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March 31 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— State Central Committee Candidates (DIERSEN: The contested races are:

Congressional District 1
• Shawn Murphy, Evergreen Park
• David Smith, Frankfort
Congressional District 2
• Judy Diekelman, Thornton
• George Pearson, Monee
Congressional District 5
• Jack Dorgan, Rosemont
• Chris Cleveland, Chicago
Congressional District 6
• Brian Colgan, Naperville
• Seth Lewis, Bartlett
• Bob Grogan, Downers Grove
Congressional District 7
• Carol Smith Donovan, Chicago
• Adrian Wright, Chicago
• Mark Hosty, River Forest
Congressional District 8
• Ryan Higgins, Schaumburg
• Paul Hinds, Villa Park
Congressional District 9
• Char Foss-Eggman, Park Ridge
• Sallie Nyhan Davis, Glenview
Congressional District 13
• Fred Floreth, Springfield
• Dustin Peterson, Clinton
Congressional District 15
• Bob Winchester, Rosiclare
• Chapin Rose, Mahomet
Congressional District 16
• John McGlasson, Pontiac
• Tom Demmer, Dixon
Congressional District 17
• Jan Weber, Geneseo
• Patrick Harlan, Galesburg)
https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/29451496_10211895664246819_7843211693881556992_n.pdf/2018-SCC-Applicants.pdf?_nc_cat=0&oh=5a946698998223a60b99375c4b9af61a&oe=5AC1A2D3&dl=1

CBS2
— CTA Assaults And Robberies Upset Riders And Workers – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/cta-assaults-and-robberies-upset-riders-and-workers/

— Pot Confiscated In Skokie Worth Three Million
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/30/pot-confiscated-in-skokie-worth-three-million/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning young people against Trump. Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/young-people-run-from-trump-poll/
— Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegally voting in 2016 election – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/texas-woman-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-illegally-voting-in-2016-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crete Township swingers club is ‘disrupting the community,’ according to Will County prosecutors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-swingers-club-st-0401-20180330-story.html
— ‘Angry one minute … full of sorrow the next’: Aurora area residents remember MLK assassination – Denise Crosby (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-king-assassination-st-0401-20180330-column.html

DAILY HERALD
— District 303 proposes $1M in security upgrades to school entrances – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180327/district-303-proposes-1m-in-security-upgrades-to-school-entrances
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Washington D.C., is claiming Carpentersville’s practice of electing its six trustees at-large contributes to vote dilution of the Latino community — a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How is the vote diluted for those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, those who represent me dump those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, those who others have elected to represent me 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.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/nonprofit-carpentersville-could-do-more-to-engage-latino-residents-in-politics

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner-Pritzker a classic capital-labor fight Fundamental conflict of history flares up anew – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-labor. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner – I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/30/rauner-pritzker-a-classic-capital-labor-fight/a3hbjvi/

TIMES
— Streator Elementary district gets raw deal – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/study-streator-district-gets-raw-deal/article_5ec46bae-b13d-5ed0-859f-09b65305b523.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Unhappy with Trump Tweet
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262695#.Wr9Y48uKSM8

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some state legislatures push for hike in gas tax – Cymphanie Sherman
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-state-legislatures-push-for-hike-in-gas-tax
— Illinois Lieutenant Governor hopes to break cycle of opioid addiction – Lauren Kostiuk
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-lieutenant-governor-hopes-to-break-cycle-of-opioid-addiction

WTKR
— Trump designates April ‘Second Chance Month’ for people with criminal records – CNN (DIERSEN: What is in your record that discourages employers from hiring you, from retaining you, and/or from promoting you? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that employers DO NOT WANT YOU: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://wtkr.com/2018/03/30/trump-designates-april-second-chance-month-for-people-with-criminal-records/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proclamation states that during the month of April, the United States will emphasize the need “to provide opportunities for people with criminal records to earn an honest second chance.” A bipartisan group of senators, including Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, introduced a resolution last year to make April 2017 “Second Chance Month” to honor efforts to help those with criminal records become productive members of society. The Senate passed the resolution in April of last year. A similar resolution was introduced by Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California last week. “Affording those who have been held accountable for their crimes an opportunity to become contributing members of society is a critical element of criminal justice that can reduce our crime rates and prison populations, decrease burdens to the American taxpayer, and make America safer,” Trump said in his proclamation. The President goes on to urge the implementation of “evidence-based programs” in prison systems at the federal, state and local level that focus on job training, mentoring and treatment for drug and mental health issues. Trump made promises to crack down on crime a prominent part of his 2016 campaign for the White House. In a speech at the Republican National Convention after winning the Republican presidential nomination, Trump vowed that under his leadership the US would “be a country of law and order.”)

DAILY ILLINI
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti addresses state’s response to opioid crisis
https://dailyillini.com/news/2018/03/30/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-addresses-states-response-to-opioid-crisis/

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay concerned that report on state’s drop in net worth could trigger call for another tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511373180-kay-concerned-that-report-on-state-s-drop-in-net-worth-could-trigger-call-for-another-tax-hike

FOX NEWS
— University students in Georgia forced to confess their white privilege – Todd Starnes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/28/university-students-in-georgia-forced-to-confess-their-white-privilege.html

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Ivy degree – now what? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status Many low-income students who are the first generation in their families to go to college feel pressure to succeed and grapple with one of the most difficult transitions in a modern, developed society – moving from one socioeconomic class to another. – Laura Pappano (DIERSEN: What socioeconomic class were you born into? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom-of-the-line two-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2018/0330/Ivy-degree-now-what-Low-income-grads-struggle-with-careers-status

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border – RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/politics/us-mexico-border-wall-funding.html
— Ann Coulter Says President Trump Is ‘Failing’ – MATTEEN MOKALLA, TAIGE JENSEN and JONAH M. KESSEL
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/columnists/100000005824758/ann-coulter-says-president-trump-is-failing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How ‘Roseanne’ reinforces a myth about Trump supporters – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/30/why-roseanne-reinforces-a-myth-about-trump-supporters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Australia today, USA tomorrow. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps force Whites and men to admit/confess a) that their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, b) that they have benefited tremendously from that discrimination, and c) that therefore, they should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion big time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-privilege-for-white-coats-1522451475
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Americans think they have a progressive political correctness problem, but the politicization of everything runs across the Western democracies. Witness the new code of conduct issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, which oversees more than 389,000 health-care providers. The new code, published this month, requires nurses and midwives to uphold “culturally safe and respectful practices.” The board defines this as a “de-colonising model of practice” focused on “systemic and structural issues” and “challeng[ing] racism at personal and institutional levels.” Most controversially, the glossary states that “the acknowledgment of white privilege” is part of culturally safe practice. The implication is that nurses must confess their sins of being born white and having learned how to care for patients as a kind of political expiation before they can treat someone.)
— Businesses Beg for More Low-Skill Visas, Putting White House in a Bind Congress leaves administration to decide whether to honor business requests or save jobs for American workers, as demand for H-2B visas outstrips supply – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being high-skill and me as being low-skill. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-dilemma-give-businesses-more-low-skilled-work-visas-or-not-1522407601

