Tag: political

March 23 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Emanuel Campaign Releases Video Of Trump Calling McCarthy ‘Phenomenal Guy’ (DIERSEN: Do you want Trump’s support? What do you say to those who do not want Trump’s support?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/22/rahm-emanuel-video-ga

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Roskam’s Democrat challenger. Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems? Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s 2007 Independence Day parade.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-peter-roskam-sean-casten-il-6-20180323-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrat asks if Roskam will challenge him to ‘walk in parades’ or ‘kiss babies’ It was a flip of the script when Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam called on newly minted Democratic challenger Sean Casten to debate him. In the typical back-and-forth over how many debates to have in a campaign, it’s usually the challenger who calls for a lot of them, and then tries to berate an incumbent or front-runner for dodging. This week, though, Roskam challenged Casten to a couple of broadcast debates and joint appearances before newspaper editorial boards, saying “our country faces great challenges, and I look forward to the opportunity to discuss the issues and offer solutions to solve those challenges.” Casten replied Thursday, asking for more debates and needling Roskam over declining to do in-person town hall meetings. “These types of candidate events are simply standard practice in any major campaign,” Casten said in a statement. “Next, I expect Roskam to ‘challenge’ me to shake hands with voters, walk in parades, and kiss babies.” Casten emerged from Tuesday’s seven-way primary in the northwestern and western suburban 6th Congressional District. His challenge to Roskam is expected to be a heated one because Democrat Hillary Clinton beat President Donald Trump there in 2016, even as Roskam won a sixth term by 18 points.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-underwood-democratic-primary-hultgren-st-0323-20180322-story.html
— Facebook users have been giving away their data for a decade. Is it too late to get our privacy back? – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. It uses the information that it has against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-data-privacy-facebook-cambridge-analytica20180319-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
— Few retired people expect to pay off their mortgages, survey finds – Michele Lerner (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were beyond furious when my wife and I paid off our mortgage in the 1990s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-retirees-mortgages-survey-20180322-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Mayor Emanuel attacks rival Garry McCarthy in web video with Trump calling then-top cop ‘phenomenal guy’ – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: Do you want Trump’s support? What do you say to those who do not want Trump’s support?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-video-20180322-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-march-for-our-lives-organizers-20180321-story.html
— Illinois must change or die. What’s your plan, Mr. Pritzker? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs focus on driving 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-governor-jobs-illinois-20180322-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House ethics panel orders payments from Rush, Gutierrez – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/house-ethics-panel-orders-payments-from-rush-gutierrez/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Governor primary broke records, and there’s more to come – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/governor-primary-broke-records-and-theres-more-to-come
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180322/jeb-bush-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college-forum

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The cost of keeping public records from the public: almost $700k – JOHN CHASE
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180323/NEWS02/180329927

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner says he has yet to speak to Ives after primary win – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Rauner should offer to sign a “Contract with Illinois Republicans” in which a) he would agree to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks and b) he would acknowledge that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/23/rauner-says-he-has-yet-to-speak-to-ives-after-primary-win/a4u9d3m/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner gives preview of new stump speech in visit to Urbana – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: What about those who voted for Rauner in the primary who want him to dump voters 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?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-23/rauner-gives-preview-new-stump-speech-visit-urbana.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Even if he rallies his base, Gov. Bruce Rauner faces uphill general election campaign (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner’s base is pro-LGBTQ, pro-abortion, pro-mass/illegal immigration, anti-Illinois Republican Party platform, anti-traditional family, anti-Trump, anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/21/guest-view-even-if-he-rallies-his-base-gov-bruce-rauner-faces-uphill-general-election-campaign/anuhgbd/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/dems-see-new-hope-in-primary-results/article_5a610b65-d8b5-538b-941a-6d5abfa74a5c.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner compares foes’ tactics to ‘mafia racket’ – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rauner-compares-foes-tactics-to-mafia-racket/article_3748fb0a-c69b-5952-9ef0-64150058c2a1.html

 

TIMES
— 16th Congressional District: Uphill battle expected for Democrats – David Giuliani (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?)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/uphill-battle-expected-for-democrats/article_d18ba0f6-3253-5725-ac4e-cd67fda70b58.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The combined votes in the Republican primary were 65,520, well more than the Democrats’ 41,663. According to the widely-cited Cook Political Report, the 16th District is rated as “solid Republican.” In an interview, John Jackson, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University, said Tuesday’s numbers in the 16th District are “unpromising” for Democrats. “Statewide, turnout favored Democrats by a two-to-one-margin,” Jackson said. He said the comparison with Pennsylvania’s 18th District may not be applicable. “The 18th was earlier a blue-collar bastion for Democrats and the district is more suburban,” Jackson said. “The 16th sounds like a fairly typical mostly rural district. It is mostly Republican.” Brian Gaines, a political science professor at the University of Illinois, said turnout in primary elections is not necessarily a good indicator of the outcomes of general elections, especially when primaries are months beforehand.)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Money Matters In Race For Illinois Governor – JACLYN DRISCOLL (DIERSEN: If you had many millions of dollars to spend on politics, what would you spend that money on? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have spent many millions of dollars trying to get people a) to read their emails rather than read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to visit their websites rather than visit www.gopillinois.com. So far, they have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/money-matters-race-illinois-governor#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner says that he does not support sanctuary cities or Illinois being a sanctuary state, but his actions contradict that.
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-i-do-not-support-sanctuary-cities-or-illinois-being-a-sanctuary-state-03-23-2018

 

WJBC
— ‘Welcoming city’ backers plan fast at Bloomington City Hall – Rebecca Brumfield (DIERSEN: Those who want welcoming cities 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/22/welcoming-city-backers-plan-fast-at-bloomington-city-hall/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes mass/illegal immigration? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37791270/immigration-awareness-week-kicks-off-at-siu

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Cook County GOP Chairman Sean M. Morrison Congratulates Bruce Rauner on Primary Election Victory, Calls for Unity
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/03/22/gop-chairman-morrison-applauds-rauner-victory/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Morning Answer – Rep. Jeanne Ives drops by to discuss the primary results
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511368552-morning-answer-rep-jeanne-ives-drops-by-to-discuss-the-primary-results

 

CAPITOL FAX
— On Wednesday, Rauner traveled to Ives’ home turf for a campaign event at a manufacturing plant on the outskirts of DuPage and Kane counties. One plant worker said employees had been ordered to attend, and were made aware that they’d be part of campaign photos and videos. (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How would you react if you were ordered to attend a Rauner event?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/rauner-on-the-hustings/

 

GOPUSA
— Veto coming? Republicans’ $1.3 trillion ‘pass it to read it’ boondoggle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42074

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote pot want to destroy America, destroy Illinois, destroy DuPage County, destroy Milton Township, destroy Glen Ellyn, destroy Wheaton, etc.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/22/legal-weed-gains-momentum-in-illinois-as-referendum-shows-strong-support

 

NEWSMAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago Marijuana? 68% Say Yes in Nonbinding Referendum – Clyde Huges
https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/chicago-marijuana-recreation-referendum/2018/03/22/id/850094/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Federal employees work for both Democrats and Republicans (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, almost all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, and/or non-veteran 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://wtop.com/social-media/2018/03/federal-employees-work-for-both-democrats-and-republicans-even-kellyanne-conway/

 

CNBC
— Recent college grads are intensely competing for a $12,000-a-year job in Chicago — and it’s a good thing – Ravin Gandhi (DIERSEN: When you graduated from college, would you have competed for this? I would not have. When I graduated from college in 1970, I took the only job offer that got working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights and I filed an application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/recent-college-grads-lining-up-for-12000-a-year-job-in-chicago.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Columbia College in Chicago to host ‘whiteness in decline’ lecture – Bradford Richardson (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites a) who glorify and praise anti-Whites, b) who pander to anti-Whites, c) who serve as operatives or as dupes for anti-Whites, and/or d) who give money to anti-Whites? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/22/college-hold-whiteness-decline-lecture/

 

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson accuses Facebook of ‘ideological warfare’ – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/22/tucker-carlson-accuses-facebook-of-ideological-warfare-heres-why

 

THE HILL
— Congress votes to expand deficit — and many in GOP are unhappy – NIV ELIS AND NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/379825-congress-votes-to-expand-deficit-and-many-in-gop-are-unhappy
— Progressive Dems bet that Dreamers with stick with them – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups will stick with the Democrats: 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.)
http://thehill.com/latino/379844-progressive-dems-bet-that-dreamers-with-stick-with-them

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/young-activists-descend-washington-tomorrow-march-lives/story?id=53850670

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to White males a) who glorify and praise anti-Whites and anti-males, b) who pander to anti-Whites and to anti-males, c) who serve as operatives for or as dupes for anti-Whites and anti-males, and/or d) who give money to anti-Whites and to anti-males? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/opinion/speaking-as-a-white-male.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Abandon Catholics If you value religious education or life’s sanctity, you’re not welcome in the party. – Cardinal Timothy Dolan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-abandon-catholics-1521761348
— Facebook’s investigation into outsiders’ handling of its users’ information will help identify and deter bad actors but won’t be able to uncover where all the data ended up and how it is being deployed – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. It deploys the information that it has against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/zuckerberg-says-facebook-probe-into-apps-wont-uncover-all-data-abuse-1521775456
— Next Worry for Facebook: Disenchanted Users – Kirsten Grind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/next-worry-for-facebook-disenchanted-users-1521717883
— Demand for American Sperm Is Skyrocketing in Brazil Explosive growth spurred by more wealthy single women and lesbian couples turning to U.S. donors The racial makeup of Brazil contrasts starkly with the country’s sperm imports from overwhelmingly white U.S. donors. – Samantha Pearson (DIERSEN: Given the success that Democrats have had in America demonizing, denigrating, and condemning heterosexual White males, one would expect that in America, the demand for sperm that is most likely to produce LGBTQ female minorities is skyrocketing.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-mixed-race-brazil-sperm-imports-from-u-s-whites-are-booming-1521711000
— How to Sell Your Home Without a Real-Estate Agent Selling a home without a real-estate agent could save thousands in commissions, but many owners don’t want the hassle – Robyn A. Friedman (DIERSEN: In 1984, when I was 35 years old, I sold 1017 East Harrison without a real estate agent.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-sell-your-home-without-a-real-estate-agent-1521640801
— The University of Denial Aggressive suppression of the truth is a central feature of American higher education. – Amy L. Wax
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-university-of-denial-1521760098

 

USA TODAY
— From ‘Little Marco’ to ‘Cryin’ Chuck,’ all hail Melania Trump’s cyberbullying campaign – Cheri Jacobus
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/22/melania-trump-cyberbullying-campaign-cold-comfort-donald-targets-column/445448002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/22/survivors-other-shootings-march-our-lives/404268002/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, and destroying countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/03/22/anti-lgbt-roundup-events-and-activities-32218

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 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 21 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who won the contested races that were on the Republican ballot in your precinct? Rauner/Sanguinetti, Harold, Grant, Mendrick, Eckhoff, and Zaruba won the races that were on the Republican ballot in my precinct.

 

In DuPage County, Rauner/Sanguinetti got 33,157 (48%) votes and Ives/Morthland got 35,965 (52%) votes; Harold got 35,046 (55%) votes and Grasso got 28,950 (45%) votes; Mendrick got 39,198 (60%) votes and Bibbiano got 25,748 (40%) votes; and the DuPage County Election Commission consolidation question got 76,887 (56%) Yes votes and 59,256 (44%) no votes.

 

To defeat the Democrats on November 6, 2018, a) I urge all the candidates who won to seek the support of those candidates who lost and b) I urge all those candidates who lost to offer their support for the candidates who won. The winning and losing candidates should stress what they agree on. I urge the Illinois Republican Party and all the Republican county, township, and ward party organizations to schedule unity events ASAP. If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting a unity event.

 

In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, 203 (40%) of its 504 registered voters voted. About half of my precinct was in Ives’ precinct before the 2015 gerrymandering. In the contested Republican races, 64 (61%) voted for Ives and 41 (39%) voted for Rauner; 60 (66%) voted for Harold and 31 (34%) voted for Grasso; 74 (77%) voted for Grant, 16 (17%) voted for Minor and 6 (6%) voted for Byrne; 55 (58%) voted for Mendrick and 40 (42%) voted for Bibbiano; 49 (30%) voted for Tatro, 40 (25%) voted for Eckhoff, 32 (20%) voted for Zaruba, 24 (15%) voted for Chinchilla, 14 (9%) voted for McGowen, and 4 (2%) voted for Almiron. 77 voted for me.

 

Sooner or later, if not already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout at the aforesaid candidates that they got far fewer votes in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois BECAUSE OF ME AND BECAUSE OF MY GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

POLITICO
— Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is in big trouble in November – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner has been erroneously listening to those who say that there are only a very few voters in Illinois who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/illinois-rauner-pritzker-elections-476748

 

ABC7
— Illinois Primary 2018: Bruce Rauner wins tight race against Jeanne Ives for GOP nomination – Ravi Baichwal and Rob Elgas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/bruce-rauner-wins-tight-race-against-jeanne-ives-for-gop-nomination/3239443/

 

NBC5
— Voting Machine Issue in DuPage County Snarls Illinois Primary Vote Count
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Voting-Machine-Issue-in-DuPage-County-Snarls-Illinois-Primary-Vote-Count-477468203.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Campaign between Rauner, Pritzker expected to be expensive, brutal and long – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-race-20180320-story.html

— 10 things to know about Tuesday’s primary election results
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-primary-morning-spin-20180321-story.html

