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CBS2
— Downtown Chicago Businesses Stay Boarded Up Until After Election (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they will vandalize, loot, riot, and burn things if Trump does not concede.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/06/downtown-chicago-businesses-stay-boarded-up-until-after-election/
— State Report Says More Than 1,000 Layoffs Are Coming At Chicago Area Restaurants Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/06/state-report-says-more-than-1000-layoffs-are-coming-at-chicago-area-restaurants-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/

NBC5
— Here’s Why Herd Immunity Would Not Work to Treat the Coronavirus in Illinois Some have suggested 60% to 80% of a population would have to contract a disease to reach “herd immunity” – Becca Wood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/heres-why-herd-immunity-would-not-work-to-treat-the-coronavirus-in-illinois/2365512/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s wild claims test limits of Republican loyalty.”
https://wgnradio.com/news/trumps-wild-claims-test-limits-of-republican-loyalty-2/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— If there’s no Boss Madigan, who’ll herd the cats with Illinois in crisis? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-michael-madigan-pritzker-kass-20201107-atwcbyrhknay5llkaghxmnmy6m-story.html
— Hundreds of Illinois schools potentially exposed to COVID-19 in last month, new contact tracing data shows – JENNIFER SMITH RICHARDS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-school-virus-outbreaks-20201107-vua4kqapx5h6he4dtlhkfbz3oe-story.html
— With result uncertain, but moving in his direction, Biden calls count process ‘numbing’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-2020-election-results-live-updates-20201107-q3shnhxtwbczdmctozxemrnvum-story.html
— Blue wave drenches DuPage County, aiding Democratic transformation of one-time Republican stronghold. But will it last? – JOHN KEILMAN (DIERSEN: The Chicago Tribune has played a major role in the Democrat invasion of DuPage County. I should write a book about the Democrat invasion of DuPage County. I would focus on hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who have moved into DuPage County to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I would focus on RINO leaders of Republican organizations in DuPage County who have dumped conservatives, that is, who have dumped Republicans, and pandered to moderates and to liberals, that is, who have pandered to Democrats. I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978 and in my precinct since 1984. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I served as the chairman of the DuPage County based TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I served as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dupage-turns-blue-democrats-republicans-20201107-u4yp5nl2cvg6div5xmx6gutm5y-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The electoral blue wave predicted by political scientists might have fizzled in much of the U.S., but on Tuesday it drenched a corner of the Chicago area that, not long ago, was practically untouched by Democrats. DuPage County, once known as one of the most solidly Republican areas in the country, appears to have given Democrats control of the County Board for the first time since the 1930s. Two more Democrats are leading their races for countywide office, and could be joined by another when the final votes are tallied. DuPage voters also backed Democrats in every federal race from president to U.S. representative, as well as every state senator and nine of 13 state representatives. It’s a stunning turn of fortune two decades in the making, observers say, the result of shifting demographics, shrewd campaigning and the divisive reign of President Donald Trump. “He doesn’t do well with suburban women and I think that hurts us,” said Jim Zay, a County Board member and chairman of DuPage County Republicans. “It’s time to rebrand and regroup and come back in two years.” Many of the county’s races ended on a paper-thin margin — nine were within a percentage point or two as of Friday afternoon — so it could be contested territory for years to come. But College of DuPage political science professor Melissa Mouritsen, who has written about the county’s transformation, said it’s following a path already traveled by other American suburbs. “DuPage is purple; it’s not fully Democratic yet,” she said. “But it’s at that tipping point.” A history in red  For more than a century DuPage County was as Republican as could be, home to GOP stalwarts such as U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, who led the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, Pate Philip, president of the Illinois Senate for a decade, and two-time Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan. As recently as 2000, the election of a single Democrat to the County Board was cause for a wonder-struck story in the Tribune. But Mouritsen said the changes that would result in the county’s political realignment were already underway. One was demographic: The county went from 79% white in 2000 to 66% now, and median household income, expressed in 2018 dollars, dropped from $99,000 to $88,000. As the population diversified by race, income and political ideology — many newcomers hailed from the Democratic power center of Cook County, Mouritsen said — a growing number of people proved amenable to the Democrats. The redrawing of political districts after the 2010 census, a process controlled by House Speaker Michael Madigan, also helped to elevate Democrats to national and state offices, she said. County offices, however, remained thoroughly red. Liz Chaplin, who was first elected to the DuPage board with two other Democrats in 2012, was by 2016 the last of her party on