FORTUNE
— Intel’s 2017 Diversity Report Shows Progress Is Slowest With African American Employees – GRACE DONNELLY (DIERSEN: Will Intel bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion success at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. He wasted the careers of and got rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the Democrats who ran GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, to GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, to GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and to Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://fortune.com/2018/03/30/intel-diversity-report-2017/

FORBES
— When Do I Need To Start Worrying About Age Discrimination? – Liz Ryan (DIERSEN: How much were you earning in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? If you are/were a federal employee and if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you should start worrying about age discrimination if you are not on track to make to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2018/03/30/when-do-i-need-to-start-worrying-about-age-discrimination/#7b408826226e

BUILDER
— MEDIAN-PRICED HOMES NOT AFFORDABLE IN 68% OF U.S. MARKETS 73% of markets less affordable than a year ago. (DIERSEN: Since 1972 when I was 24 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious a) that I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) that my wife and I could afford to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.builderonline.com/money/affordability/median-priced-homes-not-affordable-in-68-of-us-markets_o

THE NEXT WEB
— AI is better than you at hiring diversely – GUÐRUN Í JÁKUPSSTOVU (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/03/30/ai-better-hiring-diversely/

SALON
— Why can’t we talk about reparations? A congressional candidate broaches an unmentionable topic I’m running for Congress in Indiana, and I’ve been warned to stay away from “radical” issues. This shouldn’t be one – DAN CANON (DIERSEN: Who should pay reparations? According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/31/why-cant-we-talk-about-reparations-a-congressional-candidate-broaches-an-unmentionable-topic/

DAILY MAIL
— The VERY White House: West Wing releases photo of spring interns posing with Trump showing only FIVE out of 91 are ethnic minorities (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young people, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5564127/White-House-draws-criticism-white-spring-intern-class.html

March 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Man who escaped ICE in New York arrested in West Loop Starbucks – Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/man-who-escaped-ice-in-new-york-arrested-in-west-loop-starbucks/3283732/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/march-for-our-lives-organizers-reveal-movements-next-step/3283071/

NBC5
— Violent Fugitive Caught in Chicago Following Escape From NY Airport According to ICE, Mbacke, an “unlawfully present national of Senegal,” eluded authorities at the New York airport Tuesday, got into a taxi around 9 p.m. and disappeared
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Violent-Fugitive-Found-in-Chicago-Following-Escape-in-NY-478415803.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Violent deportee’ who escaped custody at JFK airport caught in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/violent-deportee-who-escaped-custody-at-jfk-airport-caught-in-chicago-reports-say

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats who encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/30/democratic-ag-candidate-sen-kwame-raoul-criticizes-census-citizenship-question/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New health woes at Quincy Veterans Home: 24 reported with vomiting and diarrhea – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-health-woes-at-quincy-veterans-home-24-reported-with-vomiting-and-diarrhea/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/women-in-politics-illinois-lets-get-to-50-percent-fast/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at those who earn less money that Republicans should pay them more money.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-continues-to-dodge-caregiver-dues/
— DIERSEN Headline: What do you say to politicians who want to fill their political jurisdictions with illegals to give them more “political power?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/citizenship-question-2020-census-count-citizen-voting-rights-act/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois exodus: Flight of the expats – Editorial (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and out of Illinois? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-population-taxes-20180328-story.html
— Rauner’s conflict with organized labor expands to vacant lot next door to governor’s mansion – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-union-park-fight-20180330-story.html
— Despite an improving economy, Americans are glum – Heather Long (DIERSEN: From what I see, because of the success that members of Group A are having, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of Group B to be optimistic. Members of Group A are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-well-being-index-20180330-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner pick for water treatment board could lead to court fight
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180330/rauner-pick-for-water-treatment-board-could-lead-to-court-fight

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There’s no debate: Debates don’t matter in gubernatorial races – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE11/180329889/gubernatorial-debates-dont-move-the-needle-like-ads-do

STATELINE
— Rauner abolishes 19 inactive state board via executive order
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rauner-abolishes-19-inactive-state-board-via-executive-order/1089960182

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRATS
— Eliminate regional superintendents and Illinois taxpayers save much more than $12 million – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article207340279.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Voters in the heart of Illinois buck state’s reputation – Jeff Long
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/voters-in-the-heart-of-illinois-buck-state-s-reputation/article_132705ec-e720-535b-9415-4bfcb3f07615.html
— A sea of red in a state of blue Across the Effingham area, voters discuss issues – Keith Stewart
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/a-sea-of-red-in-a-state-of-blue/article_41cc4dfd-42e7-5747-a51b-71c70ec0c502.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Opponents Of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Gain Traction In California
http://nprillinois.org/post/opponents-sanctuary-cities-gain-traction-california#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— Here’s What You Need To Earn To Buy A Home In DuPage County A new report looks at how affordable or unaffordable it is to buy a home. See how DuPage County fared. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/here-s-what-you-need-earn-buy-home-dupage-county

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Watchdogs receive OEIG response to ethics complaint against Illinois Governor Rauner
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511373384-watchdogs-receive-oeig-response-to-ethics-complaint-against-illinois-governor-rauner

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner opposed to any increase in gas tax for infrastructure projects – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-opposed-to-any-increase-in-gas-tax-for-infrastructure/article_978bfe50-3384-11e8-9aea-ef04f257247a.html

GOPUSA
— Teens just 10% of DC anti-gun rally
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42600

NEWSMAX
— New York Times Bans ‘Killing the Deep State’ From Bestseller List (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted me as being a member of the Republican deep state who frustrated their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyt-bans-killing-the/2018/03/30/id/851705/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illegal Immigration Gives Cities Political Power – JAMES W. LUCAS (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who want to fill their political jurisdictions with illegals to give them more “political power?”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/census-questions-illegal-immigrants-give-cities-political-p

POLITICO
— Federal workers spill on life in Trump’s Washington From marital strife to high anxiety, civil servants reveal how the Trump administration has changed agency life. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted me as being a member of the Republican deep state who frustrated their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/30/trump-washington-civil-servants-492347

WASHINGTON POST
— Behind the chaos: Office that vets Trump appointees plagued by inexperience – Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg (DIERSEN: My 1970 bachelor’s degree from NIU was in personnel management. The area of concentration for my 1976 MBA from Loyola was personnel management. What work experience do you have? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, those who dominate Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/behind-the-chaos-office-that-vets-trump-appointees-plagued-by-inexperience/2018/03/30/cde31a1a-28a3-11e8-ab19-06a445a08c94_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An obscure White House office responsible for recruiting and vetting thousands of political appointees has suffered from inexperience and a shortage of staff, hobbling the Trump administration’s efforts to place qualified people in key posts across government, documents and interviews show. At the same time, two office leaders have spotty records themselves: a college dropout with arrests for drunken driving and bad checks and a lance corporal in the Marine Corps reserves with arrests for assault, disorderly conduct, fleeing an officer and underage drinking. The Presidential Personnel Office (PPO) is little known outside political circles. But it has far-reaching influence as a gateway for the appointed officials who carry out the president’s policies and run federal agencies.)