— Estimates of voter turnout in Chicago, Cook County ‘disappointing,’ official says – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-voter-turnout-20180320-story.html
— Rauner, Pritzker and ‘whatever it takes’ – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-election-rauner-pritzker-illinois-20180320-story.html
— Leader not ready to claim victory in tight 3-way Republican race in 10th Congressional District – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-10th-district-republican-primary-results-tl-0329-20180320-story.html
— DuPage County election results delayed for hours by ‘technical difficulties’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-mess-st-0321-20180320-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner declares victory, Ives admits her revolt ‘fell just a bit short’ – Mitchell Armentrout and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/ives-gives-rauner-run-for-his-money-in-republican-gov-race/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County has trouble counting ballots after problems with voting machines – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/dupage-county-has-trouble-counting-ballots-after-problems-with-voting-machines
— Rauner, Pritzker set for big money showdown – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/rauner-pritzker-set-for-big-money-showdown-
— Four DuPage County townships (Bloomingdale, Wayne, Milton and York) want to keep extra patrols – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/four-dupage-county-townships-want-to-keep-extra-patrols
— Khouri wins GOP nod in 49th House District – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/khouri-wins-gop-nod-in-49th-house-district
— Grant victorious in House Dist. 42 after Burt Minor controversy – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/grant-victorious-in-house-dist-42-after-burt-minor-controversy
— Downers Grove scientist Casten beats Mazeski in congressional challenge to Roskam – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/casten-beats-mazeski-in-congressional-challenge-to-roskam
— Underwood coasts in Democratic primary for 14th Congressional District – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/underwood-coasts-in-democratic-primary-for-14th-congressional-district
— Two incumbents breeze to GOP primary win DuPage District 6 – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180320/two-incumbents-breeze-to-gop-primary-win-dupage-district-6-

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner ekes out victory over Jeanne Ives – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180320/gov-rauner-ekes-out-victory-over-jeanne-ives
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Voters support recreational pot use in Chicago
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180321/voters-support-recreational-pot-use-in-chicago

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives concedes to Rauner in Republican gubernatorial primary – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: The many attendees included Biggins, Berner, Carlson, Cleveland, Dangelo, Falbo, Holan, Holder, Johnson, Lollino, Morthland, Morrison, Napolitano, Proft, Ryan, Shaw, Smith, Vician, and Wehling.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/20/state-rep-jeanne-ives-concedes-to-rauner-in-republican-gubernatorial-primary/a1ehb6j/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, fell short in her bid to topple Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary, she told her supporters they had plenty of reasons to be proud. “It is still one of the most historic nights ever in the state of Illinois,” Ives said, in addressing her supporters gathered March 20 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn. “You know and I know that Bruce Rauner had to be challenged in this election… A popular revolt against the political ruling class fell just a bit short.” “What you should know was that this campaign was started on faith,” Ives said. “We had no money. We had no team. We had a lot of grassroots supporters who knew that we needed to stand up once and for all against people that did not adhere to our policies and our party’s platform. And that’s what we did. We stood up tonight. We stood up every day for the last four and a half months, and we finished this campaign strong. We proved that the grassroots cannot be taken advantage of.” Ives sparked controversy with a campaign ad against Rauner addressing issues such as gender identity, abortion and immigration. However, she defended the ad. “What the commercial that is generating the expected hysteria from the expected quarters attempted to do – admittedly, provocatively – was to properly and truthfully characterize the extreme issue positions Rauner took and their implications,” Ives previously said in a speech at a City Club of Chicago luncheon. “The commercial does not attack people. It tackles issues by truthfully illustrating the constituencies Rauner has chosen to serve to the exclusion of others.”)
— Mendrick defeats Bibbiano in DuPage County sheriff’s race
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/21/mendrick-defeats-bibbiano-in-dupage-county-sheriffs-race/aiasajg/

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger wins in landslide – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-wins-in-landslide/article_f225cc64-8183-557b-b962-e93178e89def.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Jason Plummer Wins Republican Nomination for 54th State Senate Plummer Bests Three Other Candidates to Win the Nomination. Right Now There Is No Democratic Candidate.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/20/jason-plummer-wins-republican-nomination-for-54th-state-senate-

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Amy Grant Wins GOP Nomination For IL State House, 42nd District Grant defeated Burt Minor and Ryan Byrne to win the Republican nomination Tuesday night. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amy-grant-wins-gop-nomination-il-state-house-42nd-district

 

CHICAGO READER
— 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
— The next governor of Illinois: A superrich white guy – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/20/the-next-governor-of-illinois-a-super-rich-white-guy

 

WIRE POINTS
— Math: The Biggest Loser in Illinois Election – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/math-the-biggest-loser-in-illinois-election-wirepoints-original/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— House minority leader fends off challenge from Mickey Straub – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511366802-house-minority-leader-fends-off-challenge-from-mickey-straub

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ives Carries McHenry County – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/21/ives-carries-mchenry-county/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Lack of transparency catching up with Rauner – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511365444-lack-of-transparency-catching-up-with-rauner
— Watchdogs: Gov Rauner hiding truths from taxpayers once more disclosing public records of attorneys
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511366178-watchdogs-gov-rauner-hiding-truths-from-taxpayers-once-more-disclosing-public-records-of-attorneys

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IN NOVEMBER, THE BILLIONAIRE BATTLE: DEMOCRAT JB PRITZKER VERSUS GOPER BRUCE RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/in-november-the-billionaire-battle-democrat-jb-pritzker-versus-goper-bruce-rauner.html
— RHOADS: GOD BLESS JEANNE IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/god-bless-jeanne-ives.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DGA trolls Rauner for not calling Ives, but Ives doesn’t want to talk to him (DIERSEN: To this day, those who supported Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary election blame those who supported Pat O’Malley in that primary election for Ryan’s defeat in the general election. They especially blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/dga-trolls-rauner-for-not-calling-ives-but-ives-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-him/
— DGA also launches a new online ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/dga-also-launches-a-new-online-ad/
— Pritzker fires back with his own online ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/pritzker-fires-back-with-his-own-online-ad/
— Republicans react to primary wins
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/republicans-react-to-primary-wins/
— ICPR: Rauner raised most per vote by far
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/icpr-rauner-raised-most-per-vote-by-far/
— Casten will face Roskam
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/casten-will-face-roskam/
— New Rauner ad uses Biss and Kennedy against Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/21/new-rauner-ad-uses-biss-and-kennedy-against-pritzker/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— GOP Voters Almost Sent Illinois’ Sitting Governor Packing Bruce Rauner edged out a primary challenger on Tuesday, and his re-election chances don’t look great. – DAVID BYLER
http://www.weeklystandard.com/gop-voters-almost-sent-illinois-sitting-governor-packing/article/2012019

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Concedes Stunningly Close Illinois Primary Race to Bruce Rauner – JOEL B. POLLAK2
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/20/jeanne-ives-bruce-rauner-illinois-primary/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-abortion Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner defeats pro-life challenger in GOP primary – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-abortion-illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-defeats-pro-life-challenger-in-gop