the 18-member panel. “Sometimes I just felt like I was hitting my head against the wall,” she said. “It’s hard when you’re the only one.” Then came Donald Trump. He was the favorite among the county’s Republican primary voters in 2016, but the DuPage electorate as a whole rejected him, giving him only 39% of the vote in the general election, the lowest GOP share in decades. Two years into Trump’s tumultuous administration, the county’s moderate Republicans were open to hearing a new message, said Cynthia Borbas, chair of the DuPage Democrats. “Previously they were like, ‘Oh, Democrats? We don’t even want to talk to you,’” she said. “But because of Trump, more people are paying attention and they’re willing to have more conversations with us. And we’re connecting on the values and issues we care about.” Trickle to a flood In the 2018 election, DuPage voters elected Jean Kaczmarek as county clerk, making her the first Democrat to hold countywide office in 84 years. They also added six Democrats to the County Board. Jamie Wood, who moved to Lisle from Detroit two years ago, said he votes Democratic all the way down the ballot, even for candidates whose names and policy stances are unfamiliar. “My mindset right now is to just have as much of a blue wave as I possibly can just because of how much I’m fed up with the status quo,” he said. Wood, 33, who grew up in Elgin, is familiar with DuPage’s political history, but said young families like his are replacing older residents who were reliably Republican. These new families, he said, consider schools their top priority and aren’t as focused on traditional GOP concerns such as public safety. State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, who ran unopposed, emphasized law and order in a letter he sent in his role as Republican committeeman to Democratic households in his precinct. He wrote that county GOP officials from coroner to auditor “stand for one thing: the importance of public safety and adherence to the rule of law.” Two of those candidates, aspiring recorder Babette Holder Youngberg and incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas, were trailing their Democratic opponents Friday afternoon with thousands of votes left to be counted. Auditor Bob Grogan led his Democratic rival by just 676 votes. But Berlin noted that a referendum asking whether the county should keep law enforcement as its top funding priority was approved by a 3-to-1 margin, suggesting the message was still potent. He said he didn’t know why Republicans stumbled in DuPage, but added that it happened in many other suburbs across the country. “We’re not unique in that regard,” he said. Purple future? Amy Chavez, a Naperville Democrat who won election to the County Board, said her constituents are chiefly concerned about COVID-19 — “When they think safe, they want to be safe from the virus” — and that the new Democratic majority will ensure the health department has what it needs to conduct testing and contact tracing. Paula Deacon Garcia, of Lisle, who was leading her race for a board seat Friday, said her issues are climate change, sustainability and public health, along with lowering the temperature at public meetings. “Since I’ve been attending, they’ve become quite partisan,” she said. “I’m looking for a bipartisan approach.” Republican board Chairman Dan Cronin could not be reached for comment. Zay was hopeful a return to form might not be far away for DuPage Republicans. The GOP needs to do a better job claiming credit for making DuPage an appealing place to live, he said, and must bring more women and young people into the fold. He noted that every seat on the County Board will be up for election in two years. Trump won’t be on that ballot, but another polarizing figure likely will: Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, whose shutdown orders during the pandemic have angered plenty of suburbanites. Borbas, meanwhile, said the county’s Democrats aren’t taking anything for granted. They fought Republicans for every vote in the 2020 election and are ready to do it again, she said. “I don’t think it’s a fluke, I don’t think it’s a one-off, I don’t think DuPage is blue,” she said. “But I think what it means is that we’re in the game now and we’re here to stay.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With COVID-19 surging, appellate court hands Pritzker new legal victory on coronavirus restrictions. The appellate court noted its opinion “may not be cited as precedent” except in limited circumstances, but veteran lawyer says “this decision is binding on all circuit courts in Illinois.” – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/6/21553176/virus-surging-new-legal-test-pritzkers-covid-19-orders-dining-restaurants
— Factories lead as largest source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Illinois, new data shows Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced new contact tracing data compiled across Illinois. Community events, churches and colleges also rank high in a measure of outbreaks since July. – Brett Chase and Caroline Hurley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/6/21553546/covid-19-coronavirus-outbreak-factories-churches-contact-tracing-illinois

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville mayor on COVID-19 restrictions: ‘Restaurant owners know how to safely operate.’ – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20201106/naperville-mayor-on-covid-19-restrictions-restaurant-owners-know-how-to-safely-operate
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For many decades, Democrats have a) sent homeless people to DuPage County and b) painted those homeless people as being failed products traditional families, conservative principles, and Republican leadership.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201106/sleep-out-saturday-finds-new-way-to-raise-awareness-of-homelessness