LONGREADS

— Is Journalism a Form of Activism? It’s time to take another look at the definition of activism and where journalism fits in. – Danielle Tcholakian (DIERSEM: All journalists should be required to disclose which party’s platform they promote – Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green. I promote the Republican Party platform.)

https://longreads.com/2018/03/29/is-journalism-a-form-of-activism/

RECODE

— Facebook has released a more detailed plan to fight election interference for the 2018 midterms More political ad oversight, less fake news. – Kurt Wagner

https://www.recode.net/2018/3/29/17177266/facebook-election-interference-midterm-2018-fake-news

March 29 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) governs the IRP. Every 4 years, at IRP county party conventions, one IRP SCC member for each of Illinois’ 18 congressional districts is elected for 4 year terms. All votes taken by the IRP SCC are by weighted vote. Weighted vote is determined by the number of Republican primary ballots that were cast statewide divided by the number of Republican primary ballots that were cast in each of the 18 congressional districts. Who are the applicants for each of the 18 IRP SCC positions? What are their backgrounds and qualifications? Why are they running? Exactly what do they promise to do if elected? Applications were due by 5:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2018. SEE: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-SCC-Application.pdf IRP SCC members will be elected at April 18, 2018 IRP county party conventions. What weighted vote will each of those IRP SCC members have? Every 4 years, each IRP SCC member appoints a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I have already asked Bob Grogan, an announced candidate for the IRP SCC 6th Congressional District position, to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, like Ron Smith appointed me in 2008. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

MDJ ONLINE
— Indiana GOP asking Hoosier Republicans to submit party platform suggestions – Dan Carden (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, in 2008, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member Ron Smith appointed me to IRP’s State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. Very few changes to IRP’s 2008 platform were made at IRP’s 2012 and 2016 State Conventions.)
http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/indiana-gop-asking-hoosier-republicans-to-submit-party-platform-suggestions/article_26fe543d-ecf2-5c28-8353-41c442d57aaf.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indiana Republican Party is seeking suggestions about what it should stand for and what it should oppose, as GOP leaders work to craft a platform for delegates to consider adopting in June at the party’s biennial state convention. The Indiana GOP Platform Committee next month is holding three public hearings for Hoosier Republicans to recommend positions, policies and programs for the 2018 party platform. The hearing happening closest to Northwest Indiana is set for 6 p.m., Eastern time, April 12 at the St. Joseph County Republican Headquarters, 4133 S. Main St., South Bend. Additional hearings are scheduled for the same time April 4 at Greenwood City Hall and April 16 at Jeffersonville Township Public Library. Individuals can reserve a spot to testify during a hearing, or submit written platform suggestions without appearing by emailing platform@indiana.gop. “We’re the party of proven leadership and the party that’s delivering real solutions to Indiana’s biggest challenges,” said Kyle Hupfer, Indiana GOP chairman. “Our party platform and these hearings unite us as Republicans, bringing us all together under a set of people-focused principles that are making life better for all Hoosiers.” In addition to adopting a platform, Republican delegates to this year’s state convention in Evansville will nominate the party’s general election candidates for secretary of state, state auditor and state treasurer.)

ABC7
— Laura Ingraham dropped by some advertisers after David Hogg, Parkland comments – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/laura-ingraham-dropped-by-some-advertisers-after-parkland-comments/3279627/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ingraham apologized Thursday on Twitter, saying, “On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland.” Ingraham tweeted that she thought she was the first to feature Hogg on her show after the shooting and added, “he’s welcome to come on my show anytime for a productive discussion.” Hogg tweeted later Thursday that an apology to save advertisers wasn’t enough and that he’d only accept Ingraham’s apology if she denounced the way Fox News has treated his friends. “It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children,” Hogg wrote.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Robots working alongside humans in Amazon’s Monee warehouse — a first for the e-commerce giant in Illinois – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-robotics-monee-warehouse-jobs-20180329-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-census-citizenship-question-trump-20180328-story.html
— 44 Naperville teens score perfect 36 on ACT
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-204-act-perfect-score-st-0328-20180327-story.html
— Police chiefs, lawmaker say preschool funding leads to less crime – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Did your parents send you to kindergarten? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always had an unfair advantage in life because my parents sent me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-preschool-cuts-st-0330-20180329-story.html
— Rep. Litesa Wallace said aide who reported harassment was fired for credit card misuse, didn’t mention police had cleared her – Christy Gutowski, Ray Long and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-litesa-wallace-employee-20180328-story.html
— Synthetic pot warning issued after 22 people in Illinois report bleeding from eyes, ears – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fake-weed-synthetic-cannabis-warning-20180329-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-trump-stepped-back-from-the-american-dream-so-cities-must-step-up/
— Armed security officers are on the rise in U.S. schools: study – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schools-armed-security-officers-rise-guns-teachers-education/
— Plot thickens in sewage treatment race: Rauner pick could trigger court fight – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/plot-thickens-in-sewage-treatment-race-rauner-pick-could-trigger-court-fight/
— Raoul counting on census citizenship flap to help define attorney general race – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/raoul-counting-on-census-citizenship-flap-to-help-define-attorney-general-race/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Dreamers to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-dreamer-to-sen-durbin-we-are-tired-and-we-are-lost/

DAILY HERALD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More people using homeless shelters in DuPage – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame homelessness on Republicans.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180329/report-more-people-using-homeless-shelters-in-dupage

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says state will find money for state worker step increases – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: I got many step increases while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Step increases recognize the work experience that you gain. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion does Rauner and his supporters have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, Rauner and his supporters have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180329/rauner-says-state-will-find-money-for-state-worker-step-increases
— Redistricting advocates lobbying Illinois lawmakers – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180329/redistricting-advocates-lobbying-illinois-lawmakers
— Rauner supports new capital bill, but vague on how to pay for it – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180329/rauner-supports-new-capital-bill-but-vague-on-how-to-pay-for-it

SOUTHERN
— Different pay-equity measures competing in Illinois Senate and House – AP (DIERSEN: The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires men and women to be paid the same for similar work. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a female, a minority, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/different-pay-equity-measures-competing-in-illinois-senate-and-house/article_578fec99-6481-5f74-a4f0-ae9e9c81ee88.html

CHILLICOTH TIMES BULLETIN
— 14 months and no federal prosecutor here? U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says he’s ‘very frustrated’ – Chris Kaergard
http://www.chillicothetimesbulletin.com/news/20180329/14-months-and-no-federal-prosecutor-here-us-rep-darin-lahood-says-hes-very-frustrated

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: 18th Judicial Circuit Court Title: Associate Judge
http://www.dupageco.org/Courts/Docs/57184/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Rising – Is there a choice for conservative between Rauner and Pritzker
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511372263-il-rising-is-there-a-choice-for-conservative-between-rauner-and-pritzker