 

GOPUSA
— Conservative students find it harder to speak out (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that dominate Republican individuals, Republican organizations, Republican companies, and Republican governments in Illinois DO NOT WANT ANYONE to speak out in favor of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, or any of the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/conservative-students-find-it-harder-to-speak-out/
— In Connecticut, even kindergartners were used to advance gun control
http://www.gopusa.com/in-connecticut-even-kindergartners-were-used-to-advance-gun-control/

 

THE HILL
— Anti-abortion Democrat Dan Lipinski wins primary fight – LISA HAGEN AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379400-anti-abortion-dem-hangs-on-in-primary-fight
— Illinois governor narrowly survives tight primary – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379440-illinois-governor-narrowly-survives-tight-primary

 

POLITICO
— Breitbart’s readership plunges The onetime voice of the pro-Trump alt right struggles to find a niche without its driving force, Steve Bannon. – JASON SCHWARTZ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. QUESTION: Who do they want to replace me with? ANSWER: Obviously, with someone who they can manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/breitbart-readership-plunge-steve-bannon-474801

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois Republican governor narrowly defeats pro-Trump primary challenger – Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/20/illinois-republican-governor-narrowly-defeats-pro-trump-primary-challenger/
— Trump’s reelection campaign calls for adding citizenship question to 2020 census amid criticism that he is politicizing the count – Tara Bahrampour
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/trump-campaign-calls-for-adding-citizenship-question-to-2020-census-amid-accusations-that-the-president-is-politicizing-the-annual-count/2018/03/20/dd5929fe-2c62-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html

 

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Cook County Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure – Tom Angell (DIERSEN: If you smoke pot, if you want to smoke pot, and/or if you want others to smoke pot, you shout you have serious mental problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/03/20/illinois-voters-approve-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure/#6010934f7951

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Incumbents and Big Spenders Win Illinois Primary – But Only by a Hair – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/incumbents-and-big-spenders-win-illinois-primary-by-a-hair.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump’s Federal Workforce Goals: Streamline Firing, Automate Jobs – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats would use any streamlined firing to fire their 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.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/03/trumps-federal-workforce-goals-streamline-firing-automate-jobs/146809/

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Dismissed Ives as “Fringe” – Now He’s Battling for His Political Career (DIERSEN: Who dismisses you as being “fringe?” Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs dismiss me as being “fringe.”)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-dismissed-ives-as-fringe-now-hes-battling-for-his-political-career/

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 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 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 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

March 16 Evening Edition

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Rauner’s Latest Dishonest Attack on Conservative Challenger Ives – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/blog/corner/rauners-latest-dishonest-attack-on-conservative-challenger-ives/

 

POLITICO
— Primary challenge squeezes Illinois GOP governor   Conservatives accuse Bruce Rauner of being too liberal on social issues. – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: If Rauner wins the primary, it certainly looks like he and the candidates who he supports will run as an anti-Republicans to win the general election. It certainly looks like if he wins, he will use his money and power to dump if not to destroy each and every individual, organization, company, and government entity that did not glorify and praise him, that did not pander to him, that did not serve as one of his operatives or dupes, and/or that did not gave him money during the primary.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/16/illinois-governor-race-2018-467935

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Bruce Rauner: The DGA’s Favorite Fake Republican
https://mailchi.mp/e60315061b0a/bruce-rauner-the-dgas-favorite-fake-republican
— Real Conservatives Stand With Jeanne Ives
https://mailchi.mp/29536a435779/real-conservatives-stand-with-jeanne-ives
— Rauner Sticks to his Script While Vets Continue to Get Sick Bruce Rauner possesses none of what the veterans he has ignored possess: honor.
https://mailchi.mp/58b83271dc91/rauner-sticks-to-his-script-while-vets-continue-to-get-sick

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Truth – It must be reported – Governor Rauner should be ashamed! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/truth-it-must-be-reported-governor-rauner-should-be-ashamed/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP TRIES NEW TACTIC TO UNDERMINE GOP TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES’ PRO-IVES ENDORSEMENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-county-gop-tries-new-tactic-to-undermine-gop-township-committees-pro-ives-endorsements.html
— WHICH IS IT? IS IVES “TOO CONSERVATIVE FOR ILLINOIS” OR “MADIGAN’S FAVORITE REPUBLICAN”?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/which-is-it-is-ives-too-conservative-for-illinois-or-madigans-favorite-republican.html
— NATIONAL PRO-LIFE GROUP CALLS FOR DEMOCRAT PRO-LIFERS TO VOTE LIPINSKI IN IL’S 3RD CD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/national-prolife-group-undermines-ives-while-supporting-congressman-in-democrat-primary.html
— AS IL GOP GUBERNATORIAL RACE TIGHTENS, NATIONAL REVIEW ENDORSES IVES FOR GOVERNOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/as-il-gop-gubernatorial-race-tightens-national-review-endorses-ives-for-governor.html

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— Rauner Campaign Calls on DGA to File In-Kind Donations for Ads Supporting Rep. Ives
https://www.brucerauner.com/news/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— By vetoing gun bill, Rauner threw red meat to his base – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Republicans want gun laws to be enforced and they oppose new gun laws. Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/by-vetoing-gun-bill-rauner-threw-red-meat-to-his-base/
— 2 candidates with prominent supporters seek GOP nomination to replace longtime DuPage sheriff – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-dupage-sheriff-republican-primary-preview-20180315-story.html
— Illinois’ next governor – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-governors-primary-election-20180315-story.html
— Evangelical support for Trump isn’t hypocritical – Laurie Higgins, cultural issues writer, Illinois Family Institute
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-donald-trump-stormy-daniels-evangelicals-sin-20180316-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats who want to defeat Roskam and Hulgren. Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman in Wheaton in 2000. Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Roskam and at Hultgren that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all the problems that Roskam and Hultgren have had.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-congress-6th-14th-20180315-story.html
— House Republican leader Jim Durkin catching rare primary challenge symbolizes GOP conflict – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jim-durkin-primary-challenge-20180316-story.html
— Rauner money helps Harold’s attorney general campaign, but Grasso questions her independence – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-republican-attorney-general-20180315-story.html
— Br’er Democrats beg voters: Don’t vote for Ives, whatever you do! – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-phony-democratic-ad-ives-0318-20180316-story.html
— 6 vie for county board District 6 seats – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-district-6-primary-st-0318-2-20180316-story.html
— High turnout of fired-up voters expected for Tuesday’s primary election – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-primary-election-overview-st-0318-20180316-story.html
— As Illinois lawmakers pursue bump stock ban, Northbrook online retailer can’t keep enough in stock – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-bump-stock-ban-northbrook-retailer-20180315-story.html
— What Naperville residents will see on primary election ballots Tuesday – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-march-primary-election-naperville-st-0318-20180317-story.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Ives: Rauner ‘in hiding’ before primary – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/ives-rauner-in-hiding-before-primary/article_7f685dc0-587d-5524-81e9-7440fd90b4d1.html

