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November 8 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Pritzker, Trump, And Changing Demographics Helped Casten And Underwood Swing Red Suburban Districts Blue – Lauren Victory (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.  What do you say to political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/07/sean-casten-lauren-underwood-congress-upsets-midterm-elections-j-b-pritzker-donald-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker names transition team, including former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar, Michael Sacks – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: The more critical that you are of conservatives, that is, the more critical that you are of Republicans, the more that Democrats love you.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-jb-pritzker-transition-team-20181107-story.html
— Democrats’ new era in Illinois sets up power dynamic between Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker, House Speaker Michael Madigan – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-michael-madigan-20181107-story.html
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker says Chicago will have ‘no more special a role’ than Downstate Illinois cities – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-tuesday-20181107-story.html
— Holocaust-denier Arthur Jones loses in Illinois 3rd District, but still gets more than 25 percent of the vote – Elyssa Cherney (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who cast votes to do damage? There are about 30 of the aforesaid in my precinct a) who vote in Republican primaries to do damage, b) who never vote for candidates in uncontested Republican primary races, c) who have never voted for me to be their Republican Precinct Committeeman, and d) who have always voted for Democrats in general elections.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-3rd-district-nazi-arthur-jones-20181106-story.html
— Chicago residents want gun dealers to be certified by the state, a ban on plastic straws, and revenue from legalized marijuana funneled into public schools and mental health services. – Elvia Malagon, Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-election-referendums-results-20181107-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgustingly, tragically, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-marijuana-pritzker-michigan-medical-1108-20181107-story.html
— Dems shake up GOP stronghold in DuPage by making history with election of county clerk, county board members – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-democratic-showing-st-1109-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Hope soars in Illinois, but fear scores nationwide.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-election-retrospective-20181106-story.html
— WWI centenary to be marked in London and Paris, not Berlin – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu–germany-ww1-forgotten-war-20181104-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame members of the following groups for hate crimes: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hate-crimes-20181104-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-wednesday-women-make-election-history-1107-story.html
— Conservatives push for amendments – AP
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/baltimore-sun/20181107/281715500630918
— Study: Renters losing ground Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: Since 1972, I have owned where I lived.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181108/
— 69% are stressed over U.S. future – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181108/281775630175549

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Newly-elected officials promise to champion immigration reform – Manny Ramos (DIERSEN: For Democrats, “immigration reform” is code for using immigrants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigration-reform-advocates-meet-newly-elected-officials-pilsen-lower-west-side-trump-toni-preckwinkle-jesus-chuy-garcia/
— Pritzker price tag: Victory in gov race costly, no matter how you slice it
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-results-j-b-pritzker-price-tag-victory-race-cost-per-vote-bruce-rauner-self-finance
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-rich people say “If you’re selling a mansion, you should be taxed more to pay for affordable housing.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/progressive-real-estate-transfer-tax-homeless-people-affordable-housing/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cunningham voted Kane clerk one last time – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/cunningham-voted-kane-clerk-one-last-time

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Suburban voters issue Springfield a warning about a statewide property tax More than half a million voters in collar counties voted in favor of blocking the General Assembly from creating a statewide property tax, despite there being no such tax proposed. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/suburban-voters-issue-springfield-warning-about-statewide-property-tax#new_tab

 

WTTW
— After Midterms, Chicago Mayor’s Race Now Front and Center – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/07/after-midterms-chicago-mayor-s-race-now-front-and-center

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— TRAGIC: Democrats win big in DuPage County Board races – BOB RAKOW
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/11/07/democrats-win-big-in-dupage-county-board-races/a82x8ij/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Edgar says Illinois GOP shouldn’t tilt more to right – Bernard Schoenburg: (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans dominate the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181107/bernard-schoenburg-edgar-says-illinois-gop-shouldnt-tilt-more-to-right
— J.B. Pritzker pledges bipartisan approach as governor – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” elected officials who to be “bipartisan,” flush members of the following groups down their toilet: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181107/jb-pritzker-pledges-bipartisan-approach-as-governor
— Madigan calls GOP campaign that focused on him a ‘failure’ – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181107/madigan-calls-gop-campaign-that-focused-on-him-failure

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Here’s how McHenry County’s biggest cities voted (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/11/07/heres-how-mchenry-countys-biggest-cities-voted/a4vi9oa/

 

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Pritzker wins over voters worried about budget – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/11/08/pritzker-wins-over-voters-worried-about-budget/a6jxv6g/

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans, promote Pat Brady.
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/11/07/former-illinois-gop-chairman-weighs-in-on-election-results/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker Announces Transition Team — Includes Republican Gov. Edgar – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: The more critical that you are of conservatives, that is, the more critical that you are of Republicans, the more that Democrats love you.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/pritzker-announces-transition-team-includes-republican-gov-edgar#stream/0
— Trump Lashes Out During Combative Press Conference – BRIAN NAYLOR
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/she-has-earned-trump-praises-pelosi-warns-democrats#stream/0

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Underwood’s win in an overwhelmingly white district yet again shows Illinois’s openness to electing black politicians. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: Underwood won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2018/Why-Illinois-Is-the-Mecca-of-Black-Political-Power/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Why the Illinois GOP got shellacked – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/11/why-the-illinois-gop-go-shellacked/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Republican Gordon ‘Jay’ Kinzler: ‘Hard to fight the demographics of our district’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511624174-republican-gordon-jay-kinzler-hard-to-fight-the-demographics-of-our-district

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Republican Jason Plummer gets a clear mandate with 70 percent of the vote – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: How clear was the mandate that your Republican Precinct Committeeman got on March 20, 2018? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that only 81 of 112, or only 72%, of those who cast March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballots in my precinct voted for me. However, what do you say to those who cast votes to do damage? There are about 30 of the aforesaid in my precinct a) who vote in Republican primaries to do damage, b) who never vote for candidates in uncontested Republican primary races, c) who have never voted for me to be their Republican Precinct Committeeman, and d) who have always voted for Democrats in general elections.)
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511624272-republican-jason-plummer-gets-a-clear-mandate-with-70-percent-of-the-vote

 

CAPITOL FAX
— More on the Champaign County blowout
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/more-on-the-champaign-county-blowout/
— Under the bus he goes (DIERSEN: Who has thrown you under the bus? I should write a book about those who have thrown me under the bus. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all defeats that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/under-the-bus-he-goes-7/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Republican leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs said Tuesday’s results showed a gain for Democrats. “We got hit pretty hard, and statewide it was really difficult for the Republicans,” he said. “The governor underperformed in areas that were important to us.” Durkin also said antipathy toward Trump in the suburbs hurt his party, as evidenced by losses of Republican U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren, even though the president helped Downstate Republicans.)

 

GOPUSA
— Antifa mob chants threats outside Tucker Carlson’s DC home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58650
— Farrakhan in Iran: ‘Death to America!’ ‘Death to Israel!’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58432

 

DAILY CALLER
— A MOB SHOWED UP OUTSIDE TUCKER CARLSON’S HOUSE AND ORDERED HIM TO ‘LEAVE TOWN’ – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If so, have any mobs showed up at your door? In early 2016, a spokesperson for the Democrat voters in my precinct showed up at my door demanding the I resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman if Trump won the primary.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/07/protesters-tucker-carlson-house/

 

ROLL CALL
— Democrats Win House Majority; Here’s What They’ll Do With It Government overhaul first legislative item, followed by quick action on Dreamer protections, gun control – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-win-house-majority-heres-theyll

— Here’s All the House Republicans That Voters Sent Home – Lindsey McPherson (DIERSEN: Who has sent you home? I should write a book about those who sent me home, that is, those who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service (twice), Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and GAO employment. Of course, the aforesaid say that I brought the aforesaid on myself.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/heres-all-the-house-republicans-voters-sent-home

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tragically, pot is embraced in Michigan, Utah, and Missouri, but outstandingly, rejected in North Dakota.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/politics/michigan-marijuana-legalization.html

— Facebook Had a Good Election Day. But It Can’t Let Up Now. – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/business/facebook-midterms-misinformation.html

 

WASHINGTON POST

— Has the love affair with driving gotten stuck in traffic? – Ashley Halsey III (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have been the most anti-car.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/has-the-love-affair-with-driving-gotten-stuck-in-traffic/2018/11/07/328505de-e12f-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fox News Washington journalists told their bosses they were unhappy over Hannity stumping for Trump – Stephen Battaglio (DIERSEN: How are GOPUSA Illinois and Fox News different? ANSWER: GOPUSA Illinois states that it exists to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Those who reject planks in IRP platform reject GOPUSA Illinois.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hannity-trump-20181107-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Sign Immigration Directive Revamping Asylum System President will order asylum seekers to go to port of entry to make a claim – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-sign-immigration-directive-revamping-asylum-system-1541629100
— GOP Tax Law Authors Take a Beating
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/2018-midterms-live-elections-coverage-analysis/card/1541602047
— Trump’s Minority Coalition Unlike Nixon or Reagan, he hasn’t expanded his 2016 support. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-minority-coalition-1541635108

 

USA TODAY
— Election results: Red states get redder, blue districts bluer, the partisan divide deeper – Susan Page
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/election-results-trump-partisanship-republicans-democrats-divide/1918468002/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— OUTRAGEOUS: Veterans fueled edge for Democratic takeover of House – CLAUDIA GRISALES AND NIKKI WENTLING
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/veterans-fueled-edge-for-democratic-takeover-of-house-1.555531

 

FED SMITH
— Mid-Term Elections and Federal Employee Pay and Benefits – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are not federal employees or federal retirees wanted Henry Hyde, Peter Roskam, and all the other Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to cut federal pay and benefits. They are furious that I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and a $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They are furious that my pay increased from $15.85/hour to $125,325/year in today’s dollars while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and that I had vacation, sick leave, and other benefits. 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.fedsmith.com/2018/11/07/mid-term-elections-federal-employee-pay-benefits/

 

FED WEEK
— Change in Control of House Could Have Big Impact for Federal Employees (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are not federal employees or federal retirees wanted Henry Hyde, Peter Roskam, and all the other Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to cut federal pay and benefits. They are furious that I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and a $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They are furious that my pay increased from $15.85/hour to $125,325/year in today’s dollars while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and that I had vacation, sick leave, and other benefits. 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.fedweek.com/fedweek/change-in-control-of-house-could-have-big-impact-for-federal-employees/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Expect ‘profound change’ with House oversight’s approach to federal workforce, government reform – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are not federal employees or federal retirees wanted Henry Hyde, Peter Roskam, and all the other Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to cut federal pay and benefits. They are furious that I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and a $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They are furious that my pay increased from $15.85/hour to $125,325/year in today’s dollars while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and that I had vacation, sick leave, and other benefits. 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://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2018/11/expect-profound-change-with-house-oversights-approach-to-federal-workforce-government-reform/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— What Democrats Winning the House Means for Federal Employees – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are not federal employees or federal retirees wanted Henry Hyde, Peter Roskam, and all the other Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to cut federal pay and benefits. They are furious that I have a $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and a $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They are furious that my pay increased from $15.85/hour to $125,325/year in today’s dollars while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and that I had vacation, sick leave, and other benefits. 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.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/11/what-democrats-winning-house-means-federal-employees/152614/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts like it is a paid agent for countries that want to destroy America.
https://www.cato.org/blog/most-pro-immigration-house-representatives-over-century

