html
— Thousands of Chicago, Cook County voters cast early ballots in governor primary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-primary-early-voting-20180319-story.html
— Competitive primaries expected in Lake County races – Emily K. Coleman (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? The more that you do to defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the more that you do to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the aforesaid planks, the more likely that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs will succeed in getting someone to run against you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-election-round-up-st-0319-20180318-story.html
— Men, ask a woman to mentor you – Melissa Lamson (DIERSEN: I did that in early 1990. In my opinion, GAO failed/refused to promote into its Senior Executive Service a GS-15 Jewish woman a) who was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO and b) who supervised my immediate supervisor the previous 4 years because she failed/refused to do more to waste my career and to get rid of me. Most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for her, work with her, or supervise her because she was female, younger, Jewish, very intelligent, very demanding, and wealthy. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her a) that I was conservative (she was liberal), b) that I was Republican (she was Democrat), c) that I was 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), d) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and e) that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-men-ask-a-woman-to-mentor-you-20180314-story.html
— False rumors spread fast. So do some true ones. – Cass Sundtein (DIERSEN: Should sue I those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread false rumors? The aforesaid have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. But that does not discourage me from suing them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rumors-false-true-social-media-katy-perry-taylor-smith-twitter-facebook-0319-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Election preview: Congressional primaries across the suburbs – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180319/election-preview-congressional-primaries-across-the-suburbs
— Tronc execs got raises, bonuses after Tribune cut staff – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180319/feder-tronc-execs-got-raises-bonuses-after-tribune-cut-staff
— Weaponizing news to promote an agenda – Gregory Moffett, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180319/weaponizing-news-to-promote-an-agenda
— Effort underway in Kane County to save 1854 schoolhouse – AP (DIERSEN: Where did your parents attend grade school? My outstanding mother never attended high school. She attended grade school in a one room schoolhouse that was in walking distance of the farm where she spent her childhood in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180318/news/303189963

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How changed are Chicago-area Democrats? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: From what I see having lived in the Chicago-area since 1948, Democrats here are ever-increasingly anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Where have you lived and worked? I lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, Flossmoor in 1966, Park Forest 1966-1969, DeKalb and Belvidere in 1970, Chicago in 1971 and 1973-1997, Harvey in 1972, and Joliet 1973 and 1974.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180316/ISSUE05/180319929
— What’s making traffic worse in Chicago? Signs point to Uber, Lyft. – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180316/ISSUE01/180319945
— Here’s who’s been spending millions on Trump condos this year – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180319/CRED0701/180319901

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Security of state voter rolls a concern as primaries begin – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180318/security-of-state-voter-rolls-concern-as-primaries-begin

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Negative ads drive away more voters than they attract – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180318/word-on-street-negative-ads-drive-away-more-voters-than-they-attract

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Candidates for Illinois governor weigh in on gun control policies
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/16/candidates-for-illinois-governor-weigh-in-on-gun-control-policies/a3bih15/
— Illinois gubernatorial candidates differ on marijuana legalization
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/16/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-differ-on-marijuana-legalization/aploppx/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hundreds gather in downtown Decatur for Second Amendment rally – TONY REID
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/video-hundreds-gather-in-downtown-decatur-for-second-amendment-rally/article_a3dcf836-f4bd-5fcc-88f4-0a31892bae2c.html

 

TIMES
— Tea party group backs Marter (DIERSEN: Which groups do NOT back you? Groups that do NOT back me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/tea-party-group-backs-marter/article_3564128c-d2e2-57df-8667-74dcb4ddc960.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Money And The Legal Weed Debate In Illinois – JACLYN DRISCOLL (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/money-and-legal-weed-debate-illinois

WGLT
— Q&A with Ives: ‘Fringe’ Issues, Gun Control, And Why Everything Begins With Pensions – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/qa-ives-fringe-issues-gun-control-and-why-everything-begins-pensions#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— Black families left in lurch after state abandons commission tasked with helping them, critics say – Sandra Guy
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/19/black-families-left-in-lurch-after-state-abandons-commission-tasked-with-helping-them-critics-say

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Chicago Leads the Nation in Homes Underwater…Ives has a Life Preserver
https://mailchi.mp/529b061398b4/chicago-leads-the-nation-in-homes-underwaterives-has-a-life-preserver

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Hundreds of second amendment supporters hold rally – Erick Payne
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/hundreds-of-second-amendment-supporters-hold-rally/1056654777

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner mailers predict “showdown” with Madigan, who will be sent “packing”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/rauner-mailers-predict-showdown-with-madigan-who-will-be-sent-packing/
— The politics behind Rauner’s veto and the future of gun bills
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/19/the-politics-behind-rauners-veto-and-the-future-of-gun-bills/

 

FOX NEWS
— Hillary Clinton tries to explain her comments on Trump voters after backlash – Samuel Chamberlain (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct continue to side with Hillary? For which candidates will they vote for in the March 20, 2018 primary?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/18/hillary-clinton-tries-to-explain-her-comments-on-trump-voters-after-backlash.html

 

BLAZE
— Illegal immigrants made 1.3 million identity thefts and IRS isn’t sure if cases were prosecuted – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/18/illegal-immigrants-made-1-3-million-identity-thefts-and-irs-isnt-sure-if-cases-were-prosecuted

 

CNS NEWS
— Sens. Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham Warn Trump Not to Fire Mueller – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like no Republican politician had ever warned them to not take adverse actions against me. Consequently, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/sens-dick-durbin-lindsay-graham-warn-trump-not-fire-mueller

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Hillary Clinton’s India Trip Cost Taxpayers More than $22k Gov’t spends thousands for security on Clinton’s accident-prone trip through India – Brent Scher
http://freebeacon.com/issues/hillary-clintons-india-trip-cost-taxpayers-22k/