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Court Orders NIU to pay $56,878 for Open Meeting Lawsuit stating “defendant must play by the rules” – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/court-orders-niu-to-pay-56878-for-open-meeting-lawsuit-stating-defendant-must-play-by-the-rules/

BREITBART
— ‘Enough Is Enough’: Nearly 400 Sheriffs Demand Congress Reduce Immigration, Criminalize Sanctuary Cities – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Hopefully, DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba is one of these nearly 400.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/29/enough-nearly-400-sheriffs-demand-congress-reduce-immigration-criminalize-sanctuary-cities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sheriff Hodgson is requesting Congress pass Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s (R-VA) “Securing America’s Future Act,” which would: Authorize full construction of a border wall Mandate E-Verify to keep illegal aliens from taking American jobs Reduce overall legal immigration to the U.S. to raise the wages of American workers For pro-American immigration reformers, for months, the Goodlatte plan has been considered the best option for the Republicans in Congress to help Trump fulfill his immigration promises. Though the plan would allow a small group of illegal aliens to stay in the U.S., the amnesty would be offset with immediate reductions in legal immigration, whereas the country currently admits more than one million legal immigrants every year.)

GOPUSA
— Romney: I’m ‘more of a hawk on immigration’ than Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42437
— Democrats do indeed want to repeal Second Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-do-indeed-want-to-repeal-second-amendment/
— Left’s derangement raises the stakes for midterm fight
http://www.gopusa.com/lefts-derangement-raises-the-stakes-for-midterm-fight/

CNN
— Women seize on their past abuse to fuel political ambition – Kyung Lah and Alberto Moya
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/politics/me-too-candidates/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Why pick a party? Poll says dislike of the other side plays a big role (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be 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.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/why-pick-party-poll-says-dislike-other-side-plays-big-n861166

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Members of Congress want GAO to investigate reassignments at the Interior Department – Eric White (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, my Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS except for 3 years 1986-1988. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have done that.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/03/members-of-congress-want-gao-to-investigate-reassignments-at-the-interior-department/

March 28 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Gaming Board, Liquor Commission Officials Axed – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/gaming-board-liquor-commission-officials-fired-478119723.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicagoan at Illinois gun hearing: ‘Blood is spilling in the streets every day’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicagoan-at-illinois-gun-hearing-blood-is-spilling-in-the-streets-every-day

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Board blasts election commission for ‘stunning’ voting machine snafu – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-voting-machine-problems-st-0328-20180327-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: What’s in a name: Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise – AP (DIERSEN: When these babies grow up, will they sue their troubled LGBTQ parents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–parenting-whats-in-a-name-20180321-story.html
— McCarthy’s top campaign donor: Lawyer with checkered past – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-campaign-donor-20180327-story.html
— So Facebook is scouring your data. So what? – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you are involved in government and/or politics, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use everything that they can find out about you against you. For example, if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, they will stress the aforesaid to 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. For example, if you are a former union member, federal retiree, childless, dog-less, and/or American nameplate car owner, they will stress the aforesaid to those who are anti-union, anti-federal retiree, anti-DINKs (dual income, no kids), anti-non-dog owners, anti-General Motors, anti-Ford, and/or anti-Chrysler.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-facebook-privacy-overblown-0328-20180327-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Trump fiddles with truth, his trust burns.”
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180328/281651075657840

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— #MeToo, gender pay gap to be front and center at 24th Annual Black Women’s Expo – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: In 1995, as part of their plan to get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me supervise one of their employees a) who they paid more than me, b) who had less education, less work experience, and no professional certifications or licenses, c) who was older than me, Black, female, and a veteran, and d) who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/metoo-gender-pay-gap-to-be-front-and-center-at-24th-annual-black-womens-expo/
— Important Announcement, Gov. Rauner! Please Read Immediately – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/important-announcement-gov-rauner-please-read-immediately/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: State’s fee on local sales taxes generating $50 million more than expected – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/states-fee-on-local-sales-taxes-generating-50-million-more-than-expected
— After previous defeats, redistricting reformers start lobbying legislators – Christopher Placek (DIERSEN: Bad politicians gerrymander political districts a) to reward those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to punish those who do not do the aforesaid. I should write a book about those bad politicians who gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/after-previous-defeats-redistricting-reformers-start-lobbying-legislators
— Here’s how to download all your data from Facebook — it might be a wake-up call – Abby Ohlheiser (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you are involved in government and/or politics, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use everything that they can find out about you against you. For example, if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, they will stress the aforesaid to 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. For example, if you are a former union member, federal retiree, childless, dog-less, and/or American nameplate car owner, they will stress the aforesaid to those who are anti-union, anti-federal retiree, anti-DINKs (dual income, no kids), anti-non-dog owners, anti-General Motors, anti-Ford, and/or anti-Chrysler.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180327/heres-how-to-download-all-your-data-from-facebook-x2014-it-might-be-a-wake-up-call
— Why Kane County might need to raise property taxes to cover union contracts – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180328/why-kane-county-might-need-to-raise-property-taxes-to-cover-union-contracts
— DuPage County Election Commission needs to take charge – Stan Zegel (DIERSEN: In 2015, I asked the DCEC to stop the gerrymandering of my Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, and since then, T have repeatedly asked the DCEC to directly notify elected precinct committeemen in timely manner when changes are proposed to their polling places or precinct borders.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180328/election-panel-needs-to-take-charge
— Polling places at schools can be lesson in civics – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180327/editorial-polling-places-at-schools-can-be-lesson-in-civics

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois can’t afford these mistakes – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180327/our-view-illinois-cant-afford-these-mistakes
— Illinois Policy Institute: Sensible plan exists for making teacher pension costs more manageable
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180327/illinois-policy-institute-sensible-plan-exists-for-making-teacher-pension-costs-more-manageable

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For some candidates, primary wasn’t only thing they lost – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-28/tom-kacich-some-candidates-primary-wasnt-only-thing-they-lost.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis, LaHood back work requirement for food stamps – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/davis-lahood-back-work-requirement-for-food-stamps/article_eb813e0c-6f65-52a3-93f1-32a45644a827.html
— Davis says tuition waiver bill ‘about fairness’ – Lenore Sobota (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your graduate degree(s)? For me, the money for the job-related graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 came from my taxable Firestone Stores and IRS salaries. The money for the job-related graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980 came from my taxable IRS and GAO salaries. The money for the job-related graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 came from my taxable GAO salary. Of course, since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my deducting the aforesaid courses.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/davis-says-tuition-waiver-bill-about-fairness/article_32cce9d8-23d3-53d3-b358-767f216b7c62.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois Fiscal story a real downer – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-03-28/editorial-fiscal-story-real-downer.html

PIATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Caulkins: “There’s no time to waste” – Steve Hoffman
http://www.journal-republican.com/news/politics-and-government/2018-03-27/caulkins-theres-no-time-waste.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Panic buttons may be coming to Illinois schools – Amanda Henderson
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/panic-buttons-may-be-coming-to-illinois-schools-03-28-2018