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do the Democrats who won on November 6, 2018 on the ballot in your precinct think of those who share your demographics? The following Democrats on the ballot in my precinct won: Sean Casten, JP Pritzker and Juliana Statton, Kwane Raoul, Jesse White, Susan Mendoza, Michael Fierichs, Jean Kaczmarek, Mary Ozog, and Linda Davenport. Because the aforesaid are Democrats, the Democrat Party will require them to be 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.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

November 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump on Roskam: ‘Didn’t Want the Embrace’ President  Donald Trump called out Peter Roskam as he spoke on the midterm election results.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-on-Roskam_Chicago-499955481.html
— Pritzker Tops Trump to Become America’s Richest Politician: Forbes The Hyatt heir and venture capitalist spent more than $171 million of his wealth to become governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-is-Now-Americas-Richest-Politician-499938061.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Michigan Voters Bring Legal Recreational Pot to the Midwest Three other states had marijuana-related measures on their ballots
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Michigan-Voters-Bring-Legal-Recreational-Pot-to-the-Midwest-499927641.html

 

ABC7
— Trump revels in victories, mocks party members who lost, revokes CNN reporter’s press credentials – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-revels-in-victories-revokes-cnn-reporters-press-credentials/4640053/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump sparred with CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, who asked him questions about the migrant caravan headed for the U.S. and the Russia investigation. “That’s enough, put down the mic,” Trump said to Acosta, as he tried to ask more questions. Acosta struggled with a woman in a maroon dress tried to take the microphone from him. She eventually succeeded and handed it to another reporter. “CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN.” Acosta tweeted just before 8 p.m. Eastern Time that Secret Service denied him entry to the White House grounds for his live shot. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders released a statement accusing Acosta of physically assaulting a White House intern and saying his press credentials had been revoked until further notice. “President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern. This conduct is absolutely unacceptable,” Sanders wrote in the statement. The statement claimed, without evidence, that Trump has “given the press more access than any President in history,” and concluded, “As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.”)
— 2018 midterm results highlight counties’, country’s changing demographics – Sarah Schulte and Stacey Baca (DIERSEN: What do you say to political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2018-midterm-results-highlight-counties-countrys-changing-demographics/4641918/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois – Nic Flosi
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-illinois

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump on Republican loss in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District: ‘Peter Roskam didn’t want the embrace’ – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-congress-trump-peter-roskam-randy-hultgren-20181107-story.html
— Democrats gain seats in DuPage County, area state and federal offices – Kimberly Fornek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-democrats-in-dupage-tl-1115-story.html
— Ending birthright citizenship – Cal Thomas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201811051431–tms–cthomastq–b-a20181106-20181106-column.html
— Democrats are coming for Trump’s tax returns. They should come for Pritzker’s as well. – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-house-democrats-trump-tax-returns-pritzker-huppke-20181107-story.html
— Cook County voters oust judge for 1st time in decades, while suspended DuPage County judge wins retention – Megan Crepeau and Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-judge-not-retained-cook-county-20181107-story.html
— Wisconsin Democrats rejoice as Republican Gov. Scott Walker is finally gone – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-wisconsin-governor-race-walker-evers-20181106-story.html
— Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten bask in Democrats’ suburban victories – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: Underwood and Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lauren-underwood-sean-casten-illinois-midterm-20181107-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Forest Park votes to ban video gambling in history-making referendum – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-vkdeo-gambling-voted-out-forest-park-election-20181107-story.html
— Mary Edly-Allen v. and Helene Miller Walsh: Single vote separates candidates in north suburban race to replace state representative who resigned amid scandal – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-one-vote-difference-illinois-state-rep-20181107-story.html
— In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green – Lisa Donovan and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-blue-wave-20181107-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seeing red over Trump and Rauner, Democrats paint suburbs blue – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/seeing-red-trump-rauner-democrats-suburbs-blue-chicago-cook-dupage-will-lake-kane/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-cultivator-career-working-medical-marijuana/
— ‘Blue wave’ leads to Democratic supermajority on County Board – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-supermajority-cook-county-board-toni-preckwinkle-blue-wave/
— Trump’s media relationship frays more – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jim-acosta-donald-trump-peter-garrett-media-relationship-frays-april-ryan-yamiche-alcindor-cnn/
— Chicago Millennials outpace Baby Boomers at the ballot box – Stefano Esposito and Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-millennials-voter-turnout-baby-boomer-pritzker-amara-enyia-chance-rapper-kanye-west/
— Kevin Morrison, 1st LGBTQ County Board member, credits his message for win – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kevin-morrison-lgbtq-cook-county-board-member-credits-message-for-win-election/
— Three lessons sparked by a neo-Nazi pulling a quarter of the vote – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/nazi-art-jones-dan-lipinski-3rd-congressional-district-election/
— Unions won big on Election Day — a victory for working people – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/election-bruce-rauner-scott-walker-organized-labor-unions-illinois-wisconsin/
— Wisconsin’s Scott Walker defeated by Democratic anger – AP (DIERSEN: Walker lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wisconsins-scott-walker-defeated-tony-evers-donald-trump-democratic-anger/
— Four years as punching bag appears to have made Madigan stronger – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/four-years-as-punching-bag-appears-to-have-made-madigan-stronger/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the board – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/trump-effect-suburbs-turn-deep-blue-with-democratic-inroads-across-the-board
— Don’t write Illinois GOP’s eulogy just yet, election expert says – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/dont-write-illinois-gops-eulogy-just-yet-election-expert-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, who narrowly lost to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP gubernatorial primary, said state party leadership failed this election cycle. “The Illinois Republican Party needs new leadership at this point,” she said, suggesting Republicans from downstate or central Illinois could be up for the task. With Gov. Bruce Rauner out of the picture, so, too, is the money he sunk into GOP campaigns — and that’ll cause problems for Republican candidates, Redfield said. The GOP also will struggle until it finds its identity, Redfield said. The conservative wing led by Ives and activist Dan Proft has been targeting socially moderate Republicans to the detriment of the party, he said. “I suspect there’s going to be a real battle for control (of the state party),” Redfield said. “If they’re not sure who they are and they don’t replace Rauner’s money, they’re going to be in a world of hurt in two years, especially with (President) Trump at the head of the ticket.” Based on voter demographics, Republican political consultant Brad Goodman said, the party will become less and less relevant unless it can put up candidates young suburban women will support.)
— Suburbs help push Pritzker to victory – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/suburbs-help-push-pritzker-to-victory-
— Democratic women make unprecedented gains in DuPage County – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/democratic-women-make-unprecedented-gains-in-dupage-county
— DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/how-activism-health-care-concerns-pushed-casten-to-congress
— Suburbs’ congressional representatives all Democrats – Jake Griffin and Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/suburbs-congressional-representatives-all-democrats
— Underwood pledges a pro-woman agenda and a fight in Congress – James Fuller (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181107/underwood-pledges-a-pro-woman-agenda-and-a-fight-in-congress

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the SALT tax doomed Peter Roskam Two key authors of the GOP tax overhaul—Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen—were among the casualties as voters vented frustration over a new cap on state and local tax deductions. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/how-salt-tax-doomed-peter-roskam
— Evanston passes ‘mansion tax’ The measure would apply to purchases of $1.5 million or more. – BRIANNA KELLY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/evanston-passes-mansion-tax
— Why Pritzker’s graduated income tax now looks a lot more likely Late-breaking returns show Madigan’s Democrats will have a supermajority, allowing them—in theory—to act on a graduated tax without any Republican support. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/why-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-now-looks-lot-more-likely

 

WTTW
— Blue Wave Sweeps Illinois, But Not the Nation – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/07/blue-wave-sweeps-illinois-not-nation

 

WGLT
— Pritzker Wins Illinois, But Loses McLean County – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/pritzker-wins-illinois-loses-mclean-county#stream/0

 

BUGLE
— Six female Democrats earn seats on DuPage County Board
https://buglenewspapers.com/six-female-democrats-earn-seats-on-dupage-county-board

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Peter Roskam-Sean Casten Election Results in McHenry County’s Algonquin Township – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/07/peter-roskam-sean-casten-election-results-in-mchenry-countys-algonquin-township/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WIREPOINTS’ MARK GLENNON ON TUESDAY’S RESULTS: ILLINOIS ADJUSTS COURSE DIRECTLY INTO THE ABYSS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-tuesdays-results-illinois-adjusts-course-directly-into-the-abyss.html
— ILLINOIS LEFT CELEBRATES IN WAKE OF BLUE TSUNAMI
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-left-celebrates-blue-tsunami.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives bitterly attacks 54 percent of voters day after election
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/ives-bitterly-attacks-54-percent-of-voters-day-after-election/
— Um, this was not why Roskam lost (DIERSEN: Casten won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/um-this-was-not-why-roskam-lost/
— Speaker Madigan: “The GOP attacks were a desperate, out of touch attempts to fracture the party and underestimate voters”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/speaker-madigan-the-gop-attacks-were-a-desperate-out-of-touch-attempts-to-fracture-the-party-and-underestimate-voters/
— Tribune wants new Republican legislative leaders
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/tribune-wants-new-republican-legislative-leaders/
— Madigan regains supermajority
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/07/madigan-regains-supermajority/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump on Strong Legal Ground to Stop Caravan
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-on-strong-legal-ground-to-stop-caravan/

 

BREITBART
— Trump: Candidates That Stayed Away from Me ‘Did Very Poorly’ – NBC News
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/07/trump-candidates-that-stayed-away-from-me-did-very-poorly/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Voters Reject Paul Ryan’s Failed House Leadership
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29084-voters-reject-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-failed-house-leadership–

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jeff Sessions Resigns as Attorney General at Trump’s Request – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors did not “request” that I retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they threatened me with many adverse employment actions if I did not take they early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jeff-sessions-retires-as-attorney-general-at-trumps-request/

 

THE HILL
— America’s urban-rural divide deepens – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/415441-americas-urban-rural-divide-deepens

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get elected, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-racial-division.html

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/04/legal-marijuana-2018-canada-changing-how-weed-grown-and-cost/1776150002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How We Voted in the 2018 Midterms A pre-election and Election Day survey interviewed about 90,000 people who said they voted in the midterms or intended to. Here are the results:
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/election-2018-votecast-poll/
— Job Openings Outnumbered Unemployed Americans by More Than One Million in September Difficulty filling high-skilled jobs is causing some businesses to adjust their strategies – Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-openings-outnumbered-unemployed-americas-by-more-than-one-million-in-september-1541518946
— After the Midterms, Party Strategies Are Set Democrats should now know whether to take a hard line or appeal to the center in 2020. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-the-midterms-party-strategies-are-set-1541548600
— Among Black Voters, Trump’s Popularity Inches Upward The president has a tin ear when it comes to race, but African-Americans are better off than before. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/among-black-voters-trumps-popularity-inches-upward-1541547594
— What the Midterm Election Shows: America’s Two Parties Live In Divergent Worlds Extending a yearslong phenomenon, Republicans are becoming the party of rural, white America, while Democrats find support from cities and suburbs – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-midterm-election-shows-americas-two-parties-live-in-divergent-worlds-1541634743

 