 

ROLL CALL
— Democratic Showdown in Illinois’ 3rd District Lipinski-Newman primary is flashpoint in party’s identity struggles – Simone Pathé
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democratic-showdown-illinois-3rd-district

 

THE HILL
— Democrat leaders pull back from hard-line immigration demand – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Not in Illinois. In Illinois, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs continue to viciously destroy those like me who support the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/378881-democratic-leaders-pull-back-hard-line-immigration-demand

 

POLITICO
— The biggest Republican megadonor you’ve never heard of Richard Uihlein is spending tens of millions to reshape the GOP, including almost single-handedly funding Bruce Rauner’s primary challenger in Illinois. – MAGGIE SEVERNS (DIERSEN: What does Uihlein think of you and what does he think of what you do? Whose advice does Uihlein take concerning people like you and me? Does Uihlein read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Uihlein that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/19/republican-megadonor-uihlein-470268
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats and many Republicans in Illinois were horrified by the ad: a 60-second spot released by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s GOP primary challenger, Jeanne Ives, featuring a parade of politically incorrect takes on thorny cultural issues. A deep-voiced man portraying a transgender woman tells Rauner, “Thank you for signing legislation that lets me use the girls bathroom.” Then a young woman thanks Rauner for “making all Illinois families pay for my abortions.” But equally shocking to the content was the person who had made the ad possible: Richard Uihlein, a little-known Republican donor who had until recently been one of Rauner’s biggest supporters. After a fallout out with the governor over abortion policy, Uihlien gave $2.5 million to Ives in a single week this past January — essentially bankrolling her campaign to defeat Rauner in a Republican primary on Tuesday.)

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats hold double-digit lead for 2018 midterm elections A new NBC News/WSJ poll also shows President Trump’s approval ratings edging up – Mark Murray
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-hold-double-digit-lead-2018-midterm-elections-n857466

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions – Matthew Rosenberg, Nicholas Confessore and Carole Cadwalladr (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What does Facebook know about you? Facebook knows that I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree, former union member, American-nameplate car owner, married, childless, pet-less, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/us/politics/cambridge-analytica-trump-campaign.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse Sets Off Storms on Two Continents – Matthew Rosenberg and Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/us/cambridge-analytica-facebook-privacy-data.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump “has damaged the American brand.” I should write an article about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are conservative and/or Republican but a) who have damaged the Republican brand and/or b) who have damaged the conservative brand.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/opinion/trudeau-trump-deficit.html
— FRONT PAGE: Sons of Rich Black Families Fare No Better Than Sons of Working-Class Whites – EMILY BADGER, CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, ADAM PEARCE and KEVIN QUEALY
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/19/upshot/race-class-white-and-black-men.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Gubernatorial Candidates on Board for Legal Marijuana Democrats across the country see painless way to avoid raising taxes; no longer a political third rail – Douglas Belkin and Shibani Mahtani (DIERSEN: Who leads the fight against pot in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote pot focus on destroying me. I should write a book about the aforesaid pot pushers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-on-board-for-legal-marijuana-1521460800
— FRONT PAGE: The Next Housing Crisis: A Historic Shortage of New Homes Fewer new houses are being built in America than at almost any time before; ‘It’s a good time to be here in Grand Rapids, if you can get a house’ – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-housing-shortage-slams-the-door-on-buyers-1521395460

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook backlash: Failure to disclose political firm’s profile access draws scrutiny – Nathan Bomey
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/03/18/facebook-cambridge-analytica/436373002/

 

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want the Republican Party to dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/conor-lamb-rick-saccone-republicans-gop-diversity-opinion-20180315.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Made White House Staff Sign Non Disclosure Agreements in Futile Effort to Stop Leaks – Margaret Hartmann (DIERSEN: When you work for the federal government, you work for the federal government, NOT for your superiors or for your supervisors, and especially if those superiors and supervisors focus on getting rid of federal employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/trump-made-white-house-staff-sign-ndas-to-stop-leaks-report.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s well-known that nearly everyone in Donald Trump’s orbit has to sign a nondisclosure agreement, from business associates, to campaign employees, to women he may or may not have had an affair with. Therefore it is simultaneously galling and non-at-all surprising that Trump may have pressured senior White House staffers into signing NDAs, though they are members of the federal government, not his personal employees. Trump actually told the Washington Post in April 2016 that he intended to use NDAs in the White House, saying “when people are chosen by a man to go into government at high levels and then they leave government and they write a book about a man and say a lot of things that were really guarded and personal, I don’t like that.” He allowed that “there could be some kind of a law that you can’t do this,” and experts say he was on to something: ACLU: Public employees can’t be gagged by private agreements. These so-called NDAs are unconstitutional and unenforceable.)

March 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gubernatorial candidates head to church on final Sunday before primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gubernatorial-candidates-head-to-church-on-final-sunday-before-primary/3231656/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner had no public schedule, but Republican challenger Jeanne Ives preached a familiar message Sunday. “They know that this governor has betrayed us, they know that they can’t trust him, they know that he’s spending millions of dollars to lie about me and my record and that’s shameful,” Ives said.)
— Illinois primary puts focus on security of state voter rolls – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-primary-puts-focus-on-security-of-state-voter-rolls/3231115/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-upcoming-march-for-our-lives/3228334/

 