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois GOP touts victories in elections, including defeating graduated tax proposal – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article247019257.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Fallout from failed tax amendment deep, lasting – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/subscriber/20201106/fallout-from-failed-tax-amendment-deep-lasting

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Unmasked individuals could face a $50 fine – Greg Bishop
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/unmasked-individuals-could-face-a-50-fine/article_57522e12-205e-11eb-bb1c-53f9c538924c.html

SOUTHERN
— Continuing trend set in ’16, Republicans in ’20 ousted Democratic incumbents around Southern Illinois – Isaac Smith
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/continuing-trend-set-in-16-republicans-in-20-ousted-democratic-incumbents-around-southern-illinois/article_2e56b446-39ce-53a4-82ab-9d5fee443820.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Need multiplies at Downers Grove Area FISH food pantry during pandemic – Chuck Ulie
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/06/need-multiplies-at-downers-grove-area-fish-food-pantry-during-pandemic/a53na7x/

WSIL TV
— 270,500 ballots remain outstanding in Illinois – Maya Skinner (DIERSEN: How many ballots are outstanding in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your county district, and in your county?)
https://wsiltv.com/2020/11/06/270500-ballots-remain-outstanding-in-illinois/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Will This Election Be A Replay Of ‘Bush v. Gore’ At The Supreme Court? Not Likely – NINA TOTENBERG
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/will-election-be-replay-bush-v-gore-supreme-court-not-likely#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/role-racism-2020-election#stream/0
— As Trump’s Chances Fade, Murdoch’s Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices – DAVID FOLKENFLIK
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trumps-chances-fade-murdochs-fox-news-faces-wrath-and-tough-choices#stream/0
— Trump To Challenge Vote Counts In Key States – MILES PARKS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-challenge-vote-counts-key-states#stream/0

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois GOP touts victories in 2020 elections; Democratic setbacks spark turmoil over party leadership – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-gop-touts-victories-in-2020-elections-democratic-setbacks-spark-turmoil-over-party-leadership/article_1c96fa88-aa2b-5a18-b154-90d63f8e3789.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP touts victories in 2020 elections – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/illinois-gop-touts-victories-in-2020-elections

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Republicans flip four General Assembly seats, lose two
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/564768167-republicans-flip-four-general-assembly-seats-lose-two

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 1,879 votes Behind and Kane County GOP County Board Chairman Candidate Concedes, 9,950 Votes Behind and Jack Franks, with about 3,000 More Votes to Be Counted, Won’t
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/07/1879-votes-behind-and-kane-county-gop-county-board-chairman-candidate-concedes-9950-votes-behind-and-jack-franks-with-about-3000-more-votes-to-be-counted-wont/
— IL-14: Democrats Flip Four Countywide Offices in Kane County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/07/kane110620/
— Libertarians Gain Ballot Access Equal to Republicans and Democrats in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/07/libertarians-gain-ballot-access-equal-to-republicans-and-democrats/
— IL-14 Overtime: Jim Oberweis Lead Down to 558 Votes Updated 10:12 PM CST 11/6/20
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/06/il14returns/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER RENEWS PUSH TO END FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF STATE HIRING – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-renews-push-to-end-federal-oversight-of-state-hiring/

FOX NEWS
— Pelosi on House losses: ‘We won the war. We have the gavel’ – Marisa Schultz (DIERSEN: Who will get the most blame for losses suffered by Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-house-losses-presidency-joe-biden

BREITBART
— Rod Blagojevich: Dems Stealing Elections a ‘Time-Honored Tradition’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/11/06/rod-blagojevich-dems-stealing-elections-a-time-honored-tradition/
— ‘This Election Not Over’: Trump Campaign Defies Joe Biden’s ‘Phony Claim’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/06/election-not-over-trump-campaign-defies-joe-bidens-phony-claim/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Supporters Seek Alternatives After Facebook Booted Them – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/us/facebook-mewe-parler-social-media/2020/11/06/id/995874/

PJ MEDIA
— Out-of-Breath Biden Prematurely Predicts Victory, Claims ‘Mandate’ on Far-Left Agenda – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/election/tyler-o-neil/2020/11/06/biden-prematurely-claims-a-mandate-on-covid-19-climate-change-systemic-racism-n1131105