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Cap Comes Back to Haunt GOP With Key Tax Writers Losing Their Seats – Laura Davison
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-07/salt-cap-comes-back-to-haunt-as-key-gop-tax-writers-lose-bids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two of the key players behind the tax overhaul — Illinois’ Peter Roskam and Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen — were among the six casualties. They sit on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, whose Republican bench has been wiped out by losses, as well as retirements. Ten of the 24 Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee won’t return to Congress next year — in addition to Roskam and Paulsen, two members from low-tax states lost their re-election bids and six more decided to retire or run for other office. The loss of many of the committee’s top lawmakers means the GOP will need to rebuild members’ expertise in tax, trade and health-care issues. . .Roskam and Paulsen helped craft the 2017 bill and continued to support it even after a controversial provision was included to limit deductions to $10,000. Previously, they were unlimited. The lawmakers had hoped campaigning on the tax law’s other benefits, such as lower rates for individuals and more generous child tax credits, could offset voter frustration over the new cap. . .Roskam, who served as the House Ways and Means tax policy subcommittee chairman during the tax overhaul process, hails from a suburban Chicago district where the counties are some of the highest taxed in the state. About 49.3 percent of the tax returns filed in the district prior to the law change claimed the SALT deduction, according to data from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten repeatedly campaigned on eliminating the SALT cap. “The fact that nearly half of his own constituents claim this deduction didn’t prevent Peter Roskam from making SALT a target,” Casten said in a white paper he published about tax policy. Over the course of the campaign, Roskam softened his support for the SALT cap, saying it should be indexed to inflation.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1031 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $469,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447913_zpid/

November 3 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Rauner’s conservative predicament – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/02/illinois-republicans-angry-with-rauner-say-theyll-still-vote-for-him/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To win four years ago, Bruce Rauner campaigned as a fiscal conservative with no social agenda. He offered up a 44-point turnaround plan to shake up Springfield. Conservative and moderate Republicans loved it. But not long after Rauner took office, the right revolted. When it was time to seek reelection, he drew a primary challenge from State Rep. Jeanne Ives. “You know I started to lose hope that he was really going to be on the track fiscally as soon as he entered office,” Ives said. “And it had to do with him expanding massively pre-school in a state where we couldn’t afford it. We were going to try to grab on to $20 million per year on a federal grant. But we were going to have to phony up $400 million just to get that money.” It’s not just finances. Ives’ anger exploded when Rauner approved a law protecting undocumented immigrants and then later signed a measure expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions. “I’m a social conservative and we’ve taken it on the chin, even under a Republican governor, we’ve not gotten what we wanted. The promises were not kept,” Ives said. Rauner defeated Ives by a razor thin margin, about 20,000 votes. After the primary, party leaders emphasized the need for unity. But Rauner and Ives did not do that. When asked if she did everything she could to help him win, Ives said: “That was never my job. I was very upfront with people.” Ives predicts Rauner will lose, but she says she will vote for him. . .McSweeney has been harsh critic of Governor Rauner, but he’s sticking with him in the race. “Our best hope is to reelect Rauner because he’s not going to opening promote tax increases. But I’d be a hypocrite if I said positive things about the first term. It’s been a fiasco across the board,” McSweeney said. Like Ives, the McSweeney fears Rauner could be doomed. But he sees a chance for the conservative movement to regroup. “If Bruce Rauner ends up losing we need to realize that we need to go back to our grassroots. We need to be inclusive. We need to be a positive party. We’ve got to stop calling people names and focus on an agenda that makes sense,” McSweeney said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump. Democrats are using that hatred to help elect Casten and Underwood.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/casten-underwood-roskam-hultgren-republicans-democrats-2018-midterm-election-blue-wave-congress/
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20181103/281582356637011
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bob Grogan is the DuPage County Auditor and chairman of the Downers Grove Township Republican Organization. In the 6th, “it seems like it’s fairly even. I like our chances. I think we’re in a good spot,” he said in an interview in organization’s storefront headquarters. As for the Trump factor, Grogan said: “He helped coagulate people who are not on my side of the aisle. He gave them a rallying cry.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-shortage-weed-pot-medical-marijuana/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage ready for Election Day, even with expected record voter turnout, official says – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-early-voting-st-1104-story.html
— For your Election Day toolbox – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-nudge-election-tribune-endorsements-20181102-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats downplay and bury Trump’s “humming economy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-jobs-trump-congress-20181102-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Forest Park may become state’s 1st town with video gambling to ban it – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-video-gambling-referendum-forest-park-election-20181102-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Paul Ryan helps Hultgren tilt his message toward economy House speaker campaigns for Hultgren in 14th – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181102/ryan-helps-hultgren-tilt-his-message-toward-economy
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump vs. Obama in the final weekend of the midterms – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181102/news/311029858/

 

WTTW
— Obama to Rally in Chicago for Democrats – Rauner Campaign Says it Shows Race Tightening – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/02/obama-rally-chicago-democrats-rauner-campaign-says-it-shows-race-tightening

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner will do better in second term – Editorial
https://www.whig.com/20181102/rauner-will-do-better-in-second-term#//
— Rauner fans support with Quincy stop – Doug Finke
https://www.whig.com/20181102/rauner-fans-support-with-quincy-stop#//

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Sanguinetti makes campaign stop in Macomb – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20181102/sanguinetti-makes-campaign-stop-in-macomb

 

MACOMB NEWS NOW
— Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti Visits Macomb – Paul Mellema
https://macombnewsnow.com/macomb-news/388478

 

WSIL TV
— Congressman Shimkus touts record ahead of election – Carolyn Cerda
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39404429/congressman-shimkus-touts-record-ahead-of-election
— Rauner visits Harrisburg on campaign tour across Illinois – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39410069/gov-rauner-visits-harrisburg-on-campaign-tour-across-illinois

 

WPSD
— Rauner talks next week’s election with Local 6 – Thomas Capps, Chad Darnall
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/11/02/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-talks-next-weeks-election-with-local-6/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Immigration Experts” demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigration-experts-say-some-trumps-statements-are-false-and-misleading#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats downplay and bury Trump’s “humming economy.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/economy-has-not-been-top-focus-trump-midterm-campaigns#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are racists.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/when-boys-cant-be-boys#stream/0

 

WHEATON RECORD
— Upcoming midterm election sparks conversation on campus – CHARLES HERMESMANN
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/news/upcoming-midterm-election-sparks-conversation-on-campus/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the election approaches, Wheaton political science faculty have taken particular interest in the Roskam vs. Casten race. Dr. Amy Black noted that the race has changed from “too close to call” to “leans Democratic” in recent articles and polls. “The momentum seems to be moving in Casten’s favor,” Black said. She predicts that many late voters will choose to vote against the incumbent. “Since voters typically know the person currently in office, those who are still ambivalent at the end are likely showing a tendency to choose the new alternative.” Dr. Bryan McGraw voiced his view that the midterm election was still too close to call: “I honestly don’t know,” he said. “I suspect it will come down to a relatively small number of votes, maybe less than 500, and it’s impossible to tell at that small of a margin.” While McGraw still sees the race as too close to call, he agrees that this race marks a change in Wheaton’s congressional district. “Regardless of who wins, it’s clear that the district is trending more centrist, which will have a constraining effect on the representative. And which means we will probably see competitive elections here for the foreseeable future.” Some Wheaton students, like senior political science major Emma Wen, will be voting for the first time in this year’s midterm election. “I believe strongly in fulfilling one’s civic duty to vote — it is a privilege and right which should not be taken lightly,” she said. Wen Upcoming midterm election sparks conversation on campus expects this year’s election to have a significant impact on the country as a whole: “I think the ultimate outcome of these midterms will be the decisive approval or disapproval of President Trump and the Republican Party by voters.” No matter the outcome of the 2018 midterm election, politicians and political pundits seem certain that it will have major effects on the country’s policies.)

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judicial board says DuPage judge Patrick J. O’Shea lied to cops about bullet, retaliated vs. women for harassment complaints – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511617632-judicial-board-says-dupage-judge-lied-to-cops-about-bullet-retaliated-vs-women-for-harassment-complaints
— Judges on ballot this month; some evaluation groups ask voters to steer clear of some in particular – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511619964-judges-on-ballot-this-month-some-evaluation-groups-ask-voters-to-steer-clear-of-some-in-particular

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker’s proposed spending would cost billions, research group warns – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511616874-pritzker-s-proposed-spending-would-cost-billions-research-group-warns
— Federal judge refuses to dismiss sexual harassment case against Democratic Party of Illinois – Claudia Balthazar
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511617567-federal-judge-refuses-to-dismiss-sexual-harassment-case-against-democratic-party-of-illinois

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— New ad highlights Madigan’s alleged pay-to-play scheme with legislators – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511614160-new-ad-highlights-madigan-s-alleged-pay-to-play-scheme-with-legislators

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Your parents’ basement as a launching pad. For Congress.
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511617592-your-parents-basement-as-a-launching-pad-for-congress

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Speaker Madigan transfers $1 million to Kwame Raoul from personal campaign fund
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/speaker-madigan-transfers-1-million-to-kwame-raoul-from-personal-campaign-fund/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal invasion includes known criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-invasion-includes-known-criminals/
— Strong hiring, low employment, healthy job market expected to continue
http://www.gopusa.com/strong-hiring-low-employment-healthy-job-market-expected-to-continue/

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats love RINOs a) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) who blame Trump for all the problems that the Republican Party has.
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/02/michael-steele-trump-engages-in-stupid-at-a-level-that-we-have-never-seen-before/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Trump Economy Continues to Surge – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/trump-economy-continues-surge/

THE HILL
— Trump’s immigration push lifts Senate GOP – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/414661-trumps-immigration-push-lifts-senate-gop

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump. Democrats use that hatred to elect Democrats.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/midterms/article220964575.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats downplay and bury Trump’s “humming economy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/us/politics/immigration-economy-republicans-trump-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/opinion/trump-campaigning-violence.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Wants to Make it Hard to Get Asylum. Other Countries Feel the Same. – Max Fisher and Amanda Taub (DIERSEN: Democrats count on asylum seeker to help Democrats get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/world/europe/trump-asylum.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Jobless rate for Hispanic Americans hits record low – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jobless-rate-for-hispanic-americans-hits-record-low/2018/11/02/5ba9692a-deb2-11e8-8bac-bfe01fcdc3a6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote illegals, Democrats call you a racist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/11/01/trumps-racist-ad-shows-how-low-republicans-have-sunk/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Casten Has the Anti-Pedophile Vote Secured In politics, obnoxiousness without charm remains obnoxious. – Ray Parker, Annapolis, Md.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/casten-has-the-anti-pedophile-vote-secured-1541178210
— Early-Voter Turnout Surges as Parties Stage Final Push Republicans try to shore up vulnerable candidates as Democrats see prospects expanding in the House – Kristina Peterson and Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parties-make-final-push-ahead-of-midterms-1541186192
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politicians Can’t Resist the Lure of Facebook – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-reality-buy-ads-on-facebook-or-risk-losing-the-election-1541171620
— The New Retirement Plan: Save Almost Everything, Spend Virtually Nothing – Anne Tergesen and Veronica Dagher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-retirement-plan-save-almost-everything-spend-virtually-nothing-1541217688

 