NBC5
— New Poll Released 2 Days Prior to Election – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) (https://theaapc.org/) since 2001. I served on the board of AAPC’s Midwest Chapter 2001-2004. I have always complied with AAPC’s Code of Ethics (http://theaapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AAPC-Code-of-Ethics.pdf). There are extremely few Republican AAPC members in Illinois. I am one of them. I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be Republican political consultants, who are not AAPC members, who reject AAPC’s Code of Ethics, who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, and who bring disgrace at all political consultants.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/exclusive-new-polll-released-2-days-prior-to-election-477208573.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Victory Research is run by Rod McCulloch who is not aligned with either the governor’s race or the attorney general contest and has a thirty year polling track record. McCulloch was convicted of falsifying signatures 10 years ago.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Teams to monitor voting across Illinois for primary – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/teams-to-monitor-voting-across-illinois-for-primary

 

WGN TV
— Gubernatorial candidates race to sway voters as primary election nears – MARCELLA RAYMOND
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/18/gubernatorial-candidates-race-to-sway-voters-as-primary-election-nears/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Rauner didn’t have any public appearances scheduled for Sunday, so those running against him took the opportunity to say why they think he’s a bad choice for four more years. His challenger Jeanne Ives says he’s running a smear campaign against her, and admits her campaign is doing damage control. “He’s pathetic. It’s pathetic. I don’t know how else to say it,” Ives said. “Why would you spend your millions of dollars trying to take me down? It’s because you don’t have a record you can run on.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Here are the questions for Tuesday — the answers are up to you – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/here-are-the-questions-for-tuesday-the-answers-are-up-to-you/
— Race to the bottom: voters puzzled by primary slugfest – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/race-to-the-bottom-voters-puzzled-by-primary-slugfest/
— 15 got promotions from Court Clerk Dorothy Brown within 6 months of donations – Robert Herguth and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dorothy-brown-staff-promotions-campaign-conributions-cook-county-circuit-court-clerk/
— Running tab for DOJ investigation of CPD: $7.4 million and counting – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/running-tab-for-doj-investigation-of-cpd-7-4-million-and-counting/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Millions of dollars worth of TV ads later, governor candidates now need people to vote – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia, Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-race-final-weekend-20180318-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candidates for Illinois governor spend $65.7 million on TV ads –– just for the primaries – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180318/candidates-for-illinois-governor-spend-657-million-on-tv-ads—-just-for-primaries

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— About 5000 early ballots cast in McHenry County primary election
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/16/about-5-000-early-ballots-cast-in-mchenry-county-primary-election/awsypjx/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Important ballot choices in Tuesday primary – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-important-ballot-choices-in-tuesday-primary/article_0d8e4944-4a1c-501d-a2cf-21dca13d3edf.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois governor race heating up, and adding up Race grows fiercer and costlier as primary nears – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/18/illinois-governor-race-heating-up-and-adding-up/ao2gs9l/
— Disenfranchised Dems caught in the ups and downs of Illinois politics
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/18/disenfranchised-dems-caught-in-the-ups-and-downs-of-illinois-politics/agbmoh2/

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Few choices appear on primary ballot – BRIANNA KIRKHAM
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/few-choices-appear-on-primary-ballot/article_42fc9b3e-c236-5713-859c-059a370452ba.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Need help? Want to help? Here’s a roundup of area food pantries and upcoming events (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will either be handing out charity or receiving charity.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/03/15/need-help-want-to-help-heres-a-roundup-of-area-food-pantries-and-upcoming-events/aq0b386/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Primary showdowns highlight tensions over Democratic Party identity
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/03/18/primary-showdowns-highlight-tensions-over-democratic-party-identity

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— The Radical Left’s Favorite Republican
https://ivesforillinois.com/the-radical-lefts-favorite-republican/
https://mailchi.mp/f48ee71ea634/the-radical-lefts-favorite-republican
— National Review Weighs in on Ives v. Rauner Editorial Board Interview – “It was a drubbing.”
https://mailchi.mp/cf4cca39a60e/national-review-weighs-in-on-ives-v-rauner-editorial-board-interview

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Gov Candidate Ives on Rauner’s lies- and more!
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/03/watch-almost-live-at-5-pm-today-berkowitz-wgov-candidate-ives-on-rauners-lies-and-more-cableweb/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Donald Trump’s other attorney general problem In Illinois, the race for the state’s top legal job has turned into a Democratic primal scream against the president. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/18/illinois-attorney-general-race-democrats-trump-469753

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Even more shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/18/even-more-shenanigans/
— Still more shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/18/still-more-shenanigans/
— Sunday campaign money roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/18/sunday-campaign-money-roundup/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Student Canvassers Get out the Vote for Pro-Life Democrat Lipinski in Illinois – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/blog/corner/student-canvassers-get-out-the-vote-for-pro-life-democrat-lipinski-in-illinois/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Add Rep. Luis Gutierrez To List Of Dems Offering McCabe A Job – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/17/luis-gutierrez-offering-mccabe-job/

 

FOX NEWS
— Durbin says ‘friend’ Hillary Clinton’s comments about American voters ‘wrong’ – Joseph Weber (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) agree with Hillary Clinton or b) agree with Dick Durbin on this?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/18/durbin-says-friend-hillary-clintons-comments-about-american-voters-wrong.html

 

HOT AIR
— The Rush Is On To Save McCabe’s Retirement – JAZZ SHAW (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that there certainly has been no rush to save my retirement. My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) did not promote me beyond GS-13, e) got rid of my mentor in 1987, f) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12 and got rid of my mentor in 1975. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/03/18/rush-save-mccabes-retirement/

 

THE HILL
— Trump required staff to sign nondisclosure agreements that last past his presidency: report – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: Would you sign a nondisclosure agreement to get a job? I would not.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/379040-trump-required-staff-to-sign-nondisclosure-agreements-that-last-past

 