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— House Democrats Hope To Keep Gun Dealer Licensing Measure Afloat – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want those like me who send out emails concerning government and/or political issues to be licensed. Of course, they want to dictate the licensing requirements. Of course, I would fail to meet those licensing requirements. I do not have a degree in journalism. No one pays me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. No one pays me to receive the emails. The emails contain no advertising or pictures. I do not falsely claim to be nonpartisan. The Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), and many who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican leaders to not endorse the emails or promote the emails. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists and do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending the emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. Extremely few individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. come to my defense. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/house-democrats-hope-keep-gun-dealer-licensing-measure-afloat

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s Uphill Climb To A Second Term – CHARLES N. WHEELER III (DIERSEN: Does Rauner really want Ives a) to vote for him, b) to endorse him, c) to campaign for him, and/or to otherwise help elect him? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about “conservative” and “Republican” candidates who really do/did not want me a) to vote for them, b) to endorse them, c) to campaign for them, and/or d) to otherwise help elect them. Officially they say that I am “too conservative,” but unofficially, under the table, they stress my demographics and hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse thigs. Should I sue them? My critics/opponents, their operatives blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, but especially defeats that Republican statewide candidates, DuPage countywide candidates, DuPage County District 4 candidates, Milton Township candidates, and Wheaton candidates have suffered.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauners-uphill-climb-second-term#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In contrast, Ives has yet to make up with the governor, and the hard feelings are clear. “I’m a Republican. I’ll vote for him, but I will not endorse him,” the Daily Herald reported. “I will not campaign for him… Maybe if he takes out a million-dollar ad buy and admits he lied about me, maybe we’ll talk.” When WBEZ reporter Dave McKinney asked Ives a few days after the primary who would be a better governor, Rauner or Pritzker, Ives took 40 seconds– an eternity in radioland– to finally say “Rauner.”)

WJBD RADIO
— Census to include controversial question on citizenship status (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, hater, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/03/27/census-to-include-controversial-question-on-citizenship-status-1

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Rauner to run to the ‘right?’ – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner’s advisors a) want him to officially dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform; b) want him to officially dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments that support the IRP platform; and c) want him to officially destroy the IRP.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/03/rauner-to-run-to-right.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Campaign spending: Rauner raised $75.5M ahead of primary victory
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511371290-campaign-spending-rauner-raised-75-5m-ahead-of-primary-victory

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Budget deficit grew 52% in final year of Rauner budget impasse (DIERSEN: What budget deficits have you had to deal with? In 1980, my wife and I had to deal with a $19,403/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since 1997, we have had to deal with a $73,462/year (59%) pay cut in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-budget-deficit-grew-52-in-final-year-of-rauner-budget-impasse/
— Rauner’s primary performance weakest by an Illinois GOP governor in 90 years
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauners-primary-performance-weakest-by-an-illinois-gop-governor-in-90-years/
— Analysts rate Rauner’s reelection chances as slim (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at Rauner that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) have caused all of Rauner’s problems, b) are causing all of Rauner’s problems, and c) will forever cause all of Rauner’s problems.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-analysts-rate-rauners-reelection-chances-as-slim/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Sexuality Propaganda: From Drip Drip Drip to Downpour – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/sexuality-propaganda-from-drip-drip-drip-to-downpour/

GOPUSA
— California county sheriff makes inmates’ release dates public to assist ICE – AG threatens arrest (DIERSEN: If Zaruba did this in DuPage County, would Lisa Madigan threaten him with arrest?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42396
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Resistance to California’s new sanctuary city laws grew this week as Orange County voted to join a federal lawsuit trying to block the laws, and the county’s sheriff said she will post information on every inmate’s release so the Homeland Security Department can see if there is anyone it wants to deport. The Who’s in Jail database could provide a model for other law enforcement agencies chafing under SB54, the law that took effect this year prohibiting police or sheriffs from informing federal agencies when illegal immigrants are to be released. By posting the entire list of inmates and release times, the department says, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can get the information without the sheriff’s office having to communicate specifically.)

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Want To Repeal The First And Second Amendments – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27670

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— GUN CONTROL MOVEMENT POLAR OPPOSITE OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/gun-control-movement-polar-opposite-of-civil-rights-movement/

DAILY CALLER
— How The Left Turned Tech Giants Into Their Speech Police – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Who leads the “speech police” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? According to the “speech police,” the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/27/google-facebook-advertisers-censor-content/

TOWNHALL
— America Is Doomed If Social Conservatives Are Done Fighting – Frank Cannon (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning social conservatives in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who take the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning social conservatives like me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2018/03/28/america-is-doomed-if-social-conservatives-are-done-fighting-n2465174

THE HILL
— GOP donors fret about Democrat wave – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Are you a GOP donor? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I give little or no money to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican etc. In my defense, I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening. Those emails are free or charge and contain no advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/380579-gop-donors-fret-about-dem-wave?userid=3526

ROLL CALL
— Blue and Purple States Set to Lose Clout Under Trump Census Move Allocation of congressional seats would be affected for a decade – David Hawkings (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at legal and illegal immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/hawkings/census-citizenship-count-house

NBC NEWS
— A record number of women are running for office. How are they faring so far? – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Andrew Rafferty
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/record-number-women-are-running-office-how-are-they-faring-n860691
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No Republican women were on the primary ballot for an Illinois House seat, although GOP gubernatorial challenger Jeanne Ives lost a closer-than-expected contest against incumbent Bruce Rauner.)

ABC NEWS
— White House census stance makes immigrants’ fears worse – MARYALICE PARKS and EMILY GOODIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at legal and illegal immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-white-house-census-stance-makes-immigrants-fears/story?id=54056868

CNN
— An unheard-of problem: The President can’t find a lawyer – Katelyn Polantz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about lawyers who agree to represent clients only if they agree to file lawsuits, but then dump those clients when defendants refuse to offer to settle.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/politics/donald-trump-lawyer/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: At Least Twelve States to Sue Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question – Michael Wines and Emily Baumgaertner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/census-citizenship-question.html
— How Mark Zuckerberg Can Save Facebook — and Us – Thomas Friedman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/zuckerberg-facebook-digital-bullies.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall – Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: The military’s most important obligation is to stop countries from invading America. For many decades, with help from many treasonous traitors in America, Mexico has been invading America. Constructively, Mexico had declared war on America a) by its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-privately-presses-for-military-to-pay-for-border-wall/2018/03/27/d79907a2-31c9-11e8-9759-56e51591e250_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Orange County supervisors vote to fight California ‘sanctuary’ laws – Cindy Carcamo (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. vote a) to fight Illinois sanctuary laws and b) require E-verify for all hiring and retention decisions?)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-oc-sanctuary-20180327-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Faces Pushback From Towns on Sanctuary State Law A handful of jurisdictions are siding with administration in challenging state’s adversarial role on immigration – Alicia A. Caldwell and Ian Lovett (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. vote a) to fight Illinois sanctuary laws and b) require E-verify for all hiring and retention decisions?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-faces-pushback-from-towns-on-sanctuary-state-law-1522192453