USA TODAY
— Nasty Illinois governor’s race could be most expensive in U.S. history – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/02/ill-governors-race-nasty-contest-could-costliest-u-s-history/1849262002/
— Midterm election: Donald Trump acknowledges that Democrats could take the House – David Jackson and John Fritze
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/02/donald-trump-acknowledges-democrats-could-take-house-midterm/1861730002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Iowa Governor’s Race Turns on Whether Democrat Is Too Rich
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2018-11-02/iowa-governors-race-turns-on-whether-democrat-is-too-rich

 

REAL LIVING
— FOR SALE: 515 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $799,900
https://www.realliving.com/city-residential/homes-for-sale/515-W-Park-Avenue-Wheaton-IL-60189-259298534

ABC7
— Republicans call for Susana Mendoza to drop out of comptroller race after mayoral ad leaks – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-call-for-mendoza-to-drop-out-of-comptroller-race-after-mayoral-ad-leaks/4605385/
— Democrats focus on health care in run up to Election Day
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-focus-on-health-care-in-run-up-to-election-day/4605231/

 

NBC5
— Mendoza Mayoral Announcement Video Surfaces Days Before Midterm Election Mendoza’s campaign said the ad was simply made in preparation for a possible run, as she is still considering her options – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mendoza-Mayoral-Announcement-Video-Surfaces-Days-Before-Midterm-Election-499437761.html
— Tell Us About Any Voting Problems During the Midterm Elections
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tell-nbc5-about-any-voting-problems-during-the-midterm-elections-499429711.html

 

CBS2
— Democrats Attack Republicans On Health Care In Chicago Congressional Races – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/02/democrats-attack-republicans-on-health-care-in-chicago-congressional-races/
— Candidate Q & A: 14th Congressional District Republican Randy Hultgren – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/02/candidate-q-a-14th-congressional-district-republican-randy-hultgren/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid talk of a potential blue wave, Democrats already have begun to turn the tide in GOP suburbs – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-midterm-elections-suburbs-20181101-story.html
— Video clip leaks of state Comptroller Susana Mendoza announcing run for Chicago mayor – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayor-video-clip-20181102-story.html
— ‘You can’t not talk about it’: Politically divided couples navigate a period when elections are divisive — and inescapable – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-politically-divided-couples-1102-story.html
— What Roskam’s Tuesday night means for Republicans nationwide – Charles Lane
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-predicament-peter-roskam-6th-district-sean-casten-1102-story.html
— Speaker Paul Ryan in Chicago suburbs touts fellow Republican Randy Hultgren — and Packers – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-paul-ryan-randy-hultgren-illinois-20181101-story.html
— Democrats focus on longtime GOP strongholds hoping to increase Cook County Board lead: ‘The suburbs … are not what they once were.’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-board-elections-20181031-story.html
— This election is a showdown between Rauner and Madigan – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-illinois-election-showdown-20181101-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— NRA support for Roskam triggers a battle over yard signs – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/peter-roskham-nra-yard-signs-lawsuit-citizens-ignited/
— Susana Mendoza video leaks out declaring ‘I’m running for mayor of Chicago’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mendoza-video-leaks-declaring-running-mayor-chicago/
— Judge refuses to stop case over Trump hotel in Washington – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emoluments-trump-hotel-washington/
— Democrats’ voter hotline heats up with complaints, concerns, questions – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-voter-hotline-complaints-concerns-questions-christian-mitchell/
— Third migrant caravan enters Mexico, heads for US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/third-migrant-caravan-enters-mexico-heads-for-us-border/
— Troop deployment creates tense atmosphere on US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/troop-deployment-creates-tense-atmosphere-us-border-central-america-migrant-caravan-mexico-texas/
— 1 in 5 Chicago Public Schools students missed 17-plus days of school last year – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-public-schools-cps-student-chronic-absenteeism-high-isbe-school-report-card/
— Election Day brings pot debate to North Dakota, Utah, Michigan and Missouri voters – USA TODAY Network
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/election-day-brings-pot-debate-to-north-dakota-utah-michigan-and-missouri-voters/
— Far out! Illinois Dems think they’ve dropped in on the big one – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-midterm-election-democrats-blue-wave-predictions-illinois-pritzker-mendoza/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Leaked video shows Mendoza saying she is running for Chicago mayor – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181102/leaked-video-shows-mendoza-saying-she-is-running-for-chicago-mayor
— Ryan helps Hultgren tilt his message toward economy – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181102/ryan-helps-hultgren-tilt-his-message-toward-economy

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s fate was likely sealed on Inauguration Day. Here’s why. Governors of two deep-blue states have demonstrated that Republican chief executives can indeed lead and win by working across the aisle. Rauner didn’t try. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/rauners-fate-was-likely-sealed-inauguration-day-heres-why

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger’s potential sky-high; he deserves to be re-elected – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20181102/our-view-kinzingers-potential-sky-high-he-deserves-to-be-re-elected

 

JEANNE IVES
— Do you know who is on your ballot? You don’t need degrees to be qualified for office, but don’t you think you should at least be living on your own and paying your own way before running for high office? Your parents’ basement as a launching pad. For Congress.
https://mailchi.mp/e287a6487fef/living-in-their-parents-basement-these-folks-are-running-for-office

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE STILL LIVING AT HOME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-congressional-candidate-still-living-at-home.html
— ICJL RELEASES RATING OF JUDGES RUNNING FOR RETENTION/ELECTION; FOUR CANDIDATES REJECTED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/icjl-releases-rating-of-judges-running-for-retentionelection-four-candidates-rejected.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— What’s Jeanne Ives’ next step?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/whats-jeanne-ives-next-step/
— Democratic Party of Illinois says its voter protection hotline has received over 700 calls
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/02/dpi-says-its-voter-protection-hotline-has-received-over-700-calls/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump says he’ll militarize border to stop migrant caravans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58226
— Mitt Romney slams Trump’s attack on Fake News; defends CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58217
— Gun control is not pivotal issue in midterms despite exploitation of kids
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58158

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Running Because They Hate You – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29057

 

GOPUSA
— Media in Uproar over Trump’s Illegal Immigration Ad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58275
— Migrants traveling to US sue Trump, government; claim violation of constitutional rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58260
— Donald Trump exploits journalists’ ‘own narcissism’: ‘They’re personally wounded’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58145

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— U.S. TROOPS MAY USE FORCE AGAINST CARAVAN MEMBERS WHO INITIATE VIOLENCE Trump gets tough on illegal aliens and would-be invaders. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271831/us-troops-may-use-force-against-caravan-members-matthew-vadum
— ANTI-SEMITIC LEFTIST HATEFEST GREETS TRUMP IN PITTSBURGH Anti-Israel activists exploit the murder of 11 Jews to attack the president and police officers. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271824/anti-semitic-leftist-hatefest-greets-trump-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— VIDEO SHOWS MIGRANTS THROWING ROCKS AT MEXICAN HELICOPTER – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/02/migrant-caravan-throwing-rocks-mexican-helicopter/

 

EAGLE PAC
— Leftist Race Slander Could Backfire – David Limbaugh
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/leftist-race-slander-could-backfire

 

THE HILL
— Top 10 GOP House seats most likely to flip in a blue wave – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414525-top-10-republican-house-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-a-blue-wave
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PETER JAMES ROSKAM (IL-06) Democrats close campaign by hammering GOP on health care WaPo fact-checker accuses Republicans of misleading voters about fact-checks Bloomberg quietly spends millions in TV ads Roskam may have won reelection by a wide 18-point margin in 2016. But Clinton also claimed victory in his district, fueling Democratic optimism in the six-term Republican’s affluent, Chicagoland district. The Cook Political Report puts the race between Roskam and Democrat Sean Casten in the “Lean Democratic” column, and strategists say that Roskam’s prospects are shaky. Democrats are outspending Republicans to boost Casten in the district, and a recent New York Times/Siena College poll put the Democrat ahead by 2 points. Meanwhile, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) is struggling in his bid for a second term and a poor performance on his part could trickle down the ballot, says one GOP strategist.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans do not want migrant caravans to be stopped.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-mattis-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1198043
https://www.newsweek.com/white-christian-nationalism-most-dangerous-weapon-america-opinion-1197073

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 619 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $950,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447884_zpid/

October 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— The White House playbook for Election Day security – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/the-white-house-playbook-for-election-day-security/4590524/

 

NBC5
— Dozens of Cook County Precincts Change Polling Places Ahead of Election A total of 53 polling places were changed, according to the Cook County Clerk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/53-cook-county-precincts-change-polling-places-ahead-of-election-499183771.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden says he’s ‘sick and tired’ of Trump White House
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-says-he-s-sick-and-tired-of-trump-white-house

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters a) promote hatred of Trump and b) promote hatred of Trump’s supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-1101-story.html
— Illinois’ highest paid superintendent fired after misconduct investigation – Zak Koeske
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-calumet-city-district-155-superintendent-terminated-st-1031-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump and then want you to vote for Democrats to punish Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-democratic-for-congress-for-a-moral-corrective-to-trumpism/
— Fact-check: Sean Casten tax claim taxed by facts – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/politifact-fact-check-sean-casten-tax-peter-roskam-bga/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-cultivator-career-working-medical-marijuana/
— No longer ‘trapped by the past,’ county freed from political hiring oversight – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-free-shakman-political-hiring-oversight/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting women and minorities to hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/americas-gender-racial-divides-on-display-in-house-races/
— Cook County blows past 2014 early vote total with six days to go – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-blows-past-2014-early-vote-total-with-six-days-to-go/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Problems reported with some voting machines in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181031/problems-reported-with-some-voting-machines-in-dupage-county
— Morrison v. Schneider: Democrats contribute thousands to Cook County Board races – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181031/democrats-contribute-thousands-to-cook-county-board-races
— 10 states to dispatch troops to US-Mexico border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181031/news/310319874/

 

WIFR
— Candidates and scholars ride the “Pink Wave” in DeKalb
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Candidates-and-scholars-ride-the-Pink-Wave-in-DeKalb-499105641.html

 

WMBD
— Rauner Shares Frustrations Ahead Of Election
https://www.1470wmbd.com/gov-rauner-shares-frustrations-ahead-of-election/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Says He’ll Send As Many As 15,000 Troops To The Southern Border – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-says-hell-send-many-15000-troops-southern-border#stream/0

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— THE BATTLEGROUND IN SUBURBIA: ILLINOIS’S 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – Valerie Nikolas
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/the-battleground-in-suburbia-illinoiss-6th-congressional-district/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Let the De-Raunerification of Illinois Begin
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-let-the-de-raunerification-of-illinois-begin

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/national-advocate-lauds-siu-s-cannabis-science-initiative/article_e64a9386-db99-11e8-bde1-7fbc5b278055.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KUSHINER: MANLY CODES OF CONDUCT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/kushiner-manly-codes-of-conduct.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he’s frustrated as Pritzker begins his closing argument
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/31/rauner-says-hes-frustrated-as-pritzker-begins-his-closing-argument/
— New Rauner digital ad talks about his hardscrabble upbringing in Deerfield
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/31/new-rauner-digital-ad-talks-about-his-hardscrabble-upbringing-in-deerfield/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58039
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58049

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Big Tech Election Meddling: Censoring Conservatives Right Before Election Day – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29039-big-tech-election-meddling-censoring-conservatives-right-election-day