POLITICO
— Hillary Clinton ‘wrong’ about Trump voters, Durbin says – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) agree with Hillary Clinton or b) agree with Dick Durbin on this?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/18/durbin-hillary-clinton-trump-voters-469912
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton’s remarks earlier this month characterizing voters who cast ballots for President Donald Trump as xenophobic and misogynistic are “not helpful at all,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday, insisting that the Democratic Party is moving beyond Clinton as it approaches the midterm elections. Speaking at a conference in India, Clinton said her success in the 2016 election came in parts of the U.S. that are economically strong, “optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving-forward” while Trump won more downtrodden regions. “His whole campaign, ‘Make America Great Again,’ was looking backward,” she said. “You know, you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women getting jobs, you don’t want to see that Indian-American succeeding more than you are, whatever your problem is, I’m going to solve it.” The remarks prompted a quick rebuke from Republicans and especially the Trump administration, which used Clinton’s characterization to cast her once again as out of touch with the majority of the country. Durbin (D-Ill.), too, said Clinton was off base with her comments because a significant number of Trump’s supporters had previously voted for President Barack Obama. “My friend Hillary Clinton is wrong. Thirty percent of the people that voted for Donald Trump had voted for President Obama. Why?” Durbin told “Fox News Sunday.“ “The same people who looked for change with President Obama thought there wasn’t enough, as far as their personal lives were concerned, and they supported Donald Trump. That is a reality the Democrats acknowledge.” The Illinois senator said that while Clinton will continue to generate headlines, Democrats have turned the page from her surprise 2016 loss as they move toward efforts to unseat the president in 2020. “Hillary Clinton, like every American, has the right to express her point of view and she obviously gets press coverage,” he said. “But we are moving onto the next chapter in American history. We have new Democratic leadership, and more people aspiring to be candidates in 2020. It’ll be a different cast of characters completely.”)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump had senior staff sign nondisclosure agreements. They’re supposed to last beyond his presidency. – Ruth Marcus (DIERSEN: Would you sign a nondisclosure agreement to get a job? I would not.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-nondisclosure-agreements-came-with-him-to-the-white-house/2018/03/18/226f4522-29ee-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Andrew McCabe might have one last trick he could use to save his estimated $60,000-a-year pension – Michal Kranz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-mccabe-could-save-his-pension-after-being-fired-2018-3

 

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATS ARE ‘MOVING ON’ FROM HILLARY CLINTON, SENATOR DICK DURBIN SAYS – CARLOS BALLESTEROS (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are staying with Hillary?
http://www.newsweek.com/democrats-are-moving-hillary-clinton-senator-dick-durbin-says-850499

 

DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND
— If I Were A Federal Employee The Message Is Be Loyal To Trump/Agenda Or Lose Your Pension.
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210376087

March 18 Morning Edition

NATIONAL REVIEW
— National Review Urges IL Republicans to Vote for Ives
http://link.nationalreview.com/view/547fb2963b35d0210c8c883a7hmmc.1jes/09778ff9

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Now at $70 Million, Rauner Feeling Pressure from Ives Days before the Illinois primary, candidates for governor attend the St. Patrick’s Day parade. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Governor-Illinois-candidates-st-Patricks-day-477182573.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow that “Parkland shooting survivors visit CPS students to plan Chicago gun control march.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/parkland-shooting-survivors-visit-cps-students-to-plan-chicago-gun-control-march/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Guilty of lying to the FBI, Michael Flynn hits the campaign trail for GOP in California – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-michael-flynn-campaign-20180317-story.html
— Microsoft says it fired about 20 people last year for sexual harassment – Rachel Lerman (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Of course, my nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me NOT because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation or because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, but because I am a sexual harasser, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. In support of their charges against me, they stress a) that I am White, b) that I am a male, c) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) that I am 100% German American, e) that I am conservative, f) that I am patriotic, g) that I am Republican, h) that I am not poor, i) that I am a gun owner, j) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, k) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-microsoft-harassment-20180316-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Some races to watch Tuesday in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/some-races-to-watch-tuesday-in-lake-county
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Place your bets? Illinois preparing for legal sports wagering – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180318/place-your-bets-illinois-preparing-for-legal-sports-wagering—–
— Hillary, stop. Please. – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: How many votes did Hillary get in your precinct? Hillary got 211 in my precinct, while Trump got only 137. What do those who voted for Hillary think of you? What do those 211 who voted for Hillary in my precinct think of me?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180318/hillary-stop-please
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She has variously blamed former FBI Director James Comey, Russia, sexists, “deplorables” and, in a speech in Mumbai, racism. In one of her worst-yet panders — quite a distinction if you remember Hillary’s 2007 speech in Selma, Alabama — she apparently noticed the darker pigmentation of her Indian audience and adapted. She started out by reiterating her disdain for those who failed to recognize her virtues, saying that she won in places “that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward,” compared with Trump voters who are always looking “backward.” Then, mockingly, talking to “those people” who voted for him, she continued, “You know you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women, you know, getting jobs, you don’t want to, you know, see Indian-Americans succeeding more than you are.”)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democratic early-voting turnout is up all over – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: What percent of those who cast Democrat primary ballots now a) previously cast Republican primary ballots and b) previously had not cast any primary ballots?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-18/tom-kacich-democratic-early-voting-turnout-all-over.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— My predictions for Tuesday’s primary election – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180317/bernard-schoenburg-my-predictions-for-tuesdays-primary-election
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A year ago, it would have been hard to imagine a serious Republican challenge to first-term Gov. BRUCE RAUNER. But state Rep. JEANNE IVES of Wheaton is waging just that type of fight. A key reason Ives got into the race is that Rauner signed a bill he said he would veto — which in part expands taxpayer-paid abortions to Medicaid recipients. Rauner has said Ives is too far to the right to get elected in Illinois. Ives says Rauner lied about the abortion bill and is lying about her in ads that accuse her of being linked to House Speaker MICHAEL MADIGAN, D-Chicago. She also says Rauner doesn’t deserve another term after his first one. Ives got a lot of attention by running an ad, roundly criticized, that showed actors (including a man in a dress) seen by critics as stereotypical negative views of groups including transgender people. Some newspapers have cited that ad as divisive and the reason they can’t endorse Ives. It did get attention, but also gave people pause. I think Rauner gets the nomination — but Ives could well be close. And if she even overcomes him, it won’t be a shock. . .On the GOP side, Rauner backs Urbana attorney ERIKA HAROLD, and she beats DuPage County Board member GARY GRASSO.)
— Sadly, the primary campaign is coming to an end – Doug Finke – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180317/statehouse-insider-sadly-primary-campaign-is-coming-to-end
— Pritzker defends putting $69.5 million of his fortune into campaign – Kim Geiger and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always blasted my putting so much of my time and/or money into a) earning three job-related master’s degrees, b) earning six job-related professional certifications, c) earning a job-related professional license, and d) serving on the board of a job-related professional association for 13 years. My doing the aforesaid frustrated their efforts to waste my career and to get rid of me.)