March 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools’ huge pension debt just got $1 billion deeper, new estimates show – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: Since 1997, if I was still working for GAO, in today’s dollars, I would have paid $179,841 into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) instead of the CSRS paying me $1,063,212.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-teachers-pension-fund-update-20180313-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Suburban voters angry with Trump threaten GOP control of the U.S. House.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-suburban-voters-angry-gop-20180326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Miguel Perez Jr. to promote mass/illegal immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-green-card-veteran-miguel-perez-mexico-20180326-story.html
— Wall Street’s average bonus in 2017? Three times what most US households made all year. – Renae Merle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wall-street-bonus-20180326-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why should you have to tell an election judge you’re a Democrat or Republican? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, what percent cast Republican ballots in primary elections but then vote for Democrats in general elections? 105 cast Republican ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, but in the uncontested races, only 81 voted for Helland, only 81 voted for Senger, only 80 voted for Dodge, only 87 voted for Roskam, only 84 voted for Connelly, only 78 voted for Ruscitti, only 81 voted for Cronin, only 80 voted for Hinds, only 84 voted for Henry, only 75 voted for Cantore, only 76 voted for Wilson, only 75 voted for Mackay, and only 77 voted for me. Maybe 21 to 30 of those who cast Republican primary ballots were Democrats.)

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-should-you-have-to-tell-an-election-judge-youre-a-democrat-or-republican/
— Illinois’ next governor will have to deliver the goods on education funding – MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-next-governor-will-have-to-deliver-the-goods-on-education-funding/
— Aldermen demand that IDOT clean up cesspool along Dan Ryan Expressway – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Have you driven the Dan Ryan? I did 1966-1968 from my parents’ home in Crete to/from classes at UIC. I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 during 1968.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-demand-that-idot-clean-up-cesspool-along-dan-ryan-expressway/
— We need to revive King’s campaign against poverty – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/we-need-to-revive-kings-campaign-against-poverty/

DAILY HERALD
— Wall Street’s average bonus in 2017? 3 times what most U.S. households made all year. – Renae Merle (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I was earning $125,325/year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180326/wall-streets-average-bonus-in-2017-3-times-what-most-us-households-made-all-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wall Street bonuses are climbing toward record highs again, according to government data released Monday showing that in 2017, the average bonus payout reached $184,220. That is an 17 percent increase compared to the previous year and the closest Wall Street has come in more than a decade to its all-time high of $191,360, according to the New York State Comptroller. That follows an 15 percent increase in 2016, when the average bonus was about $157,660. . .The government figures also continue to reflect how much more Wall Street executives earn compared to the rest of the private sector. Including bonuses, the average Wall Street salary was $375,200 in 2016, the most recent year available, five times higher than in the rest of the private sector, with an average of $74,800, according to the Comptroller’s office. In New York City, about 25 percent of the industry’s employees took home more than $250,000, compared with 2 percent in the rest of the city’s workforce, the report said.)

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/what-chicago-can-learn-about-legalizing-pot-from-the-milehigh-city/78804a39-a265-4642-b748-85ae82d78922

WJBC
— Sen. Brady seeks bipartisan solutions to gun violence, urges GOP unity against Pritzker – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/26/sen-brady-seeks-bipartisan-solutions-to-gun-violence-urges-gop-unity-against-pritzker/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in using people as their operatives and their dupes.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/huge-turnout-glen-ellyn-march-our-lives

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner victim of disorganized thinking, GOP political analyst Chris Robling says – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511370641-rauner-victim-of-disorganized-thinking-gop-political-analyst-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner startled many of the Republican faithful late last week when he insisted he still has no social agenda as he heads into his general election race against Democrat J.B. Pritzker. “I do not have a social agenda,” Rauner said after an appearance at Ace Sign Co. in Springfield. “You’ve never ever seen me, or heard me, or watched me advocate on social issues. I’ve never done it.” Chris Robling, a Republican political analyst, said that Rauner’s comments are indicative of delusional thinking. “Sounds like he has dissociative disorder,” Robling said. “He keeps talking like that and he’s going to have the people in white smocks with all kinds of letters after their names coming after him.” In his first term, Rauner signed bills that show that he harbored a social agenda, even as he never campaigned on one. He signed HB 40, the taxpayer-funded abortion bill (a bill he promised he would not sign), and held a press conference afterward. The law provides unlimited state funds through Medicaid and state health insurance plans for elective abortions. Rauner also signed SB 31, the Trust Act, which makes Illinois a “sanctuary state” by preventing law enforcement from detaining anyone based solely on their immigration status. The law also limits the cooperation of local law enforcement with federal immigration officials. He also signed HB 1785, which allows individuals to switch genders on their birth certificates. And this year he sponsored and attended Equality Illinois’ fundraiser at the Hilton Chicago. Equality Illinois supports the LGBTQ community statewide. It was this social agenda, in fact, that nearly led to Rauner losing in the Republican primary election last week to state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) whose campaign focused heavily on Rauner’s signatures on those same bills, characterizing his actions as a betrayal. “Rauner can pretend that he had — or has — no social agenda,” Ives said in an email, “but he will go down in history among Republicans for his signature on liberal social policy by signing off on taxpayer funding of abortion, expanding transgender initiatives and making Illinois a sanctuary state.” In the general election, Rauner needs the Ives voters. But Robling said that even some sort of agreement moving forward with Jeanne Ives won’t help him pull in those votes. “No one individual can save Bruce Rauner,” Robling said. “He can’t go back and undo his record.)

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner win prompts Republican Hispanic group’s state chairman to step down – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511370360-rauner-win-prompts-republican-hispanic-group-s-state-chairman-to-step-down

MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick advises Rauner to treat General Assembly as equal – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511370180-reick-advises-rauner-to-treat-general-assembly-as-equal

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The ERA Harms Our Unborn Children – Elise Bouc
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-era-harms-our-unborn-children/

BREITBART
— Research: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Would Cost U.S. Taxpayers $2 Trillion – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/26/research-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-would-cost-u-s-taxpayers-2-trillion/
— Zuckerberg ‘Fundamentally Uncomfortable’ Deciding what Counts as ‘Hate Speech’ – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups are extremely judgmental, they routinely determine what is and what is not hate speech: anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/26/zuckerberg-fundamentally-uncomfortable-deciding-what-counts-as-hate-speech/

BLAZE
— Secondhand marijuana smoke may be worse than secondhand tobacco smoke, research shows – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/26/secondhand-marijuana-smoke-may-be-worse-than-secondhand-tobacco-smoke-research-shows

THE HILL
— Congress muddles on H-1B reform to the detriment of U.S. workers – DALE WILCOX
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/380243-congressional-muddles-on-h-1b-reform-to-the-detriment-of-us-workers
— Interior secretary questioned importance of diversity: report – MIRANDA GREEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, everyone has to say that diversity, that is, getting rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, is their top priority. How strongly do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois focus on promoting diversity?)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/380331-interior-secretary-questioned-importance-of-diversity-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke downplayed the importance of diversity in the workforce and at his department on multiple occasions, CNN reported Monday. Zinke made a number of off-the-cuff remarks that insinuated he did not prioritize diversity within the Interior Department, multiple senior administration sources told the network. The officials said that the secretary instead said multiple times that he valued finding the best people and most qualified applicants, regardless of their cultural or racial backgrounds. Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift denied that Zinke ever made the comments about diversity and denied the claims in the report.)