 

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

 

WDBR
— 3 YEARS AGO FLASHBACK: Rauner Tells GOP Not to Expect Favors if He is Elected
http://wdbr.com/news/101101-rauner-tells-gop-not-to-expect-favors-if-he-is-elected/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner opens new online track against Ives (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Ives that I was a member of a government union for almost 12 years.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/rauner-opens-new-online-track-against-ives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Script…“When I served on Wheaton city council, the only thing that union membership understood were layoffs. It’s the only thing they understood. So if you can’t impose your final, best offer because the courts have blocked it, then you just start laying people off.”)
— Rauner calls Madigan “a unified force of bad, of evil”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/rauner-calls-madigan-a-unified-force-of-bad-of-evil/
— Sen. Duckworth gets involved in another state central committee race (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? Who do you want to represent you on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and why?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/sen-duckworth-gets-involved-in-another-state-central-committee-race/
— Pro-life group launches GOTV effort for Lipinski (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why doesn’t Lipinski become a Republican? ANSWER: Those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) fail/refuse to defend/advance the right to life plank in the IRP platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/pro-life-group-launches-gotv-effort-for-lipinski/
— $451,000 *** New DGA ads bash Jeanne Ives, Bruce Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/15/new-dga-ad-bashes-jeanne-ives/
— New Ives radio ad claims Democrats are trying to help Rauner, while Brady does Rauner robocall
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/new-ives-radio-ad-claims-democrats-are-trying-to-help-rauner/
— Elections board says DGA should file disclosure for Ives ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/elections-board-says-dga-should-file-disclosure-for-ives-ad/
— Rauner: “Madigan has rigged the Democratic primary for Pritzker”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/rauner-madigan-has-rigged-the-democratic-primary-for-pritzker/
— New Ives radio ad claims Democrats are trying to help Rauner, while Brady does Rauner robocall
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/new-ives-radio-ad-claims-democrats-are-trying-to-help-rauner/

 

ABC7
— Governor candidates make final push for votes ahead of primary – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-candidates-make-final-push-for-votes-ahead-of-primary/3225268/

 

WLS AM
— Kennedy and Ives trade barbs over religion – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: What is your religion? I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate MSLs as being “too conservative.”)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/16/kennedy-and-ives-trade-barbs-over-religion/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Taping “Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron” for Sunday night at 7, Democratic candidate for governor Chris Kennedy was controversial talking about Gov Rauner’s GOP challenger State Representative Jeanne Ives. Chris Kennedy is candid. When Cameron asked who he’d rather run against, Bruce Rauner or Jeanne Ives, he brought up religion and said Ives “has no moral core” that he can identify with. “You know Jeannie Ives, it’s kind of interesting to me, she’s proved you can be a Catholic without being Christian,” said Kennedy. “And if you want evidence of that, you can see the ad that she ran attacking immigrants in the United States which were largely the people of Abraham in this country. We don’t attack immigrants. To attack the LGBT community in that ad. That’s not what we do.” The Ives campaign has a biting response. It says, “Chris Kennedy might want to check with Cardinal Cupich or Pope Francis on matters like respecting and protecting unborn life before he starts excommunicating people from the Church.” It adds “Kennedy is just another vacuous, virtue-signaling Leftist hack who worships at the altar of big government and prays to the almighty Mike Madigan.”)
— Erika Harold says if she made anti-gay comments “It was absolutely wrong.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/16/erika-harold-says-if-she-made-anti-gay-comments-it-was-absolutely-wrong/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Win or lose, women and are stepping up in Tuesday’s elections – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/win-or-lose-women-and-are-stepping-up-and-running-in-tuesdays-elections/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-student-walk-out-nra-bruce-rauner-letters-to-the-editor/

 

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: 1,100 Downers Grove students get hour detentions for walkouts – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/1100-downers-grove-students-get-hour-detentions-for-walkouts
— Lawsuit: Wheaton College, football coach ignored hazing – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/lawsuit-wheaton-college-football-coach-ignored-hazing
— Polls open all weekend; here’s what else you need to know – Diane Dungey
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/polls-open-all-weekend-heres-what-else-you-need-to-know–

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan backs Illinois Democrat Party State Central Committee incumbent Jayne Mazzotti in 13th Congressional District – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, who are the candidates running to represent you on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee for your congressional District? If you live outside of Cook County, how well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman know them? If you live in Cook County, but outside of Chicago, how will does your Republican Township Committeeman know them? If you live in Chicago, how will does your Republican Ward Committeeman know them? The election is on April 18, 2018.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180316/madigan-backs-dem-central-committee-incumbent-in-13th

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Harold clarifies same-sex stance – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-16/harold-clarifies-same-sex-stance.html

 

SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— STRO Unity Breakfast and Committeeman Transition with Guest Speaker Darlene Senger Saturday, March 24, 2018 (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, a) the Illinois Republican Party should host a major unity event for state-wide candidates and b) each Republican county party organization should host a major unity event for candidates in their county. If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would be hosting a unity event for candidates in DuPage County.)
http://www.stgop.org/events/stro-unity-breakfast-and-committeeman-transition-with-guest-speaker-darlene-senger/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— What We Learned From The Walkouts
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/what-we-learned-from-the-walkouts

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Employer groups ask Rauner to veto Dem-backed bill to transfer enforcement powers from Labor Dept to A/G – John Sammon
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511363134-employer-groups-ask-rauner-to-veto-dem-backed-bill-to-transfer-enforcement-powers-from-labor-dept-to-a-g

 

NEWSMAX
— IRS Found 1.2 Million Cases of Identity Theft by Illegal Immigrants – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/irs-illegal-immigrants-identity-theft-fraud/2018/03/16/id/849101/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Pro-Life Democrat Dan Lipinski: ‘It Would Be a Disaster’ for Party to Expel People Like Me – Cameron Cawthorne (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present anti-conservative leaders of the Republican Party in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on expelling Republican Precinct Committeemen like me a) who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/pro-life-democrat-disaster-party-expel-people-like-me/

 

GOPUSA
— Fleeing Illinois
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41477

 

MSN
— Extreme Political Polarization is Contributing to a Federal Employee Exodus
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/life/extreme-political-polarization-is-contributing-to-a-federal-employee-exodus/vp-BBKjLPG
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The political polarization that—now more than ever—dominates Washington is making federal employees deeply uncomfortable. On the right, many attack civil servants as part of a putative “deep state” bent on sabotaging President Donald Trump’s agenda, and they want to restrain or get rid of those whom they derisively describe as “unaccountable bureaucrats.” And on the left, some castigate federal employees as complicit in policies that are “unconscionable,” “undemocratic” or worse.)