 

WESTERN JOURNAL & AMERICAN THINKER
— Donald Trump — America’s First Jewish President – Marc Scaringi
https://www.westernjournal.com/donald-trump-americas-first-jewish-president/
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/donald_trump_americas_first_jewish_president.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump bashes Paul Ryan on birthright citizenship: Focus on holding the majority – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/414077-trump-bashes-paul-ryan-focus-on-holding-the-majority
— Trump’s attack on Ryan seen as advance scapegoating – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about scapegoaters.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/414199-trumps-attack-on-ryan-seen-as-advance-scapegoating

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred of members of Group B. Members of Group A 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, 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 people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/rise-white-identity-politics-didn-t-start-trump-explains-michael-ncna926191

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A six-term Republican Peter Roskam finds himself on the thinnest of political ice – Charles Lane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-six-term-republican-finds-himself-on-the-thinnest-of-political-ice/2018/10/31/e4c31728-dd2d-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html
— Trump lashes out at Paul Ryan over birthright citizenship comments, says he ‘should be focusing on holding the Majority’ – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-presses-on-with-case-to-end-birthright-citizenship-one-way-or-the-other/2018/10/31/bcd69dc2-dd12-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— October’s Market Rout Leaves Investors With No Place to Hide Dual breakdown in stock and bond prices has upended investors’ traditional safety tool kit, leaving many with losses – Michael Wursthorn (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Of course, they have, they are, and they will drive financial markets a) down to defeat Republicans and b) drive markets up to elect Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/octobers-market-rout-leaves-investors-with-no-place-to-hide-1540978259

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-murderous-week-america-was-inspired-trump-opinion-1193305
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump haters want America to surrender to invaders.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1194215

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Four Traps in Federal Recruiting, and How to Avoid Them – Susan Fallon Brow (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2018/10/four-traps-federal-recruiting-and-how-avoid-them/152441/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO’s financial market expert inducted into NAPA – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: What if I was still working for GAO? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I knew as much as anyone at GAO about financial markets. I had worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for the previous 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325. I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had worked 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.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2018/10/gaos-financial-market-expert-inducted-into-napa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She didn’t make the headlines and no one has written a book about her, but Orice Williams Brown was at the heart of the financial crisis that gripped the nation exactly 10 years ago. As the Government Accountability Office’s point person on financial markets, she became one of Congress’ most trusted experts. Now the managing director for congressional relations at GAO, Williams Brown was inducted into the National Academy of Public Administration.)

October 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CASTEN AND ROSKAM: Where Casten, Roskam find support as election approaches – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/where-casten-roskam-find-support-as-election-approaches
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The district in the past two elections has handily gone to Roskam. In 2016, he beat Democrat Amanda Howland, 59 percent to 41 percent. In 2014, he did even better, winning against Democrat Michael Mason with 67 percent of ballots cast. Roskam’s closest call was his first House election, when in 2016 he claimed 51 percent of the vote to edge out now-U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. This time, early political analyses called the race a tossup. Fox News still does. So does political news website FiveThirtyEight, which Sunday night gave Roskam a 50.5 percent chance of winning. But now, at least three other sources — The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and Inside Elections nonpartisan analysis from Nathan Gonzales — say the race “leans” or “tilts” Democratic.)
— How outside groups help in 6th Congressional District ‘where votes count’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: There are seven 4X3 Roskam signs and two 4X4 Roskam signs being displayed in my precinct.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181029/how-outside-groups-help-in-6th-congressional-district-where-votes-count

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Immigration may be on the national stage, but in Illinois it’s also a key issue in the governor’s race – Elvia Malagon and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents NOT want you to talk to political reporters about? My critics/opponents do NOT want me to talk to political reporters a) about my support for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms; b) about my support for Trump, Roskam, Rauner and all the other Republicans who have won primary races; c) about my wanting the $10,000 SALT cap to be increased to $20,000 for married filing jointly; d) about what I have done to help elect Trump, Roskam, Rauner, and the rest of the Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct; e) about the seven 4X3 Roskam signs and the two 4X4 Roskam signs that are being displayed in my precinct; or f) that both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/ct-met-rauner-pritzker-election-immigration-20181022-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner went to Murphysboro to see President Trump, but didn’t get a meeting or a shoutout – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181028-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Rauner got no mention from Trump, it’s unclear if the governor was present for what might be considered an ignominious shoutout that the president gave to a onetime Illinoisan who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate — John Cox. Cox is running for governor of California though he is viewed as having little chance in the heavily Democratic state. Cox took on perennial candidate status in Illinois last decade in unsuccessfully running for a variety of offices, including Congress and U.S. Senate. In his quest for public office, he mounted a 2008 bid for president, which also ended in failure. “He should win. John Cox. He should win,” Trump told the Illinois audience. “He’s so good. It’s a hard place to win but he should win.”)
— No time for questions: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti was at Trump’s rally in southern Illinois on Saturday. She entered the airplane hangar venue through the entrance used for VIP invitees and the media a few hours before Trump spoke. Asked by a reporter about the rally after going through security, she said she wasn’t allowed to give interviews. – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20181028-story.html

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to fill “suburban woman” with hatred against Republicans, and especially with hatred 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://wgnradio.com/2018/10/28/the-swing-vote-in-illinois-this-year-will-be-suburban-women/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at teens that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181028/even-though-they-cant-vote-teens-are-still-participating-in-political-process

 

SOUTHERN
— As President Trump visits Southern Illinois, his detractors make noise – ALEE QUICK (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are just noise according to my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all you need to know is what they tell you.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-president-trump-visits-southern-illinois-his-detractors-make-noise/article_bb3e1f70-a2e6-5d19-a1ec-1040d06ce9fd.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TRUMP snubs RAUNER; PROFT takes hits — Collecting signatures – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/29/trump-snubs-rauner-proft-takes-some-hits-on-collecting-signatures-theres-an-app-for-that-335326

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sanguinetti: lots of problems with Pritzker – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511612000-sanguinetti-lots-of-problems-with-pritzker

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ABATE pulls endorsement from Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/28/abate-pulls-endorsement-from-rauner/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS FIRES BACK AT WASHINGTON POST FOR TYING TERROR TO TRUMP – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/28/sarah-sanders-washington-post-trump/

 

BLAZE
— DHS secretary Nielsen’s message for migrant caravan: ‘Do not come. You will not be allowed in’ – Leon Wolf (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps officially tell those in the migrant caravans a) that they will be allowed in, b) that they will be given lots of government assistance, c) that they will be given citizenship, and d) that will have to help anti-Trumps get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/28/dhs-secretary-nielsens-message-for-migrant-caravan-do-not-come-you-will-not-be-allowed-in

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Military’s Most Important Role Is Border Defense – Christopher Roach
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/10/29/the-militarys-most-important-role-is-border-defense/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DID THE INCOMPETENT BOMB-MAKING TERRORIST HAVE HELP? Longtime Democrat who only recently registered as a Republican is due in court today. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271780/did-incompetent-bomb-making-terrorist-have-help-matthew-vadum

 

PJ MEDIA
— This Jewish Boy Is Going to Buy a Gun – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/this-jewish-boy-is-going-to-buy-a-gun/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— The Late Great State of Illinois Political dysfunction as far as the eye can see. – ANDREW FERGUSON (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats control the legislative branch.)
https://www.weeklystandard.com/andrew-ferguson/illinois-is-a-mess-heres-why

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/29/the_politics_of_division_can_never_unite_us_138477.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chipping Away at the ‘Enemy” – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: Who treats you like you are one of their enemies? I should write a book about those who since 2000 have used my being a reporter for GOPUSA to treat me like I am one of their enemies. They want all religious people, all conservatives, and all Republicans, and especially all Republican candidates, like Peter Roskam and Bruce Rauner, to treat me like I am one of their enemies.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/business/media/trumps-attacks-news-media.html
— Back at Georgetown Prep, Kavanaugh Is Hailed as a Hero – Kate Kelly (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents get your kindergarten, grade school, middle school, high school, and college classmates to say bad about you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-georgetown-prep.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/sex-biology-binary.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/trump-toxicity-pittsburgh-violence.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue-bowers.html
— Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/world/canada/marijuana-cannabis-vancouver-legalization.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will the Sinking Stock Market Hurt Republicans in the Midterms? Republicans view a strong economy as part of their campaign message. But will the tumultuous stock market affect the party’s chances in the midterms? – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Of course, they have, they are, and they will drive stock markets down to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/will-the-sinking-stock-market-hurt-republicans-in-the-midterms/57B4E1A6-4E15-4AFC-A204-2EA2653E303D.html
— Trump and Pelosi Dominate Ads Aimed at Rallying and Repelling Voters The bitter Supreme Court fight and probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election are barely a blip in political messaging. – Julie Bykowicz, Brian McGill and Anthony DeBarros
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-pelosi-dominate-ads-aimed-at-rallying-and-repelling-voters-1540805400
— Knowing the 13 Secret Steps into Harvard Doesn’t Make Admission Any Easier A lawsuit offers a peek into how one of America’s most selective universities picks applicants—which is great if you’re already living in Montana, love the classics and are the best-ever student at your school – Melissa Korn and Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/knowing-the-13-secret-steps-into-harvard-doesnt-make-it-any-easier-1540752653
— The Oldest Hatred All good Americans stand in solidarity against anti-Semitism. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were anti-Semitic. Many of the aforesaid did not want to supervise, work with, or work for the Jewish woman who I volunteered to work for in 1990 and continued to work for until she and my other Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In addition to her being a Jewish woman, they resented the fact that she was younger, she was attractive, she was wealthy, she was a CPA, she had an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she was Russian-American. They were furious when I got her appointed the board of directors of IIT’s Financial Markets and Trading Master’s Degree Program.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-oldest-hatred-1540760984

 

USA TODAY
— Trump is right to stop illegal alien caravan instead of rolling out welcome mat – Brandon Judd
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/29/donald-trump-keep-america-safe-block-migrant-caravan-border-column/1764682002/
— 3 tips to avoid running out of money in retirement – Ken Fisher (DIERSEN: The article suggests cheaper housing, cut entertainment spending, and rethink your old budget.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/10/28/retirement-budget-spending-tips-avoid-running-out-money/1748978002/
— Marine tribunal recommends officer be forced to retire over sexual harassment claims – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: Since 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my demographics to hint/imply/argue/shout that the “real reason” why was forced to retire is that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/28/major-david-cheek-sexual-harassment-involuntary-retirement/1788337002/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/pittsburgh-shooting-comes-amid-rise-in-hate-crimes-growing-anxiety-about-right-wing-extremism/

 

ALBUERQUE JOURNAL
— Optics of caravan issue may turn out to be bad for Dems – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.abqjournal.com/1238773/optics-of-caravan-issue-may-turn-out-to-be-bad-for-dems.html

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Latinos wake up to the Democrats’ duplicity Liberals have taken Latinos for granted and have not defended their interests – RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What have the candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct done to defend those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, “political consultants” in Illinois advise Republican candidates in Illinois to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, homeowners, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2018/10/29/Ruben-Navarrette-Jr-Latinos-wake-up-to-the-Democrats-duplicity/stories/201810290007

 

NORTH NEW JERSEY
— He blew the whistle on NJ Transit. He paid for it with his career. – Curtis Tate (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/watchdog/2018/10/29/nj-transit-whistleblower-pays-his-career-speaking-up/1752900002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The audit showed that the agency had become highly politicized under former Gov. Chris Christie and structured its hiring practices to favor applicants with connections to the governor’s office rather than experienced professionals. Such practices had contributed to an exodus of senior supervisors and depressed morale among those who stayed.)