http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180317/pritzker-defends-putting-695-million-of-his-fortune-into-campaign

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois primary puts focus on security of state voter rolls – CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY AND SARAH ZIMMERMAN
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article205739494.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Don’t lose chance to frame debate; vote Tuesday – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates who run as Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, but who talk and act like they will not defend or advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? At a minimum, Republican candidates should a) pledge to make E-Verify mandatory and b) pledge to stop the legalization of pot for recreational use. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-don-t-lose-chance-to-frame-debate-vote-tuesday/article_df02d5a2-5eda-5d7b-9dc3-e41dfbd9bd4b.html

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Ives makes local campaign stop – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20180317/gubernatorial-candidate-makes-local-campaign-stop

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Rauner’s Gun-Bill Veto Was Timed Accidentally, but Perfectly – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/rauners-gun-bill-veto-timed-perfectly

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Voters: Bring jobs to Illinois – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180318/voters-bring-jobs-to-illinois

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Senate GOP leader Bill Brady talks guns, voter fraud – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/senate-gop-leader-talks-guns-voter-fraud/1053734965

 

WGLT
— Gov. Rauner Spotted In Bloomington-Normal On St. Patrick’s Day – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/gov-rauner-spotted-b-n-st-patricks-day#stream/0

 

97.1 TALK
— Jeanne Ives: “There Is A Day Of Reckoning Coming Over Assessments.” Annie talk with Jeanne about Taxes, Rauner, and the politics of running for candidate for Governor. – Annie Frey (DIERSEN: If you had to sell your home, would you be able to sell it for its assessed valuation?)
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/jeanne-ives-there-day-reckoning-coming-over-assessments

 

FOX NEWS
— Hillary Clinton’s ‘Deplorables 2’ moment and why it matters for America’s future – Steve Hilton (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Which candidates will the anti-Trumps vote for? Which candidates will the Trump supporters vote for?)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/17/hillary-clinton-s-deplorables-2-moment-and-why-it-matters-for-america-s-future.html

 

TOWNHALL
— California Continues to Steamroll Its Citizens’ Rights by Appointing an Illegal Alien to a Statewide Post – Donna Carol Voss (DIERSEN: In Illinois, to curry favor with Hispanic voters, Democrats and RINOs would love to appoint an illegal Hispanic to a statewide post.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/donnacarolvoss/2018/03/18/california-continues-to-steamroll-its-citizens-rights-by-appointing-an-illegal-alien-to-a-statewide-post-n2462039
— Trump the Turnaround Manager – Bruce Bialosky (DIERSEN: Democrats continue to run the federal government. I am sure that under Trump, overwhelmingly, a) those who have left the federal government are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and b) those who have not been hired for entry-level federal jobs have been Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/03/18/trump-the-turnaround-manager-n2461290
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump has gotten flack for not filling a significant number of political appointee positions in his first year. His answer to that is “You don’t need them.” He has cut positions across departments by eliminating people who probably don’t like the guy anyway. In his first six months, the federal employee count went down 10,700. It is not just what he cut, but likewise what he has not added. In their first six months, President Bush (the younger) added 36,000 and President Obama added 60,000. While 10,700 may be a small dent in the total number of federal workers (2.8 million), it is still headed in the right direction.)

 

BLAZE
— Despite mainstream media narrative, Andrew McCabe wasn’t fired for political reasons — here’s the truth – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that all the adverse actions that they took against me were justified. But they know full-well that neither the official record nor anything else supports any of the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/17/despite-mainstream-media-narrative-andrew-mccabe-wasnt-fired-for-political-reasons
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the mainstream media narrative surrounding Andrew McCabe’s Friday termination, the now-former deputy FBI director wasn’t fired for political reasons. Instead, it was an internal Department of Justice investigation lead by inspector general Michael Horowitz that led to McCabe’s dismissal.)
— Democrats rally to help former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe still get $1.8 million pension – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/17/democrats-rally-to-help-former-fbi-deputy-director-andrew-mccabe-still-get-1-8-million-pension

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Joe Walsh tears into Republicans for lacking ‘courage and the decency” to tell Trump to lay off Mueller – Katie Leach
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-walsh-tears-into-republicans-for-lacking-courage-and-the-decency-to-tell-trump-to-lay-off-mueller

 

THE HILL
— GOP pushes for ‘phase two’ of tax cuts – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Roskam should increase the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/378861-gop-pushes-for-phase-two-of-tax-cuts
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ targets DeVos over ‘60 Minutes’ interview – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/378983-saturday-night-live-targets-devos-over-60-minutes-interview