 

CNN
— Trump is creating a dangerous echo chamber around himself – Julian E. Zelizer (DIERSEN: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I certainly did not create an echo chamber around me. For many years before I became the TAPROOT chairman, and while I served as its chairman, virtually no one wanted to serve as a TAPROOT officer or director. Virtually all those who did want to serve talked and acted like they wanted to destroy me and destroy TAPROOT.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/opinions/trump-creates-echo-chamber-around-him-opinion-zelizer/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Big Names and Big Money in Illinois as Governor Faces Challenges on All Sides – Julie Bosman
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/illinois-governor-election.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The Attempted Purge of a Rare Pro-Choice Republican (Rauner) in Illinois – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: In Illinois, far too many “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. fail/refuse to defend/advance the right to life plank in the party’s platform. Far too many of them focus on getting rid of those like me who support the right to life plank in the party’s platform.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-attempted-purge-of-a-rare-pro-choice-republican.html

March 16 Morning Edition

BRUCE RAUNER
— VIDEO: DIERSEN HEADLINE:  Rauner disgustingly, outrageously, falsely, and unethically hints/implies/argues/shouts that Ives has surrendered to Madigan. What next will Rauner disgustingly, outrageously, falsely, and unethically hint/imply/argue/shout? Will he hint/imply/argue/shout that Diersen has surrendered to the Democrats, to the Democrat plants, to the Libertarians, to the Libertarian plants, to the Greens, to the Green plants, and to the RINOs who run Illinois?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuSguxzMwQ&feature=youtu.be

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— National Review Endorses Ives for Governor “Ives is both a superior candidate to the governor and a solid politician in her own right.”
https://mailchi.mp/a3013f062831/national-review-endorses-ives-for-governor

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeanne Ives for Governor – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/jeanne-ives-illinois-governor-endorsement-rauner-forfeited-conservative-support/

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Attack Jeanne Ives, Just 7 Points Behind Bruce Rauner in Illinois – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/15/democrats-attack-jeanne-ives-just-7-points-behind-bruce-rauner-in-illinois/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ives Within Striking Distance Of Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ives-within-striking-distance-of-rauner

 

CHICAGO MORNING ANSWER
— State Representative Jeanne Ives talks about her run against Governor Rauner in the Republican primary
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2018/03/14/state-representative-jeanne-ives-talks-run-governor-rauner-republican-primary/

 

WGN TV
— Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives on who is worse for the future of the state, Rauner or Mike Madigan – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/16/gubernatorial-candidate-jeanne-ives-on-who-is-worse-for-the-future-of-the-state-rauner-or-mike-madigan/

 

WLS AM
— Ives says she can win, Rauner’s support is thin – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/16/ives-says-she-can-win-rauners-support-is-thin/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— After spending millions in Dem primary, Rauner accuses “Washington liberals” of “hijacking” the GOP primary
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/after-spending-millions-in-dem-primary-rauner-accuses-washington-liberals-of-hijacking-the-gop-primary/
— Rauner attended Quincy campaign event after Quincy veterans’ home presser
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/16/rauner-attended-quincy-campaign-event-after-quincy-veterans-home-presser/

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s Rauner who divided state GOP – Chuck Smith, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180316/its-rauner-who-divided-state-gop
(THE LETTER: The March 12 “Opinion — The Choice for Governor,” clearly shows that the Daily Herald has a very liberal agenda as well as a flawed crystal ball, which you also used to support and predict Hillary Clinton in the last presidential election. It was very obvious in that election that the Daily Herald editorial staff clearly missed the wave of support for Donald Trump. You continue to report that Jeanne Ives cannot win in November. It is obvious that you recognize that Gov. Rauner has lost his base of support that marginally put him in office. As such, he cannot statistically win re-election in November. Rauner is your choice to run against the winner of the Democratic primary. Jeanne Ives has a rapidly growing wave of support while Gov. Rauner has lost his base that put in him in office. In your endorsement, it is stated that Rauner has demonstrated his commitment to the fundamental values of the Republican Party. This could not be further from the truth. Rauner lied to Cardinal Cupich and his constituents when he said he would not sign the bill authorizing Medicare funding of abortions. He also approved the bill making Illinois a sanctuary state. Rauner owns the 32 percent income tax increase, because he failed to do his job as a leader to keep the Republican leaders unified to the values of the constituents that put them in office. These are not Republican values. It is Gov. Rauner that has divided the Republican Party. Jeanne Ives has the knowledge, legislative experience, and drive to lead this great state from the brink of financial disaster. She has a reputation as a smart, honest, and committed legislator that truly represents the financial interests of the Illinois taxpayer.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Most suburban school districts increased cash reserves last year – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/most-suburban-school-districts-increased-cash-reserves-last-year
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea’s legal woes provide fodder for lawyers’ ‘Hannibal O’Shea’ skit – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180316/dupage-judges-legal-woes-provide-fodder-for-lawyers-hannibal-oshea-skit
— More layoffs hit Chicago Tribune newsroom – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank. It was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes. During my last 4 years there, all its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran who had 25 or more years of federal service and who had not made Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 were strongly “encouraged” to take GAO’s early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180315/feder-more-layoffs-hit-chicago-tribune-newsroom
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180315/editorial-student-protests-rise-to-level-that-deserves-attention