 

EDUCATION WEEK
— Is America’s Next Generation of Voters Ready for the Job? – Alyson Klein (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois who discourage young people from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/31/is-americas-next-generation-of-voters-ready.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps wanted Trump to cancel his rally in Murphysboro.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/10/trump-holds-campaign-rally-illinois-despite-shootings/574201/

October 28 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Rauner campaign has authorized me to report that Rauner will visit the Verdict Restaurant at Roosevelt Road and County Farm Road in Wheaton at 8:15 AM, tomorrow morning, Monday, October 29, 2018, as part of the campaign’s bus tour. Further, there will be a get out the vote rally for Rauner and the Republican ticket at Benedictine University in Lisle 5:30 to 7:00 PM, Monday evening, November 5, 2018. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rubio to visit Oak Brook to help Rep. Peter Roskam raise money Monday, October 29 — Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-marco-rubio-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps wanted Trump to cancel his rally in Murphysboro.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-trump-maga-rally-illinois-20181027-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner showed up at the rally despite years of actively distancing himself from the controversial president — at least until recently when the governor sought to try to unify core social conservatives angry with his signature on laws expanding abortion, immigration and transgender rights. Trump made no mention of Rauner, who sat off to the side in bleachers far behind the main podium. Wearing a motorcycle vest and a baseball cap affirming the pro-police message “Back the Blue,” Rauner did not address the audience. While Rauner was Downstate, Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker was campaigning in the west and northwest suburbs while adding $10 million to his own already record-shattering self-funding mark, bringing it to more than $171.5 million since he launched his campaign fund in March of last year. In a campaign fundraising email appeal for other Democratic candidates, Pritzker said Rauner’s attendance at the Trump rally was a “final desperate attempt to save his failing campaign.”)
— Migrants nix offer to stay in Mexico, continue trek to U.S. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-20181027-story.html
— Crowd in East Chicago rallies against use of Gary airport for ICE deportations – Carole Carlson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-east-chicago-protest-st-1028-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2018-trump-20181027-story.html
— In migrant caravan, safety in numbers and no smuggling fees – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-lt–migrant-caravan-20181026-story.html
— Mexico torn between stopping, aiding migrant caravan – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-lt–migrant-caravan-20181027-story.html
— Mexican towns rally for migrants, who try to be good guests – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-lt–migrant-caravan-20181025-story.html
— Complaint says DuPage Co. judge Patrick O’Shea tried to retaliate against sexual harassment accusers, told falsehoods over gun charge – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-dupage-judge-accused-of-sexual-harassment-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump ignores Rauner at southern Illinois rally; praises Bost, Hultgren, Davis – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: According to this article, Roskam is “wooing voters who are turned off by Trump’s divisive politics and scorched rhetoric.” What do you say to those who advise Roskam to woo anti-Trumps by dumping Trump supporting Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Since 2000, those advisors have blamed Diersen and his emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-ignores-rauner-southern-illinois-rally-praises-bost-hultgren-davis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who must reclaim the GOP base to win re-election, showed up in the audience at President Donald Trump’s southern Illinois rally on Saturday, though Trump never mentioned the governor in his remarks nor invited him to the stage. If it was a deliberate snub, it was a remarkable rebuff — a Republican president ignoring a GOP governor who is struggling to win a second term against Democrat J.B. Pritzker. Or Rauner’s team may have said it’s OK to ignore him as he continues to try to have it both ways when it comes to Trump. While avoiding Rauner, Trump did give a big boost to three of the four Republican Illinois House members facing tough re-election races: Reps. Mike Bost, Rodney Davis and, in a big surprise, Randy Hultgren. Hultgren traveled more than 300 miles from his Chicago area district to Murphysboro to plant his flag with the president in the unannounced appearance. I heard that Rauner’s team was trying to arrange a last minute private meeting with Trump, a move calculated to try to appease the GOP base he has alienated so much that he barely won re-nomination in the March Illinois GOP primary. I’m not sure that private meeting ever took place. I did see Rauner pictured in the crowd standing next to Republican National Committee Finance Chair Todd Ricketts, who did visit with Trump at the rally. It’s hard to see how this fence straddling will work well for Rauner. While he avoided being caught in the same camera frame as Trump — which would depress his support among the independents and moderate Republicans he needs — he still was not embraced by Trump. Trump is very popular with the segments of the Republican base Rauner knows he needs. Rauner on Saturday was trying to catch a ride on Trump’s coat tails without paying much of a price. The rally was billed as a boost for Bost. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., in a fight with Democratic nominee Seat Casten in the 6th district, was the only one of the four GOP targets who did not attend the Trump rally, which made sense since his re-election depends on wooing voters who are turned off by Trump’s divisive politics and scorched rhetoric. Hultgren is in a tight race with Democratic nominee Lauren Underwood in the 14th congressional district, in prior years safe GOP turf. Hultgren needs Trump’s help to turn out Republicans who otherwise sit out mid-terms. Hultgren may have decided to journey to Murphysboro, near Carbondale, because former Vice President Joe Biden headlines a rally for Underwood on Wednesday at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles, where blues singer Keb’ Mo’ will also perform. “We need your vote,” Hultgren said to the crowd, though he was hundreds of miles away from his voters. Bost is facing a strong challenge for the 12th district seat from Democrat Brendan Kelly, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney. Davis is running against Democrat contender BetsyDirksen Londrigan in the 13th district, anchored in central Illinois.)
— Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack ‘evil’ anti-Semitism, stumps for GOP – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-calls-pittsburgh-synagogue-attack-evil-anti-semitism-stumps-gop/
— Trump holds Illinois rally after ‘evil, anti-Semitic attack’ in Pittsburgh
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-rauner-illinois-rally-make-america-great-again-appearance/
— Suspect in synagogue slayings made frequent anti-Semitic posts on social media – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/suspect-synagogue-slayings-frequent-anti-semitic-posts-social-media/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-mail-bombs-inflammatory-rhetoric-hate-speech-cesar-sayoc/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illegal-immigration-illinois-rauner-mendrick-goslin-2018-election-undocumented-republican/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump campaigns to eager crowd in southern Illinois, calling state ‘such a special place’
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181027/trump-campaigns-to-eager-crowd-in-southern-illinois-calling-state-such-a-special-place

 

ABC7
— President Trump holds campaign rally in Murphysboro in southern Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pres-trump-holds-campaign-rally-in-southern-illinois/4566394/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— President Trump rallies Republicans in southern Illinois – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181027/president-trump-rallies-republicans-in-southern-illinois
— Senor objects to claims on Democratic Party mailers; Davis on CNN – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181027/bernard-schoenburg-senor-objects-to-claims-on-democratic-party-mailers
— That now-infamous Rauner ad did achieve one thing – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181027/statehouse-insider-that-now-infamous-rauner-ad-did-achieve-one-thing

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Londrigan against Davis.
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/can-democrats-flip-the-th-congressional-district-with-days-to/article_8196ea56-46f9-5f32-9256-d659b057d21e.html

 

WSIU
— Trump Visits Southern Illinois Stumping for Rep. Mike Bost – AMELIA BLAKELY
http://news.wsiu.org/post/trump-visits-southern-illinois-stumping-rep-mike-bost#stream/0

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.
https://chicagodefender.com/2018/10/27/if-trump-is-a-white-supremacist-hes-doing-a-very-good-job-for-black-people-says-young-black-conservative/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Impeach Trump PAC Mails in Roskam’s District – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/28/impeach-trump-pac-mails-in-roskams-district/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trump stumps for GOP Congressmen in Southern Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/trump-stumps-for-gop-congressmen-in-southern-illinois/article_80435486-da47-11e8-9e75-efc97de791d1.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Biblical and Free, or Secular and Statist? – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/biblical-and-free-or-secular-and-statist-2/
— Usama Dakdok on Radical Islam in Orland Park What YOU Can Do About Radical Islam
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/usama-dakdok-on-radical-islam-in-orland-park/

 

HOT AIR
— Caravan Members Reject Mexican Offer Of Benefits, Residency – JAZZ SHAWP
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/10/27/caravan-members-reject-mexican-offer-benefits-residency/

 

DAILY CALLER
— INDIANAPOLIS EMPLOYEE SUES AFTER ALLEGEDLY LOSING JOB FOR WEARING MAGA HAT, SUPPORTING TRUMP – David Krayden (DIERSEN: How severely would the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois punish you if you wore a MAGA hat?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/26/fired-city-employee-suing-lost-job-maga-hat/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Will Announce Anti-Caravan Plan on Tuesday – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/27/washpo-trump-will-describe-anti-migration-plan-on-tuesday/

 

BLAZE
— School board bans official participation in Chick-fil-A kids’ run. – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send children to public schools is to turn them into LGBTQers.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/27/school-board-bans-official-participation-in-chick-fil-a-kids-run-race-officials-are-dumbfounded
— Obama unleashes torrent of insults and mockery against Trump at Democrat rally – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/26/obama-unleashes-torrent-of-insults-and-mockery-against-trump-at-democrat-rally
— Mexico makes an offer to migrants in Honduran caravan – and they have responded – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/26/mexico-makes-an-offer-to-migrants-in-honduran-caravan-and-they-have-responded
— Gun control groups far out-spending gun rights groups for 2018 midterms—first time in 20-plus years – Chris Field
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/27/gun-control-groups-far-out-spending-gun-rights-groups-for-2018-midterms-first-time-in-20-plus-years

 

TOWNHALL
— Caravan Riders Refuse Mexico’s Generous Offer – And They’re STILL Heading to the U.S. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/10/27/caravan-riders-refuse-mexicos-generous-offer-and-theyre-still-heading-to-the-us-n2532437

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats have made California one of the poorest states in the nation – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/democrats_have_made_california_one_of_the_poorest_states_in_the_nation.html
— So much for ‘refuge.’ Caravan army turns up its nose at Mexico’s generous offer of asylum – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/so_much_for_refuge_caravan_army_turns_up_its_nose_at_mexicos_generous_offer_of_asylum.html
— Time for Christians to Politically Follow Jesus – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who become members of churches, who give money to churches, and/or who attend church services a) to give themselves standing to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things and/or b) to give themselves license to sin?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/time_for_christians_to_politically_follow_jesus.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Only Congress Can Prevent the Next Border Surge – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/28/only-congress-can-prevent-the-next-border-surge/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Not about Left vs Right, but Insider vs Outsider – Salena Zito (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who paint themselves as being insiders and b) who paint themselves as being outsiders.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/not-about-left-vs-right-but-insider-vs-outsider

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Trump base will be tested in midterms – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: How many voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are a) in Trump’s base, b) in Rauner’s base, c) in your Republican congressman’s base, and d) in the base of all the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/413487-memo-trump-base-will-be-tested-in-midterms