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— IL Gov. Pritzker, Sen. Durbin Make IL Speaker Madigan Scapegoat After Losses – Mary Chastain (DIERSEN: Who will get the most blame for losses suffered by Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/11/il-gov-pritzker-sen-durbin-make-il-speaker-madigan-scapegoat-after-losses/

EPOCH TIMES
— RNC Sets up Election Legal Teams in 4 States Amid ‘Clear Irregularities’ – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rnc-sets-up-election-legal-teams-in-4-states-amid-clear-irregularities_3568953.html
— Supreme Court Orders Pennsylvania to Separate out Late-Arriving Ballots Justice Samuel Alito orders that ‘all such ballots, if counted, be counted separately’ – MIMI NGUYEN LY AND JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-supreme-court-orders-pennsylvania-to-segregate-late-arriving-ballots_3569001.html

THE HILL
— Mark Meadows tests positive for coronavirus – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524911-mark-meadows-tests-positive-for-coronavirus
— Trump says Biden should not ‘wrongfully’ claim victory in presidential race – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524892-trump-says-biden-should-not-wrongfully-claim-victory-in-presidential

POLITICO
— Perdue, Ossoff head to runoff for Georgia Senate seat. Both fell short of a majority in Tuesday’s vote.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/06/georgia-senate-election-results-2020-433576

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden and Trump split the 2020 Catholic vote almost evenly (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/11/06/catholic-vote-donald-trump-joe-biden-election-split
— Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene – JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-elections-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-us-supreme-court-14eb73bc80dfd2aa637d097a3f41fca5
— House Democrats blame losses on polls, message, even Trump (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will the RINO leaders in your county and in Illinois blame Republican losses on?  ANSWER: They will blame conservatives like me who support the traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/house-democrats-blame-losses-polls-message-even-trump

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Despite no evidence of widespread fraud, Trump campaign sets up voter fraud hotline.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-06-20/h_dfa5fd9fbfa025793dff05d621647b58
— Trump has told people he has no plans to concede – Kaitlan Collins
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-06-20/h_ac6abbe09f77af0899e4c98bacad22e9

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Hits New Coronavirus Case Record for Third Straight Day. More than 132,700 new cases were announced across the United States on Friday. The country also reported more than 1,000 deaths for the fourth straight day.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/06/world/covid-19-coronavirus-updates
— Why Arizona’s Storied Conservative Stronghold Could Flip for Biden Maricopa County spawned the careers of Republican hard-liners like Joe Arpaio. Now the children of immigrants targeted in the state’s nativist crackdown are challenging G.O.P. dominance. – Simon Romero, Miriam Jordan and Michael Wines (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the Democrat invasion of DuPage County. I would focus on hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who have moved into DuPage County to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I would focus on RINO leaders of Republican organizations in DuPage County who have dumped conservatives, that is, who have dumped Republicans, and pandered to moderates and to liberals, that is, who have pandered to Democrats. I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978 and in my precinct since 1984. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I served as the chairman of the DuPage County based TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I served as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/arizona-maricopa-fontes-latino.html
— Democrats are debating whether the party’s stances alienated moderates, but progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenged that narrative. – Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jesse McKinley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. stances since 2000 have alienated conservatives.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/nyregion/election-nyc-defund-police.html
— What happens if the election results are contested? – Eleanor Lutz, Allison McCann and Amy Schoenfeld Walker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/us/politics/what-happens-if-the-election-results-are-contested.html
— New York Post Shifts Tone on Trump as a Top Editor Plans His Own Exit Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid has turned critical as the president seems headed to defeat. Col Allan, a wizard there, says he plans to retire next year. – Katie Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/business/media/new-york-post-trump.html
— How Twitter Policed Trump During the Election – Kate Conger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the following have policed me and policed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Google, Facebook, Milton Township Republican Organization, 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 Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/technology/trump-twitter-labels-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The People Versus Donald Trump. Most Americans want him to go. He won’t listen.” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the following have an extremely low opinion of me and of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Google, Facebook, Milton Township Republican Organization, 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 Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/opinion/trump-election-lies.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Advisers urge Trump to prepare for defeat — but maybe without a concession speech.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-defeat-concession/2020/11/06/5a6bab66-2048-11eb-b532-05c751cd5dc2_story.html
— Memo to centrist Democrats: Stop blaming progressives for House losses – Paul Waldman (DIERSEN: Who will get the most blame for losses suffered by Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/06/memo-centrist-democrats-stop-blaming-progressives-house-losses/