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump factor looms large in Illinois governor primary campaigns – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-race-donald-trump-factor-20180315-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For Republicans, it’s a question of whether the enthusiasm that gave Trump more than 2 million votes and victories in 91 of the state’s 102 counties in 2016 (despite an overall loss to Hillary Clinton here) will manifest itself in the primary for governor. . .When Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives explains to voters why she’s challenging Gov. Bruce Rauner in the primary election, she cites the honor code of her West Point alma mater: “I will not lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those that do.” The governor, Ives contends, lied to her and other social conservatives in 2014 when he said he had no social agenda, and she points to his signature on a law to expand abortion rights. At the same time, however, the Wheaton legislator has embraced Trump and urges what she calls the “silent majority” that elected him to rise up against Rauner. Trump’s lies in office are well chronicled — just Wednesday, he boasted that he made up facts on trade during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump also has a history of cheating, including his affair with actress Marla Maples that broke up his first marriage, and the current fallout from $130,000 paid by his lawyer to a porn star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels as “hush money” about an alleged affair. How does Ives reconcile campaigning on an honor code that prohibits lying and cheating as a rationale to take on Rauner, while not only tolerating but actively promoting Trump? Asked that question recently, Ives paused for several seconds. “For me, it’s a personal affront to what Gov. Rauner has done because I’m part of that Republican caucus he lied to, OK?” she said. “So, it’s a very personal thing. That’s the thing. I can affect him (Rauner) and the outcome of this election. I can’t necessarily affect Donald Trump.” . . . “These two primary races at the governor’s level are pretty good examples of this issue of differentiation. Jeanne Ives has been very clear and very pointed about differentiating herself from Rauner in very specific ways,” he said. “Whereas the Democrats have to say, ‘Well, I’ve got this slightly different take on (things).’ Nuances are a problem.” With Ives, there’s not much nuance to her support for the president. “I think we should have a working relationship with (Trump),” she said after a recent gathering of the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents at Water Tower Place. “And look, I’ve been disappointed by a lot of other politicians who have lied about what their intentions are, have done the wrong thing. But you still work with them. You still work with them,” she said. “But in the case of Rauner, I can actually affect change where he has personally lied about his policies.” Ives has supported Trump attacks on sanctuary cities and illegal immigration while criticizing Rauner’s approval of legislation that would prevent local law enforcement from holding someone based solely on their legal status or detaining someone without a judicially issued warrant. Ives’ challenge means Rauner’s attempts to distance himself from Trump have become a factor for the governor ahead of the primary, Mooney said. “Rauner’s spent his time ignoring (Trump), (the president) is sort of a pariah in the state, and that’s annoyed the Trump supporters in the state, and then Jeanne Ives comes along,” Mooney said. “If she wouldn’t have been there, raising (Rauner’s) ambiguity about Trump and all of that, in the fall, the Democrat, whoever it would be, would definitely hammer him on Trump, associate him with Trump,” he added. “But without Ives putting out these sort of RINO (Republican In Name Only) criticisms and so forth, those (Trump) people might have just gone ahead and would vote for (Rauner).” Trump presents a problem for a Republican governor running in a Democratic-leaning state. For nearly two years, Rauner routinely has avoided using the president’s name in public, and he skipped the 2016 GOP convention that nominated Trump. Asked by reporters about Trump-proposed policies on immigration, health care and other issues and Rauner regularly demurs — at one point saying he had “no obligation” to discuss “every policy change in Washington.” Instead, Rauner has focused his primary campaign on his frequent political target, veteran Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, going so far as to try to link Madigan to Ives despite vast ideological differences between the Democratic leader and the GOP challenger. The assertion rated a “Pants on Fire” from PolitiFact Illinois. The election, Rauner told reporters, is “about the people against a corrupt, broken system. It’s about the people of Illinois demanding more value for their taxes and a lower tax burden, the people of Illinois demanding more jobs, more economic opportunity and the people of Illinois demanding an end to the corruption in our system by getting term limits.” The governor said his campaign message is one of “unification” that transcends party labels. But Rauner has had difficulty finding a base. His approval of legislation expanding taxpayer-funded abortions to women covered by Medicaid and state employee health insurance motivated Ives to challenge him. GOP conservatives viewed Rauner’s move as a betrayal after he had vowed to veto the bill. On the other hand, Rauner’s support of the measure could help him if he makes it to the November general election, winning favor with GOP-leaning moderate suburban women, a critical demographic in an evolving collar county landscape. Rauner followed that up, however, with his Tuesday veto of legislation that would have required the state licensing of gun shops. That’s legislation those same suburban women, many of them mothers of school-age children, would support. Before then, however, Rauner has to win the primary election, and he knows the voting power of Downstate gun-rights supporters. David Yepsen, the former head of the Paul Simon Public Policy Center at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, said the Trump impact in the primaries may only be just the beginning heading toward the outcomes of the November general election. “There is a Trump effect, and it can be a harmful one to Republican chances in Illinois in November. There is a Democrat wave starting to form, and it manifests itself in the energy you see in these groups, the turnouts in primaries in other states,” said Yepsen, a former national columnist for The Des Moines Register. “It’s history. It’s the midterm election and the party in power (in the White House) is going to take a hit.” he said. “In Illinois, Republicans don’t have a lot of margin.”)
— National Democrats get into Republican governor race – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-20180316-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democratic Governors Association is launching two ads in the closing days of the primary campaign, electing to play in the Republican sandbox. One ad goes after Gov. Rauner. The other takes on his challenger, state Rep. Jeanne Ives. In ad about Rauner, a definition of the word “worst” appears on screen as a female narrator says: “Worst. It’s not a word we like to hear in Illinois but worst is where Gov. Rauner has taken Illinois since he took office.” In ad about Ives, a male narrator says: “When is a conservative leader too conservative for Illinois? Meet Jeanne Ives. She’s been rated as one of the most conservative in the state.” Each spot ends with a phone number on screen for people to call either Rauner or Ives. The numbers are not their campaign offices, however. They’re state government phone numbers in Springfield. The DGA’s decision to play in the Republican primary comes after Rauner forces have been doing it for nearly a year in the Democratic governor primary. Back-to-back ads back in May from the state Republican Party, which Rauner heavily subsidizes, and from Rauner’s campaign sought to contrast Rauner’s wealth as “self-made” compared with Pritzker’s “inherited” wealth. Rauner is a private equity investor, while Pritzker, a billionaire entrepreneur and investor, is an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune.)
— DuPage ranked No. 1 healthiest county in Illinois – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-healthiest-county-in-illinois-st-0316-20180314-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— National Review endorses Ives in GOP primary over Rauner – Stefano Esposito

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/national-review-endorses-ives-in-gop-primary-over-rauner/
— New Democratic ad attacks Jeanne Ives — but gets her message out against Rauner – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/new-democratic-ad-attacks-jeanne-ives-but-gets-her-message-out-against-rauner/

 

WTTW
— Progressive Democrats: Madigan Offered Deal to Keep Power – Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: What if Republicans offered Rauner a deal to keep him in power? But wait, he who pays the piper calls the tunes, and Rauner pays the piper, that is, a) Rauner pays the Illinois Republican Party and many if not virtually all the Republican county, township, and ward party organizations in Illinois and b) Rauner pays many, if not most, of the Republican candidates and elected officials in Illinois.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/15/progressive-democrats-madigan-offered-deal-keep-power

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ives Blasts Rauner Over Ads – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=261909#.Wqu_vcuKSM8

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Ives, Harold to speak at Lockport Township GOP event – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511363127-ives-harold-to-speak-at-lockport-township-gop-event

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner’s sanctuary law born in DuPage County – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511362015-rauner-s-sanctuary-law-born-in-dupage-county

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ives: Rauner is doubling down on his lies – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ives-rauner-is-doubling-down-on-his-lies/article_a1c39b72-27c1-11e8-ad25-972cd1014506.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner pays his staff more than $10 million – not $4.9 million
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/03/14/rauner-pays-his-staff-more-than-10-million-not-4-9-million/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Big Names and Big Money in Illinois as Governor Faces Challenges on All Sides – Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/illinois-governor-election.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago leads U.S. in underwater homes – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180316/CRED0701/180319924/chicago-has-more-underwater-homeowners-than-new-york-and-l-a-combined

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Ethics complaint filed against Sheriff Kramer Complaint alleges Kramer committed ethics violation – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/03/14/ethics-complaint-filed-against-sheriff-kramer/anjytq5/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jon Zahm, a political consultant to the Tindall campaign, alleged that in wearing official clothing and driving the county-issued car, Kramer used taxpayer resources for political gain in violation of the county’s ethics ordinance against prohibited political activities. “No officer or employee shall intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time, as defined herein,” the ethics ordinance states. “No officer or employee shall intentionally use any property or resources of the County of Kane in connection with any prohibited political activity.” Among the prohibited political activities is, “Managing or working on a campaign for elective office” Zahm’s complaint alleges that Kramer wore an official shirt and drove his official police car when he attended two election events.)