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department – SAMANTHA POWER (DIERSEN: Did you “start at the bottom?” I started at the bottom a) at the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 as a GS-4, currently $15.85/hour in today’s dollars, b) at IRS in 1971 as a GS-7 Revenue Officer, currently $45,703/year in today’s dollars, and c) at GAO in 1980 as a GS-9 Step 10 Analyst, currently $72,677/year in today’s dollars. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, GAO would not have forced me to “start at the bottom” and suffer a $19,203/year pay cut in today’s dollars. To justify forcing me to “start at the bottom,” GAO dismissed the fact a) that GAO audits IRS, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and f) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/opinion/samantha-power-pompeo-state-department.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We also need to attract new Foreign Service officers. Hiring declined by more than a third from 2016 to 2017, and the number of young people seeking to take the Foreign Service exam has dropped significantly from the rates seen during the previous two administrations. Attracting the right personnel will require Mr. Pompeo to work with Congress and take other steps to change obsolete rules that, for instance, discourage former State Department employees from returning, and require even experienced people to start at the bottom if they have not previously worked in government — denying our diplomatic corps the ability to draw on specialized expertise.)
— Stanford History Event Was ‘Too White and Too Male,’ Organizer Admits – MAYA SALAM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, Democrats and RINOs stress that they want individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/us/stanford-conference-white-males.html
— Stop Apologizing for Being Elite – Susan Jacoby
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/opinion/sunday/elites-stop-apologizing.html
— It’s Hard to Be Hungry on Spring Break – Anthony Abraham Jack (DIERSEN: To demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being an undeservedly filthy rich draft dodger while attended NIU, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I drove my 1969 Dodge Charger SE to Florida for spring break in 1969 and 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/opinion/sunday/spring-break-colleges-poor-students.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: Oakland Embraces Marijuana Sales. Compton Bans Them. How Is Justice Best Served? – Thomas Fuller
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/us/california-marijuana-oakland-compton.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Retirement frees congressional Republicans to give some straight talk – Paul Kane (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors freed me to become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999 and a GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000 and to serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/retirement-frees-congressional-republicans-to-give-some-straight-talk/2018/03/17/2a164d08-292a-11e8-874b-d517e912f125_story.html
— Russia scrambles to get voters to polls to legitimize election ahead of expected Putin landslide – Anton Troianovski (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, a) how many registered Republican voters will cast Republican primary ballots, b) how many registered Democrat voters will cast Democrat primary ballots, c) how many registered Republican voters will cast Democrat primary ballots, d) how many registered Democrat voters will cast Republican primary ballots, e) how many registered Independent voters will cast Republican primary ballots, and f) how many registered Independent voters will cast Democrat primary ballots? How close is the polling place for your precinct and how easy it for the voters in your precinct to find it?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-scrambles-to-get-voters-to-polls-to-legitimize-election-ahead-of-expected-putin-landslide/2018/03/18/f8d31426-2963-11e8-a227-fd2b009466bc_story.html
— Distinguished federal employee of the week: This is what you do when asked to lie – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, to keep your job, you have to falsely say that there is no political affiliation discrimination, no reverse discrimination, no age discrimination, and no retaliation in the federal government. Ironically, one could argue that political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation encourages Democrats, minorities, females, and younger people to become federal employees and remain federal employees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/03/18/distinguished-person-of-the-week-this-is-what-you-do-when-asked-to-lie/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. One could argue that Democrats are becoming more successful at demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Republicans than Nazis were at demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Jews.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-regain-double-digit-advantage-over-gop-in-voter-sentiment-poll-1521378001

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘That was sneaky evil, even for me’: Jeff Sessions struggles with ‘Trump’s order’ to fire FBI Deputy McCabe in SNL cold open as he is joined by an irate Rex Tillerson – while The Mooch pops up for an indiscreet cameo – MATTHEW WRIGHT (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5514711/Trumps-firing-Tillerson-McCabe-brutally-slammed-SNL.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Job Market Confidence Hits New Highs (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers only want hire those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/march_2018/job_market_confidence_hits_new_highs

March 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day – Megan Hickey
http://abc7chicago.com/society/chicago-celebrates-st-patricks-day/3227464/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner took the opportunity to encourage residents to vote. “We need everybody to get out and vote, support our campaign,” Rauner said. “We can win on Tuesday, we’re going to beat Pritzker and Madigan in September.” . . . Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives made an appearance along Palatine’s parade route. “We’ll be connecting with voters and getting ready for tomorrow and Monday, quite frankly, with media stuff,” Ives said.)
— Simeon Career Academy students make amends after classmates trash Walmart during walkout – Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/simeon-students-make-amends-after-classmates-trash-walmart-during-walkout/3224923/

 