NEW YORK POST
— White House fence covered in signs reminding Trump of slim reelection hopes – Kenneth Garger
https://nypost.com/2020/11/07/joe-biden-supporters-plaster-white-house-fence-with-anti-trump-posters/

NBC NEWS
— What are ‘provisional ballots’ and why it takes time to count them. In the past, they’ve rarely decided elections. But this year could be different. – Alex Seitz-Wald
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/what-are-provisional-ballots-why-it-takes-time-count-them-n1246866

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Revolt Against the Illinois Machine. Democrats turn on Speaker Madigan, their long-time ally. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/revolt-against-the-illinois-machine-11604706049
— Return to Normalcy? Not on the Streets of Philadelphia Far-left protesters see vindication in a Biden victory—and a debt they’re prepared to collect. – Jillian Kay Melchior (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats and/or RINOs take total control of your municipality, of your township, of your county, of Illinois, and of America, how soon will those Democrats and/or those RINOs get rid of Republicans once and for all?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/return-to-normalcy-not-on-the-streets-of-philadelphia-11604703716
— The Presidential Endgame. Trump has the right to fight in court, but he needs evidence to prove voter fraud. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidential-endgame-11604706255

GUARDIAN
— Democrats beware: the Republicans will soon be the party of the working class – Samuel Hammond (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats are the party of those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/06/democrats-republicans-working-class-party-election

YAHOO FINANCE
— 17 Steps Millennials Can Take Now for a Brighter Financial Future – Gabrielle Olya (DIERSEN: What did you do to make your financial future brighter? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/17-steps-millennials-now-brighter-000600940.html

NEW RETIREMENT
— How to Retire: 5 Steps to a Secure Future – Kathleen Coxwell (DIERSEN: What is your purpose in life? My purpose in life is to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. For my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, their purpose in life is a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.newretirement.com/retirement/how-to-retire-5-steps-to-a-secure-future-jump-in/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Figure Out What You Want to Do in Retirement The people who are happiest in retirement are those that have a purpose for this phase of their lives. It is best to retire to do something, not just to escape whatever you do to earn money. Maybe think about your retirement in five-year segments. Consider what you want to be doing and what will be important to you in each segment.)

ANNUITY GUYS
— Is One Million in Annuities or Securities Enough to Retire On?
https://annuityguys.org/is-one-million-in-annuities-or-securities-enough-to-retire-on/?inf_contact_key=b216409e52035512b83e7ece2cc88759680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: $1 million is no longer enough to retire on You have to get rich these days just to finance a comfortable retirement. That’s the conclusion financial advisors are increasingly coming around to, as they gauge the direction of the economy in a strange new world of glacial growth and super-low interest rates. “Twenty years ago, someone with a million bucks would have said, ‘that’s great, I can draw down $100,000 a year, I’ll be just fine,’” Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors, tells me in the video above. “But now, with very low rates, the problem of funding a retirement is much more difficult.” Retirees don’t need to be told that low rates have cut sharply into the returns on fixed-income investments. But they may need to rethink how to prepare for what might happen in the future. Many investors are waiting for interest rates to go back up, once the Federal Reserve starts hiking short-term rates later this year or early next year. Meanwhile, the Fed is gradually winding down its vast “quantitative easing” program, which deliberately forced down long-term rates. So as that pressure eases, rates ought to go back up. Right? Maybe not. McCaughan argues that we’ll be in a low-rate environment for much longer than many people expect, for a couple of basic reasons. First, an aging population means the demand for low-risk bonds will rise, pushing up prices but pulling down yields. Second, there’s been a growing gap between global demand and global production capacity, which will keep a lid on prices of most things for the foreseeable future. Low inflation usually coincides with low-interest rates. There’s nothing magical (or scientific) about $1 million as a goal for retirement savings. As a round benchmark, however, it’s been in the ballpark for a couple hoping to retire comfortably. A $1 million principal will generate $60,000 per year in income if the portfolio’s return is 6%, and $40,000 per year at 4%. The amount you need to live on, of course, depends on many factors, including the cost of living where you reside, healthcare expenses, how much you travel and how long you live. But if rates remain in the low range they’re in now—with 10-year Treasury rates well below 3%, say—it will change the math of retirement planning. During most of the baby boomers’ working lives, it was reasonable to expect annual returns of 6% to 10% on a retirement portfolio, without taking much risk. Add Social Security and other pension payments, and a $1 million nest egg was more than adequate for most people.)