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls for Unity After Synagogue Shooting, Then Swiftly Denounces Democrats – Katie Rogers and Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/politics/trump-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting.html
— So Much for the Starter House With inventory tight, home prices high and interest rates rising, many homeowners are giving up on the idea of trading up from the first home they bought. – Ronda Kaysen (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my wife and I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/realestate/so-much-for-the-starter-house.html
— Science Confirms It: People Are Not Pets Research on the efficacy of rewards tells us that we can’t bribe others into doing what we want. – Alfie Kohn (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised a new home, a new car, lots of money, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in stopping me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out. I should write a book about operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/opinion/sunday/science-rewards-behavior.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-fear.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/opinion/sunday/migrant-caravan-immigration-latin-america.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/opinion/sunday/voter-suppression-georgia-2018.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/opinion/voter-voting-alabama-black.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— American anti-Semitism: It’s getting worse – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Many of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were anti-Semitic. Many of the aforesaid did not want to supervise, work with, or work for the Jewish woman who I volunteered to work for in 1990 and continued to work for until she and my other Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In addition to her being a Jewish woman, they resented the fact that she was younger, she was attractive, she was wealthy, she was a CPA, she had an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she was Russian-American. They were furious when I got her appointed the board of directors of IIT’s Financial Markets and Trading Master’s Degree Program.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/10/27/american-anti-semitism-its-getting-worse/?utm_term=.5c090703457c
— A quarter of college students could develop PTSD because of the 2016 election, a new study suggests – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: What might cause you to develop PTSD? For me, it is my Democrat superiors’ success in wasting my federal career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. The chances my developing PTSD because of that increases every time those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican make it clear that they side with my Democrat superiors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/24/quarter-college-students-could-develop-ptsd-because-election-new-study-suggests/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Are college students “snowflakes” — triggered, traumatized and altogether too delicate for the real world? Or are they apathetic — so unconcerned that they can’t be bothered to purchase stamps to send in their absentee ballots? The two characterizations of young Americans are in conflict, observed Melissa Hagan, an assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University. Her research has led her to believe that neither captures what’s going on in the minds of young people. Their intense reaction to political events runs contrary to the charge of apathy, she said, while the emotional trauma they report should not be dismissed as hypersensitivity. With a team of researchers, she surveyed 769 introductory psychology students at Arizona State University in January and February 2017, asking about their satisfaction with the 2016 election, whether they were upset about the outcome and whether the results of the race had affected their close relationships.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Before he launched a bid for California governor, Republican John Cox made a fortune in real estate – PHIL WILLON
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-governor-john-cox-business-20181028-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote open borders big time.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-detention-immigrants-ice-20181027-story.html

 

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— Where’s our wall? – Cal Thomas
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20181028/from-right-wheres-our-wall

 

DECATUR DAILY
— Invasion of the country snatchers – Cal Thomas
https://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-invasion-of-the-country-snatchers/article_6d18419b-3274-5153-be14-412a613d2160.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Rolls Out New Pledges to Boost GOP Electoral Odds But his promises of new tax cuts, lower prescription drug prices and tougher border policies lack detail or face formidable obstacles – Peter Nicholas and Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-rolls-out-new-pledges-to-boost-gop-electoral-odds-1540641600
— Trump Blames Media’s ‘Unfair Coverage’ for Undermining Healthy Debate
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/campaign-wire-2018-midterms/card/1540602464?mod=article_inline
— Most U.S. College Students Afraid to Disagree with Professors New survey finds faculty often express beliefs unrelated to course work. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-u-s-college-students-afraid-to-disagree-with-professors-1540588198

 

NEWSWEEK
— U.S. MILITARY COULD INVADE MEXICO TO STOP MIGRANT CARAVAN, ANN COULTER SAYS – ARISTOS GEORGIOU
https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-could-invade-mexico-stop-migrant-caravan-ann-coulter-says-1190365

October 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— A horrible, horrible thing’: Pres. Trump, others respond to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
https://abc7chicago.com/a-horrible-horrible-thing-trump-responds-to-pittsburgh-shooting/4565749/
— Pittsburgh synagogue shooting leaves 11 dead, 4 officers injured; suspect Robert Bowers identified – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-leaves-11-dead-4-officers-injured;-suspect-robert-bowers-identified/4565140/
— Trump calls for unity, but then whips crowd into anti-media chant – ALI ROGIN
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-calls-for-unity-but-then-whips-crowd-into-anti-media-chant-/4563485/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump also referred to the caravan of migrants fleeing violence in Central America — many of whom are now heading north through Mexico. He said the opposing party would welcome the migrants into the United States. “The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal immigrants and they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education and for the right to vote,” he said. “It’s so unfair that people just walk across the border because our Democrat laws are no good,” he added.)

 

NBC5
— 11 Dead, 4 Officers Injured at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pa.; Suspect in Custody Congregants told MSNBC that a circumcision celebration, known as a bris, was taking place in the synagogue at the time
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Pittsburgh-Police-Respond-Synagogue-Shooting-498785981.html
— Former President Obama Hammers Trump Without Mentioning Him by Name Obama is campaigning for Democrats ahead of the 2018 midterm elections
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/former-president-obama-blasts-donald-trump-in-milwaukee-speech-498718971.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 11 dead, 6 injured in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/pittsburgh-police-report-active-shooter-near-synagogue-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bost, Davis, and Hultgren on the stage with Trump in Murphysboro.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-trump-maga-rally-illinois-20181027-story.html
— Trump says gun control had ‘little to do’ with synagogue shooting, suggests armed guard could have curbed violence – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-synagogue-shooting-20181027-story.html
— Mail bomb suspect was ‘lost,’ then ‘found a father in Trump,’ family attorney tells CNN – Amy B Wang, Matt Zapotosky, Annie Gowen and Sari Horwitz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-cesar-sayoc-trump-20181027-story.html
— ‘Everyone scattered:’ Frightened shoppers duck, hotel guests hear shots from 13 floors up as gunman opens fire in Loop, wounding man – Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence-shooting-20181027-story.html
— Homeless people in the library? Chicago, suburban libraries turn to social workers for help – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-libraries-hire-social-workers-1027-story.html
— Celebrities, ghosts and ordinary people: The history of Chicago is alive in its Southland cemeteries – Donna Vickroy (DIERSEN: I have the honor of knowing Ed Bara and his wife. Ed’s wife and my wife were coworkers during the 1980s and 1990s.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-famous-graves-st-1029-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Topics: Chicago pot startup raises $120M, support grows for legal weed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-record-support-legal-weed-chicago-pot-company-raises-120m-verano-holdings/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Migrants nix offer to stay in Mexico, continue trek to US – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181027/news/310279925/
— Aurora elementary principal accused of failing to report potential abuse – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181027/aurora-elementary-principal-accused-of-failing-to-report-potential-abuse
— Bomb suspect: Ex-stripper with cash problems, Trump devotion – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181027/news/310279923/
— Illinois governor in tough re-election bid after budget woes – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181027/news/310279952/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Supporters, others come out strong to see Trump in Southern Illinois – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article220639260.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Saturday Roundup: Morrison hit with TV ad; First Jesse White ad; Madiganapalooza; Pritzker staffer speaks; Long sues
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/27/saturday-roundup-morrison-hit-with-tv-ad-first-jesse-white-ad-madiganapalooza-pritzker-staffer-speaks-long-sues/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump calls for death penalty after synagogue shooting; leaders’ react to tragedy with sorrow, anger and frustration – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-for-death-penalty-after-synagogue-shooting-leaders-react-to-tragedy-with-sorrow-anger-and-frustration
— Trump calls synagogue shooting a wicked and anti-Semitic act of ‘pure evil’ – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-synagogue-shooting-a-wicked-and-anti-semitic-act-of-pure-evil

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sayoc Accusation Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/sayoc_accusation_doesnt_pass_the_smell_test.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Columbia U. report finds ‘lacks of diversity,’ despite spending $185 million on ‘faculty diversity’ – Celine Ryan
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11452

 

COLLEGE FIX
— California College Republicans platform gets ‘pushback’ from campus groups, community
https://www.thecollegefix.com/california-college-republicans-platform-gets-pushback-from-campus-groups-community/
— U. Michigan’s ‘Dialogues on Diversity’ combat ‘preconceived notions of diversity, privilege’ – DAVE HUBER (DIERSEN: What if diversity was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree? 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.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-michigans-dialogues-on-diversity-combat-preconceived-notions-of-diversity-privilege/

 

POLITICO
— Trump forcefully denounces ‘anti-Semitic’ mass shooting that killed 11 America’s worst synagogue shooting also leaves 7 injured — including four law enforcement officers. The apprehended suspect has been identified. – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-943380

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump says he will travel to Pittsburgh after synagogue shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-condemns-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Gun Laws Had ‘Little to Do’ With Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Trump Says – Katie Rogers and Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/politics/trump-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting.html
— Liberal Hypocrisy in College Admissions? The legacy system is affirmative action for the privileged. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree? 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/opinion/sunday/legacy-college-admissions-harvard.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/politics/marijuana-legalization-rick-steves.html

 

WASHINGTON POST

— Gunman kills 11 in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre investigated as a hate crime – Deanna Paul, Avi Selk, Amy B Wang and Mark Berman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-police-responding-active-shooting-squirrel-hill-area/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Federal Workers Don’t See Link Between Pay, Performance (DIERSEN: Democrat supervisors in the federal government use the extreme subjectivity in work performance assessment a) to retain and to promote employees who are Democrat, minority, and/or female and b) to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/federal-workers-dont-see-link-between-pay-performance

October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump blames media for ‘anger’ in country amid mail bomb campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-blames-media-for-anger-in-country-amid-mail-bomb-campaign/4554727/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/before-statewide-marijuana-vote-utah-lawmaker-tries-cannabis-on-camera/4548701/

 

NBC5
— Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold Spar Ahead of Final Debate Raoul holds a lead, but Harold is making an aggressive push late in the race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/erika-harold-kwame-raoul-spar-ahead-of-final-debate-498589431.html

 

CBS2
— ‘Potentially Destructive Devices’ Sent To Trump Critics Prompt Massive Response
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/25/mail-bombs-explosive-devices-suspicious-packages-obama-clinton-biden-de-niro-waters-holder-soros-brennan/

 

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Erika Harold
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/25/city-club-of-chicago-erika-harold/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Marco Rubio to visit Chicago area to help Rep. Peter Roskam raise money – Mike Riopell and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-marco-rubio-20181025-story.html
— Mendoza ad contends Rauner’s a bully – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-cps-sex-abuse-20181024-story.html
— Caitlyn Jenner: Hope that Trump would support the LGBTQ community was a mistake – Caitlyn Jenner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-caitlyn-jenner-trump-20181025-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Dearly beloved, Rauner’s edgy commercial is doing its job.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-madigan-rauner-gay-wedding-commercial-1026-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sickness, fear, harassment in Mexico whittle away at caravan – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/sickness-fear-harassment-mexico-whittle-away-migrant-caravan/
— DuPage Judge Patrick J. O’Shea faces hearing over alleged sexual harassment, lies in gun case – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/dupage-county-judge-patrick-oshea-sexual-harassment-state-board-hearing/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/governors-race-cannabis-legalization-marijuana-illinois-rauner-pritzker/
— Trump sends troops to border – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/jim-mattis-donald-trump-migrant-caravan-mexico-800-hundreds-troops-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/october-politics-cannot-erase-our-transgender-and-non-binary-neighbors/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Casten talk economics in Oak Brook – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/roskam-casten-talk-economics-in-oak-brook
— Wheaton Center apartment complex sold
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181025/wheaton-apartment-complex-sold
— Judicial board accuses DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea of lying to police, retaliating in sex harassment case – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/judicial-board-accuses-dupage-judge-of-lying-to-police-retaliating-in-sex-harassment-case
— DuPage board candidates disagree about when to disband election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181025/dupage-board-candidates-disagree-about-when-to-disband-election-commission