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker defends putting $69.5 million of his fortune into campaign as politicians march in St. Patrick’s Day parade – Kim Geiger and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants you to defend what you do and why? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to defend a) my spending 10+ hours of what is left of my life each and every day and b) my spending thousands of dollars for newspaper subscriptions, bulk email and website expenses, etc. each and every year putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and each and every evening. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that no one wants to get the emails, b) that no one appreciates getting the emails, c) that neither they nor anyone else reads the emails, and d) that the emails have caused all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-primary-st-patricks-day-parade-20180317-story.html
— Census: Mokena’s population up nearly 1,600 – Susan DeMar Lafferty (DIERSEN: Is the population up or down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, and what are the main reasons why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-mokena-census-totals-st-0307-20180316-story.html
— What Naperville residents will see on primary election ballots Tuesday – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Since 2000, as soon as sample ballots are available, I have always hand delivered copies of the ballots to all the residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-primary-election-naperville-st-0318-20180317-story.html
— An extra nudge for these candidates on Tuesday – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-endorsements-illinois-primary-candidates-20180316-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Rauner, at Ives, and at the rest of the candidates on Republican primary ballots in Illinois that every vote that they do not get is because of me and because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180317/news/303179924/
— The donors behind the dollars in governor races: Will war chests matter? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/the-donors-behind-the-dollars-in-governor-races-will-war-chests-matter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But after President Donald Trump upset expectations in 2016, all bets should be off in Tuesday’s election, especially with potential low turnout and undecided voters creating flux, suburban experts said. “If the real hard core turns out, Rauner is in trouble,” veteran Republican organizer Pat Durante of Addison said. “If the moderates turn out, Ives is in trouble. If you asked me to pick who’ll win today … I couldn’t.” . . . On the Republican side, Rauner reported a formidable $55.6 million cash in hand at the end of 2017. In 2016, the governor donated $57 million to his campaign, and over the course of his political career, he’s given himself $95 million, state records show. That’s a stark contrast to Ives, who banked $404,000 cash in hand in the last quarter of 2017. But she surged in 2018, raising more than $3.3 million, mainly because of a $2.5 million windfall from Dick Uihlein of Lake Forest, founder of Uline shipping supplies and a one-time Rauner donor. “I never expected Ives to spend the kind of money she’s spending,” Durante said. Other significant Ives contributors include Chicagoan Vincent Kolber, president of rail equipment firm Residco and a former Rauner donor, with over $500,000; Hinsdale IT entrepreneur William Merchantz with $75,000; and the Illinois Opportunity Project, whose co-founders include conservative talk show host Dan Proft. Rauner has garnered more than $440,000 in 2018. His biggest donors include previous supporter and Chicago executive William Kunkler of C.C. Industries with $100,000 and the Illinois Republican Party with $191,000. Rauner has donated about $200,000 to the state GOP since 2010. Durante wouldn’t predict who’ll win, but he senses an enthusiasm gap. “I would think the hard-core base will go for Jeanne,” he said. “I think Rauner needs to get to those moderate Republicans. … It might be tougher for him than he imagines.” . . . For starters, Rauner wasn’t supposed to have an opponent, but the state’s entrenched financial crisis and political gridlock provoked rumblings of unrest from the rank and file. Despite the government dysfunction, the Winnetka investment banker is endorsed by mainstream Cook and DuPage Republicans. Ives, of Wheaton, has picked up a slew of local endorsements such as the Wheatland Township Republican Organization, Republican Organization of Wheeling Township and Batavia Township Republican Organization. She launched her bid after Rauner supported Medicaid funding for abortions. The conservative West Point grad has used social issues to whip up support among the GOP base, although the strategy has backfired with moderates. Last week, Ives launched an ad blitz calling Rauner a “fake” Republican, while he’s retaliated with commercials linking her with beleaguered Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat.)
— Sheriff, clerk among Kane County’s hottest primary races – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/sheriff-clerk-among-kane-countys-hottest-primary-races
— Celebrating Illinois’ 200-year history at Naper Settlement (DIERSEN: What discourages you from celebrating Illinois’ 200-year history? For me, it is knowing that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that my ancestors have been in Illinois since 1844, b) hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors discriminated against minorities and against females big time, and c) that therefore, because of the foresaid, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/celebrating-illinois-200-year-history-at-naper-settlement—
— DuPage County races worth watching Tuesday – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180317/dupage-county-races-worth-watching-tuesday
— Trump wildlife protection board defends trophy hunting – AP (DIERSEN: What do trophy hunters think of you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180316/news/303169991/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Peaceful protest shouldn’t have been marred by student vandalism at a Walmart – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/peaceful-protest-shouldnt-have-been-marred-by-student-vandalism-at-a-walmart/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pension mess? You’d hardly know it from 2018’s gubernatorial candidates. – MARK GLENNON
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180316/ISSUE07/180319908/pension-mess-youd-hardly-know-it-from-2018s-gubernatorial-candidates

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— As primaries loom, downstate Democrats look for a way back – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180317/as-primaries-loom-downstate-democrats-look-for-way-back

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— McSweeney seeks to abolish townships to lower taxes – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article205664954.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers Must Pass Budget By May 31st – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261947#.Wq2dYcuKSM8

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— In Madison County, sales tax, few contested races face primary voters – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/In-Madison-County-sales-tax-few-contested-races-12761133.php

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Recognize these names? Meet the Macon County donors who gave $420,000 to political candidates – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/recognize-these-names-meet-the-macon-county-donors-who-gave/article_aedb7c16-2b34-5b1b-a924-49ef19751893.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Substitute teacher shortage hitting Southern Illinois hard; lobbyists working with legislators to change rules – SIMONE MALCOLM (DIERSEN: The federal jobs that I had were so bad that a) GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, b) IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job, and c) the Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/substitute-teacher-shortage-hitting-southern-illinois-hard-lobbyists-working-with/article_4939aa7d-b837-5a83-8088-078e1a06012e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are a number of issues that the state is facing in regard to retaining teachers and substitute teachers in school districts, such as reducing $250 to $300 it costs for a substitute license, reduce the requirements for out-of-state teachers, and increasing the rate of pay for subs. “The biggest thing is the rate of pay for substitute teachers,” said IARSS Association President Mark Jontry. “With the exacerbated shift in the economy, there is a reduced number of applicants because we have a stronger economy. People are now looking for job opportunities outside the state.” To compete with other counties of the state, Klosterman’s district had to increase the pay of its substitute teachers to $90 a day. “It was necessary to be competitive and expand the candidate pool for us to make sure that we did everything we could to fill positions as much as possible,” he said. Other methods Klosterman’s district implemented were using social media to advertise and speaking with employees, parents, friends, relatives, etc., asking if they know anyone who would like to be a substitute.)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Ives Pushes Back on School Walkouts, DGA Ad – RYAN DENHAM
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/ives-pushes-back-school-walkouts-dga-ad#stream/0