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Republicans use Lincoln-Reagan Day to build enthusiasm for elections – Edward Husar
http://www.whig.com/20180316/republicans-use-lincoln-reagan-day-to-build-enthusiasm-for-elections#//

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A break from nasty election ads? If only – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-16/jim-dey-break-nasty-election-ads-if-only.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Push for gun laws faces resistance in most states – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180315/ap-review-push-for-gun-laws-faces-resistance-in-most-states
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as operatives and as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180314/from-voice-springfield-teens-explain-why-they-walked-out

 

SOUTHERN
— Northern Illinois gun range to offer free classes to teachers – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/northern-illinois-gun-range-to-offer-free-classes-to-teachers/article_c983a3b7-9a6b-5253-b031-3f7e0e33fdbc.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Senate passes gun bills, participates in walk out – BRENDEN MOORE AND MAXIMILIAN KWIATKOWSKI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-senate-passes-gun-bills-participates-in-walk-out/article_3f46999b-a304-5baf-bc50-7e5707c42cdc.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County referendum seeks voter support for election commission, clerk merger – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/13/dupage-county-referendum-seeks-voter-support-for-election-commission-clerk-merger/atgt69y/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Our antiweed governor better take note: downstate is also going to pot – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/16/our-antiweed-governor-better-take-note-downstate-is-also-going-to-pot

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Why Are Student Opinions Being Trivialized? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Students are dominated by their teachers.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/03/why-are-student-opinions-being-trivialized/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House blasts Hillary Clinton for remark about ‘backward’ Trump voters – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: 211 voted for Hillary in my precinct, but only 137 voted for Trump. To what extent do those 211 demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being backward? How should I react to that?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/15/hillary-clinton-blasted-sarah-sanders-remark-about/

 

GOPUSA
— Bill Gates: ‘I don’t agree with the America first rhetoric’
http://www.gopusa.com/bill-gates-i-dont-agree-with-the-america-first-rhetoric/
— Brown wants more money for census fearing non-citizens will not be counted
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41560

 

INSIDE SOURCES
— Union Leader Argues Job Training Isn’t Enough – Connor D. Wolf (DIERSEN: IRS and GAO provide their employees with lots of training. IRS wasted the training that it provided me 1971-1980 by its refusal to promote me beyond GS-12. GAO wasted the training that it provided me 1980-1997 by its refusal to promote me beyond GS-13 and its forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. IRS and GAO would not have wasted that training if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.insidesources.com/union-leader-job-training-not-enough/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trumka addressed the issue while speaking during a panel discussion at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. He argued that training alone isn’t enough and that more needs to be done to ensure workers aren’t hurt by these new technologies. He added that unions already train many workers but that hasn’t fully addressed the issue. “We train people, that’s what we do,” Trumka said during the discussion. “That’s not the issue, training them to do what? And if in fact the logical conclusion is technology shrinks all the jobs so that there are not enough jobs for those in the society, that training only makes you, first it makes you, in my instance, you’re an unemployed miner, then you get trained to be a computer programmer, so then I was an unemployed computer programmer.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a 2011 report that the federal government spends about $18 billion annually on job training programs. Former President Barack Obama, for instance, invested $90 million into a federal program focused exclusively on apprenticeships – an area the current administration has been looking to expand.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrat Bobby Rush Forced To Pay 15 Percent Of Salary Annually Due To $1 Million Loan He Never Paid – Henry Rodgers (DIERSEN: I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush played a major role in GAO’s forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, I served many wage garnishments. SEE: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/what-is-a-levy)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/15/chicago-bobby-rush-wage-garnishment/?utm_medium=email
— Liberals Mock Don Jr. After Vanessa Trump Files For Divorce – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being someone who no woman would marry, let alone stayed married to. Of course, a) they were furious when I got married in 1978 and b) they remain furious we are still married. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have never been married, b) who have been divorced, and c) who have major marital problems.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/15/donald-trump-jr-vanessa-trump-divorce/
— Hillary Can’t Stop Hating The Deplorables – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who state that they are conservative and/or Republican and b) who can’t stop hating me and other deplorables.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/16/hillary-clinton-hate-deplorables/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— We’re going to court against Google
http://email.conservativehq.com/q/11mAnQbR3FawbHnfokyXol1/wv

 

THE HILL
— Republicans insist tax law will help in midterms – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: All Republicans would get many more votes in November if Roskam increased the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378735-republicans-brush-off-doubts-about-tax-strategy

 

NBC NEWS
— Time for conservatives to accept Trump’s imperfections and learn how to work with him Supporting Trump is not quite the profound moral dilemma it’s been made out to be. – Keith Koffler (DIERSEN: Who stresses your imperfections? Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that your imperfections as fatal? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who stress my imperfections and hint/imply/argue/shout that they are fatal. They would not do that if I glorified and praised them, if I pandered to them, if I served as one of their operatives or dupes, or if I gave them money.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/time-conservatives-accept-trump-s-imperfections-learn-how-work-him-ncna856771

 

NEW YORK POST
— Teacher put on leave for questioning school walkout – Jackie Salo (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on leave since 1997 because in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Constructively, so far, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,063,212 ($4,322/month X 246 months) in today’s dollars to stay home and to not come to work.)
https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/teacher-put-on-leave-for-questioning-school-walkout/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Illinois Primary, Democrats Take Aim at One of Their Own Veteran Rep. Dan Lipinski faces a primary challenge from the left – Natalie Andrews (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who state that they are conservative and/or Republican who took the lead in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-illinois-primary-democrats-take-aim-at-one-of-their-own-1521201600

 

NEWSWEEK
— ERIKA HAROLD: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR DEFENDS REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE HAUNTED BY ‘ANTI-GAY’ ADOPTION COMMENTS – KASHMIRA GANDER
http://www.newsweek.com/illinois-governor-stands-anti-gay-adoption-candidate-844346

 

FED SMITH
— House Dems Concerned About Whistleblower Reports of Targeting Career Federal Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always focused on getting rid of their employees who were not sufficiently “supportive” of the Democrat Party platform. It is called political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/15/house-dems-concerned-whistleblower-reports-targeting-career-federal-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two Democrats in the House of Representatives said in a letter today that they have information from a whistleblower indicating that high-level officials at the White House and State Department communicated about the need to conduct a “cleaning” of career federal employees that they believed were not sufficiently “supportive” of President Trump’s agenda.)

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— If the Internet Didn’t Exist, Where Would Newspapers Be? – Paul Fanlund (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to newspaper websites.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-if-the-internet-didnt-exist-where-would-newspapers-be/