USA TODAY
— Kentucky Democrats accuse GOP of ‘sexist, white-male agenda’ over budget negotiation’s makeup – Phillip M. Bailey and Morgan Watkins
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2018/03/26/kentucky-budget-white-men-republicans/452624002/

LIBERTY COUNSEL
— Military “Transgender” Ban
https://www.lc.org/newsroom/details/032618-military-transgender-ban-1

CNBC
— Fiscal policy is ‘spinning out of control’: Ex-GAO head David Walker under Clinton and Bush – Michelle Fox
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/26/fiscal-policy-is-spinning-out-of-control-ex-gao-head-under-clinton-and-bush.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s New Pot Laws Face Bumpy Rollout Critics cite cumbersome and costly regulations for operators – Nour Malas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-new-pot-laws-face-bumpy-rollout-1521889200

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employee turnover increases in Trump administration’s first year – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/03/federal-employee-turnover-increases-in-trump-administrations-first-year/

March 26 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Fake news’ in Malaysia could land peddlers in prison for a decade (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/fake-news-in-malaysia-could-land-peddlers-in-prison-for-a-decade

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McCarthy says he’s running for mayor ‘to save black lives’ – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-garry-mccarthy-rahm-emanuel-20180326-story.html
— Judge seeks smooth transition following vote to eliminate Aurora Election Commission – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-commission-st-0325-20180323-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bad politicians gerrymander political districts a) to reward those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to punish those who do not do the aforesaid.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–supreme-court-redistricting-20180326-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–redistricting-lawsuits-20180326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting students to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–student-gun-protests-20180325-story.html
— In four letters, why people leave Cook County: J-O-B-S – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Cook County make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Cook County: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jobs-illinois-texas-chicago-20180323-story.html
— Rick Santorum: Students should learn CPR, not seek ‘phony gun laws’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-santorum-students-gun-laws-20180325-story.html
— Study blames ‘ACLU effect’ for spike in Chicago’s violence in 2016, but experts differ – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence-2016-aclu-effect-20180315-story.html
— Instead of campaigning, here’s what Rauner, Pritzker should do with those millions – Allen R. Sanderson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-millions-rauner-pritzker-governor-0326-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why property taxes are staying flat in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180326/why-property-taxes-are-staying-flat-in-naperville
— Wheeling may lift cap on video gambling cafes – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180326/wheeling-may-lift-cap-on-video-gambling-cafes
— Soldier’s passion influences GIs’ buying decision – Matt Avery
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180326/soldiers-passion-influences-gis-buying-decision

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— You won the primary. Now it’s time to get serious on pension reform. – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180323/ISSUE07/180329920/you-won-the-primary-now-its-time-to-get-serious-on-pension-reform
— Madigan comes out of primary season battered but far from broken – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180323/ISSUE05/180329926

NORTHWEST HERALD
— More McHenry County Democrats voted early than Republicans
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/22/more-mchenry-county-democrats-voted-early-than-republicans/a3bvcun/

WIRE POINTS
— New Financial Statements: Illinois’ Net Worth Plummets Deeper Into The Red – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-financial-statements-illinois-net-worth-plummets-deeper-into-the-red-wirepoints-original/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Reick’s Message: Rauner, You Need Us – Cal Skinner (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which candidates talk and/or act like they want votes from those who share your demographics?)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/25/rep-reicks-message-rauner-need-us/

GOPUSA
— Obama wants to ‘create a million young Barack Obamas’ – David Leonhardt
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-wants-to-create-a-million-young-barack-obamas/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Growing College Graduation Gap – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: What percent of your fellow high school graduates earned a college degree? What percent earned a graduate degree? What percent earned a professional certification? What percent earned a professional license?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/opinion/college-graduation-gap.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, some good news: In recent decades, students from modest backgrounds have flooded onto college campuses. At many high schools where going to college was once exotic, it’s now normal. When I visit these high schools, I see college pennants all over the hallways, intended to send a message: College is for you, too. And thank goodness for that message. As regular readers of this column have heard before, college can bring enormous benefits, including less unemployment, higher wages, better long-term health and higher life satisfaction. Now for the bad news: The college-graduation rate for these poorer students is abysmal. It’s abysmal even though many of them are talented teenagers capable of graduating. Yet they often attend colleges with few resources or colleges that simply do a bad job of shepherding students through a course of study.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting students to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-the-march-student-activists-look-to-midterms-1522012947
— Most Stressful Job on the Road: Not Driving an Autonomous Car Safety drivers have critical job of backing up the computers that largely control the vehicles – Greg Bensinger and Tim Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-stressful-job-on-the-road-not-driving-an-autonomous-car-1522000393
— Colleges Make It Easier for Older Students – Lisa Ward (DIERSEN: Because GAO assigned me to audits of federal financial system regulators in 1990, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 when I was 43 years old, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-make-it-easier-for-older-students-1522029900
— Saving More for Retirement vs. Work Longer Staying on the job, even for a little while, can have a much bigger impact on your nest egg than saving more – Lisa Ward (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saving-more-for-retirement-vs-work-longer-1522029780

COLLEGE MEDIA NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “In the Hot Seat: The Path to a Peter Roskam Loss. It’s time to admit political climate change is real.”
https://www.collegemedianetwork.com/in-the-hot-seat-the-path-to-a-peter-roskam-loss/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Over 80,000 youth and students in Chicago protest against mass violence
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/03/26/chic-m26.html

March 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— BGA’s Andy Shaw proposes election reforms
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-bgas-andy-shaw-proposes-election-reforms/3251897/
— Man wearing body armor with loaded gun arrested at Union Station – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/man-wearing-body-armor-with-loaded-gun-arrested-at-union-station/3257310/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-big-was-the-march-for-our-lives-crowd/3260396/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump, first lady will be 1,000 miles apart when Stormy Daniels appears on ’60 Minutes’ – John Wagner and Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-stormy-daniels-interview-20180325-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Can a guy with a Bronx accent become mayor of Chicago? – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your municipality? Most, if virtually all of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes live in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, or in DuPage County. Few of them have lived or worked outside of DuPage County. They have always painted me as being a newcomer and an outsider. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Flossmoor in 1966, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, in Harvey 1972-1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/can-a-guy-with-a-bronx-accent-become-mayor-of-chicago/
— Rauner’s primary victory speech left a few things out – Walt Zlotow, Glen Ellyn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rauners-primary-victory-speech-left-a-few-things-out/