 — ST. LOUIS TODAY
Trump factor looms large in Illinois governor primary campaigns – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Rauner paints himself as being anti-Trump. What will the anti-Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois do? Will they cast a Republican primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? Or will they cast a Democrat primary ballot and vote for those candidates who are the most anti-Trump? How many of the voters are anti-Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct, while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-factor-looms-large-in-illinois-governor-primary-campaigns/article_a588ade7-d304-5fa6-9929-b0f182e1f00d.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Surrender With Rauner or Fight With Jeanne
https://app.crowdskout.com/email.html?uuid=44e1cb1e-282c-44d8-b915-0094f6e5feb1&cs-from=44e1cb1e-282c-44d8-b915-0094f6e5feb1
— Liberal Rauner’s Liberal Friends Don’t Like Ives…Which Is Why You Should (DIERSEN: Who does not like you? Those who do not like me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://mailchi.mp/a223f71b4fd3/liberal-rauners-liberal-friends-dont-like-iveswhich-is-why-you-should?e=985ad8c00b

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— Has the DGA Filed an In-Kind Contribution for Ives Yet? – NO.
https://www.brucerauner.com/news/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Tweets containing embedded pics could be copyright violation, NY judge says; decision an ‘outlier,’ for now – Tomas Kassahun
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511356918-tweets-containing-embedded-pics-could-be-copyright-violation-ny-judge-says-decision-an-outlier-for-now

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— QUID PRO QUO? RAUNER GIVES $1.5M TO 41 COUNTY GOP ORGS THROUGH ILGOP (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/thru-il-gop-rauner-gifts-41-county-gop-orgs-5k-and-more-leading-to-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an political strategy unprecedented in the Illinois Republican Party, thousands of dollars were transferred from the Illinois Republican Party to county organizations in the last three months leading up to the March 20th IL GOP primary. State Board of Elections records show that 41 county GOP organizations received gifts from the IL GOP from $5000 to $25,000. Never before has the IL GOP had the resources to distribute funds in such a manner. Where did the unprecedented party funding come from? County leaders tell Illinois Review they were asked to fill out applications, and checks were sent their ways – no requests or expectations voiced in the process. The Illinois Republican Party has been consistently sending out press releases over the past few months promoting Governor Rauner, however. Leading up to the check distribution, only five major donations were made to the IL GOP, including nearly $5 million from Citizens for Rauner, which the Rauners fund personally. Three million of the IL GOP funding went to the House Republican Organization.)
— PALATINE GOP LAWMAKER TOM MORRISON MAKES LAST MINUTE PUSH FOR IVES (DIERSEN: What discourages you from helping elect candidates in primary elections? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that any candidate that I might support in a primary election is far too conservative to win in a general election.) 
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/palatine-gop-lawmaker-makes-last-minute-push-for-ives-.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ OFFERS FIRED FBI MCCABE A JOB (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that neither they, nor anyone else offered me a federal job. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was any good, Henry Hyde, Peter Fitzgerald, Dennis Hastert, Peter Roskam, etc. would have offered me jobs.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-congressman-gutierrez-offers-fired-fbi-mccabe-a-job.html
— DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION INTERFERES IN IL GOP PRIMARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/democrat-governors-association-interferes-in-il-gop-primary.html
— COOK CO GOP SAMPLE BALLOT CONTROVERSY DEEPENS SPLIT IN COUNTY ORGANIZATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-co-gop-sample-ballot-controversy-deepens-split-in-county-organization.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune drops bombshell on Biss running mate
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/tribune-drops-bombshell-on-biss-running-mate/
— Campaign Shenanigans!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/shenanigans-2/
— Saturday campaign money report
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/17/saturday-campaign-money-report/

 

BLAZE
— Chicago: Dozens of Simeon Career Academy students ripped up a Walmart while they were supposed to be protesting guns – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/17/dozens-of-chicago-students-ripped-up-a-walmart-while-they-were-supposed-to-be-protesting-guns

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illinois Primary Is a Bellwether for Pro-Life Democrats – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS (DIERSEN: Far too few activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend or advance the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Those who reject the right to life plank in the IRP platform have always worked extremely hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/illinois-primary-is-a-bellwether-for-pro-life-democrats/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Change At State Promises Trump A More Harmonious Outcome – Alan Keyes
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/17/change-at-state-promises-trump-harmonious-outcome/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats meddle against Illinois governor ahead of GOP primary – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/378933-dems-meddle-against-illinois-governor-ahead-of-gop-primary
— McCabe firing roils Washington – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old certainly did not roil those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, ant-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/378971-mccabe-firing-roils-washington

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-race-fierce-costly-primary-nears-53821233
— Trump Cabinet members under scrutiny for pricey trips and $31,000 dining sets – STEPHANIE EBBS and ERICA Y KING
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-cabinet-members-scrutiny-pricey-trips-31000-dining/story

 

USA TODAY
— Conservative Democrat Rep. Lipinski struggles to fend off progressive primary challenge – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/03/17/democrat-rep-lipinski-marie-newman-progressives/434103002/

 

DAILY MAIL
— SIXTY Chicago students trash Walmart after being allowed out of school to take part in nationwide gun protest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5511131/SIXTY-Chicago-students-trash-Walmart-anti-gun-walk-out.html
— Students trash Chicago Walmart during gun control walkout
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1650418/Video-Students-trash-Chicago-Walmart-gun-control-walkout.html