DAILY HERALD
— “That’s the game”: Tax planners look for loopholes in new law – Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: What are loopholes? I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned taxpayers like me who have itemized and who have a) deducted the mortgage interest that they paid, b) deducted the real estate tax that they paid, c) deducted the medical and dental expenses that they paid, d) deducted the state income tax that they paid, and e) deducted the job-related education expenses that they paid.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180325/thats-the-game-tax-planners-look-for-loopholes-in-new-law

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/21/mchenry-county-residents-at-gun-violence-protest-chant-for-change/aue6crk/

HERALD NEWS
— Need help? Want to help? Here’s a roundup of area food pantries and upcoming events (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world will be a) handing out charity and/or getting charity.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/03/23/need-help-want-to-help/acrlb1/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Panel breaks down Rauner win, fallout – Paul Cicchin
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/ciotr-panel-breaks-down-rauner-win-fallout/1074145869
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can the Illinois Republican Party unify behind Gov. Bruce Rauner in the months ahead in an effort to defeat J.B. Pritzker. The question remains after state Rep. Jeanne Ives says she will vote for Rauner in November, but will not endorse him. Ives says Rauner needs to spend $1 million on an ad apologizing for false ads he ran during the primary. Chris Kaergard, with the Peoria Journal Star, and Mike Bigger, an Illinois GOP state central committeeman, break down the fallout from the primary and what to expect in the months ahead.)
— Capitol bureau chief talks primary, general elections – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/capitol-bureau-chief-talks-primary-general-elections/1074124617
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The general election is 226 days away, meaning there’s plenty of time for the candidates for governor to spend money on attack ads and crisscross the state to deliver their message to voters. Each party may be dealing with a fractured base, but none more so than the Republican Party after a divisive primary between Gov. Bruce Rauner and state Rep. Jeanne Ives. Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Maxwell joined Central Illinois On the Record to discuss fallout from the primary and what’s ahead in the general election.)

WILX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.wilx.com/content/news/477853453.html

POLITICAL WIRE
— Rauner Trails by Double-Digits In Illinois A new Ogden & Fry poll in Illinois finds Pritzker running way ahead of Rauner 46% to 28%. – Taegan Goddar (DIERSEN: Rauner supporters would blame the aforesaid on those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Jim Ryan supporters continue to blame Pat O’Malley supporters for Ryan’s loss in 2002.)
https://politicalwire.com/2018/03/25/rauner-trails-by-double-digits-in-illinois/

BLAZE
— Day after U.S. student-led gun control marches, Pope Francis urges young people to ‘keep shouting’ – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: What percent of these young people shout that they want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/25/day-after-us-student-led-gun-control-marches-pope-francis-urges-young-people-to-keep-shouting

DAILY CALLER
— 2020 presidential hopeful John Kasich opened his Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” with a full-throated call for gun control. – CHRISTIAN DATOC (DIERSEN: While 211 voted for Hillary in my precinct in the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump. While 93 voted for Kasich in my precinct in the 2016 Republican primary, only 21 voted for Trump. Members of the following groups want me to “listen” to the voters in my precinct rather than promote the Republican Party platform: 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://dailycaller.com/2018/03/25/kasich-running-for-president-gun-control-accountable/

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Trump and the Degenerate GOP Spenders – BRANDON J. WEICHERT
https://spectator.org/trump-and-the-degenerate-gop-spenders/

THE HILL
— Michael Madigan, America’s most powerful political boss, faces his #MeToo moment – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/380028-americas-most-powerful-political-boss-faces-his-metoo-moment

MCCLATCHY DC
— Democrats think Parkland-fueled activism can neutralize the NRA – ALEX ROARTY
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article206628949.html

CNN
— U.S. Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico – Theresa Waldrop (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use Miguel Perez against me big time. They would stress that I sought and obtained four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. Because Roskam endorsed me in 2000 when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman and because I have always supported Roskam, they would get Duckworth to call me a draft avoider, a draft dodger, a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/us/us-veteran-deported-to-mexico/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Perez, his family and supporters, who include Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, had argued that his wartime service to the country had earned him the right to stay in the US and to receive mental health treatment for the PTSD and substance abuse. “It’s shameful to turn our backs on those who have the courage to wear the uniform,” Duckworth said after Perez’s citizenship application was denied. “We can do better than this.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stormy Daniels Says She Stayed Silent on Trump Out of Fear – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/business/stormy-daniels-donald-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I was scared’: On ‘60 Minutes,’ Stormy Daniels details threats she says were to prevent her from describing alleged Trump affair
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/25/i-was-scared-on-60-minutes-stormy-daniels-details-threats-she-says-were-to-prevent-her-from-describing-alleged-trump-affair/

BUSINESS TIMES
— Facebook’s grip on political ads may defy stain of data leak (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/technology/facebooks-grip-on-political-ads-may-defy-stain-of-data-leak

BUSTLE
— Is Stormy Daniels A Republican Or A Democrat? She Once Considered A Political Career – JOSEPH D. LYONS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be Republican, but who talk and/or act like they are Libertarians. They work especially hard against me because I oppose the promotion of pot.)
https://www.bustle.com/p/is-stormy-daniels-a-republican-a-democrat-she-once-considered-a-political-career-8598480
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now I cannot help but recognize that over time my libertarian values regarding both money and sex and the legal use of one for the other is now best espoused by the Republican Party.)

SALON
— What to expect when a college assigns students to random roommates More universities are randomly pairing first-year roommates, and research says that’s a good thing – BRUCE SACERDOTE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who the University Plaza (https://www.uplaza.com/) assigned me to live with for three semesters 1969-1970.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/03/25/what-to-expect-when-a-college-assigns-students-to-random-roommates_partner/

FED SMITH
— Is Your Government Job Turning You Into A Charity Case? – Martha (Austin) Wilson (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for a better paying job? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/03/25/government-job-turning-charity-case/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I was introducing myself to someone yesterday and mentioned that I help burned out mid-career government employees get their happy back in their government work. She replied, “Well, good luck with that. The government employees I know are pretty entrenched. They just want to gripe and complain and draw a paycheck. They actually like it that way.” It was a short conversation. I was furious! First, the average citizen has no concept of the complexity of the issues you deal with at work every day. In fact, most don’t even know what you do! Until the day that your part of the system breaks down, of course, and then they’re all up in your grill. And second, I remember what it felt like. I remember being that burned out, pissed-off employee. I also remember desperately wanting NOT to feel that way. The mission of my organization mattered to me, and I felt like a failure at it. I had allowed my job to turn me into a charity case: taking all the crumbs I could get but not investing OF myself IN myself.)

AUSTRALIAN
— Porn star Stormy Daniels uses wry wit to put Trump in difficult position
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/porn-star-stormy-daniels-uses-wry-wit-to-put-trump-in-difficult-position/news-story/cb1af9f6b46c39c706cab66896587c25

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

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/