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ballot measures target theoretical property tax Are referendums in several suburbs pertaining to a statewide levy setting up a straw man on the issue? – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/ballot-measures-target-theoretical-property-tax
— Big landlord’s policy on ex-offenders is discriminatory; lawsuit says  An ex-offender was barred from renting an apartment in Washington Park because of a policy denying rentals to those with convictions in the past 25 years. A civil rights group says the policy disproportionately impacts African-Americans. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of ex-offenders are a) male and/or b) Democrat?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/big-landlords-policy-ex-offenders-discriminatory-lawsuit-says
— Rauner moves to bring self-driving cars to Illinois The governor says the state ought to be a leader in this emerging technology and forms a panel to research, test and potentially put automated vehicles on the road in five to 10 years. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I oppose self-driving vehicles. I have been driving cars for 54 years, that is, since I was 16 years old in 1964. I drove mail trucks while worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I own six cars. I hope that I will never have to be in a self-driving vehicle.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/rauner-moves-bring-self-driving-cars-illinois
— 2 big Wheaton apartment complexes sell One of the deals may offer a cautionary tale about the danger of rising property taxes. – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/2-big-wheaton-apartment-complexes-sell

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— McCann is now all in for Illinois Democrats – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-10-25/jim-dey-mccann-now-all-illinois-democrats.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Minimum wage increase would benefit Illinois, study says Opponents claim it would cost jobs and hours would be cut – Doug Finke
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/10/25/statehouse-insider-minimum-wage-increase-would-benefit-illinois-study-says/akgbhjy/

 

SOUTHERN
— Many logistics are still in flux ahead of Trump’s Saturday visit to Southern Illinois. Here’s what we know so far. – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/many-logistics-are-still-in-flux-ahead-of-trump-s/article_e56b0966-4053-5cc3-91f4-2e2b5ab1ad32.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— ‘We do stand for the Second Amendment’: Advocates unite in gun rally – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/8216-We-do-stand-for-the-Second-13337678.php

 

WMAY
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti joins Ray Lytle on WMAY to Discuss the Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q90vc06k5w

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Defends ‘Marriage’ Ad – GUY STEPHENS & JENNA DOOLEY
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-defends-marriage-ad

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Warning, Democrats: a Rauner victory over Pritzker could turn Illinois into a red state.”
https://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/25/warning-democrats-a-rauner-victory-over-pritzker-could-turn-illinois-into-a-red-state

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— More newspapers endorse Rauner for governor – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511610496-more-newspapers-endorse-rauner-for-governor

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Erika Harold won’t attend Trump event: “We have previously scheduled activities”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/erika-harold-wont-attend-trump-event-we-have-previously-scheduled-activities/
— “Voting for any Democrat gets you all of that”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/voting-for-any-democrat-gets-you-all-of-that/
— McCann launches visually striking pro-Trump cable TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/mccann-launches-visually-striking-pro-trump-cable-tv-ad/
— Stop thief!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/stop-thief-2/
— Pollution watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/pollution-watch/
— McCann candidacy called “a terrific mess” for Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/25/mccann-candidacy-called-a-terrific-mess-for-republicans/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump calls the bluff of the left-wing mobs
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-calls-the-bluff-of-the-left-wing-mobs/
— Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘more like George Wallace than George Washington’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57616

 

BREITBART
— CNN: Mail Bomb Recipients Are ‘Trump’s Targets’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/cnn-chyron-mail-bomb-recipients-are-trumps-targets/
— New York Times Published Trump Assassination Fantasy Before Mail Bomb Scare – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/25/new-york-times-publishes-fantasy-about-trump-getting-assassinated/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— JB PRITZKER WANTS LEGAL WEED IN PAY-TO-PLAY ILLINOIS
http://www.poppot.org/2018/10/25/jb-pritzker-wants-legal-weed-in-pay-to-play-illinois/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Coincidence of Bomb Recipients, Trump and Far-Right Rhetoric. White House ducks questions about president’s win-at-all-costs polarizing approach.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/coincidence-bomb-recipients-trump-far-right-rhetoric

 

THE HILL
— President Trump’s war on federal waste – TOM COBURN AND ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, c) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, d) those who wasted me and wasted what I learned as an Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and e) those who have wasted me and wasted what I learned as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Further, I should write a book about those who wasted me and wasted what I learned passing the CPA examination on my attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Those who wasted me and wasted what I learned are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/413019-president-trumps-war-on-federal-waste
— Trump unveils most aggressive action to target drug prices – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413168-trump-unveils-most-aggressive-action-yet-to-target-drug-prices
— Unity fizzles as president, lawmakers, media point fingers – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413240-unity-fizzles-as-president-lawmakers-media-point-fingers

 

CNBC
— Medicaid enrollment falls for first time in 11 years as economy boosts incomes – Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/24/strong-economy-halts-medicaid-growth-as-more-americans-make-too-much.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the left-wing fringe, “‘False Flag’ Theory on Pipe Bombs Zooms From Right-Wing Fringe to Mainstream.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/business/false-flag-theory-bombs-conservative-media.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Mattis Expected to Send 800 U.S. Troops to Mexican Border Deployment will fill request from Department of Homeland Security – Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mattis-expected-to-send-800-u-s-troops-to-mexican-border-1540481427

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Administration Has No Plans to Help Farmers With the Trade War in 2019 – Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/swine-fever-could-impact-china-s-trade-decisions-perdue-says

 

NEWSWEEK
— BLACK GOP VOLUNTEER THREATENED, CALLED N-WORD AT NORTH CAROLINA POLLING PLACE, SUSPECT ARRESTED – NICOLE ROJAS
https://www.newsweek.com/man-arrested-black-gop-volunteer-threatened-polling-place-called-n-word-1187433

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican event reports – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: It would be great if those who host Republican events in Illinois would post reports of their events on their website homepages ASAP after their events and email the hyperlinks to their email lists ASAP and to me ASAP for inclusion in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. But if that is not possible, because I cannot attend every Republican event in Illinois, please urge those who host Republican events in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to email me the following information ASAP after their events:

 

– Name of event host(s)
– Day, date, and time (morning, afternoon, or evening) of the event
– Event location
– Event type – fundraiser, rally, regular monthly meeting, etc.
– Names & titles of event speakers
– Approximate number of event attendees
– Names of attendees who are past or present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in last name alphabetical order
– Name and phone number of person who provides the above information

 

Thanks.)

October 24 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Peter Breen spoke very highly of Amy Grant at her outstanding fundraiser Wednesday evening, October 24, 2018, at the Glen Oak Country Club in Glen Ellyn. The 50+ attendees included Carlson, Falbo, Fisher, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Grasso, Hart, Holan, LeVan, Monino, E. Roskam, Suess, Whelan, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Suspicious packages mailed to Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, CNN NY offices, others – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/act-of-terror-bombs-sent-to-barack-obama-clintons-cnn-others/4547294/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The truth about Sam McCann – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mccann-governor-illinois-fraud-20181023-story.html
— Trump condemns series of attempted bomb attacks on Democrats, CNN – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mail-bombs-political-reaction-20181024-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “After bombing attempts, Trump lacks the unifying touch.” After bombing attempts, Trump lacks the unifying touch
www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-bombs-clinton-obama-trump-20181024-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump stokes white resentments.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-caravan-trump-white-fear-1025-20181024-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As bombs, and fear, spread, now is a time to stand up for America.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pipe-bombs-barack-michelle-obama-hillary-bill-cllnton-donald-trump-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Migrants set out anew on quest to reach distant US border.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrants-set-out-anew-on-quest-to-reach-distant-us-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In El Salvador, poverty and gangs drive migration.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrant-caravan-el-salvador-poverty-gangs-drive-migration/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Agencies blindsided by Trump immigration order.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/agencies-blindsided-by-trump-immigration-order-report/
— Judge rules against Rauner — says voters should decide who cleans water – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-rules-voters-rauner-cam-davis-geoffrey-cubbage-metropolitan-water-reclamation-district/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/canada-legalization-marijuana-american-drug-laws-sullum/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Climate, economy color 6th District candidates’ environmental views – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/climate-economy-color-6th-district-candidates-environmental-views
— Libertyville hopes salary bump will attract young, diverse village board candidates – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181024/libertyville-hopes-salary-bump-will-attract-young-diverse-village-board-candidates
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181024/us-has-special-responsibility-to-stand-up-for-human-rights
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181024/news/310249993/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sen. Oberweis: Illinois so ‘screwed up,’ family dairy biz pulling back new investing here “If you own land, where is the value likely to go up? Where you have growth and low taxes,” says one of the Legislature’s few business owners. “Neither is the case with Illinois.” – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/sen-oberweis-illinois-so-screwed-family-dairy-biz-pulling-back-new-investing

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. Roskam earns business group endorsements – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/10/24/rep-roskam-earns-business-group-endorsements/a6f9xe9/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Why I Won’t Support Rauner and Will Support McCann
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-why-i-wont-support-rauner-and-will-support-mccann

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Carrier won’t oppose statewide residential property tax proposal
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511609600-carrier-won-t-oppose-statewide-residential-property-tax-proposal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— GODFREY VOTERS TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO DISSOLVE TOWNSHIP ON THEIR NOVEMBER BALLOTS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/godfrey-voters-to-choose-whether-to-dissolve-township-on-their-november-ballots/
— TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION REFERENDUM TO APPEAR ON ALTON BALLOTS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/township-consolidation-referendum-to-appear-on-alton-ballots/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Erika Harold promises to be a “check on the Pritzker-Madigan agenda” in new ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/erika-harold-promises-to-be-a-check-on-the-pritzker-madigan-agenda-in-new-ad/
— Rauner: “The exciting thing is we don’t have to cut programs” to cut taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/24/rauner-the-exciting-thing-is-we-don%E2%80%99t-have-to-cut-programs-to-cut-taxes/

 

BREITBART
— Mo Brooks: ‘Now’ Is Time to Build Wall, Caravan ‘Hell-Bent on Assaulting Our National Sovereignty’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/24/mo-brooks-now-is-time-to-build-wall-caravan-hell-bent-on-assaulting-our-national-sovereignty/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump said Tuesday he’s a proud “nationalist” for American superiority and rejected a reporter’s suggestion that the word is a sneaky signal to white supremacists.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57502
— Chuck Grassley demands answers for Air Force’s $1,280 coffee cups
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57540

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic silence on migrant caravan is deafening – Matt Mackowiak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/democratic-silence-on-migrant-caravan-is-deafening/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACOM
— Pompeo to Migrant Caravan: ‘You Will Not Be Successful at Getting Into the U.S. Illegally’ – Mikhael Smits
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pompeo-migrant-caravan-not-successful-getting-u-s-illegally/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Endangered suburban Republican Peter Roskam tries to navigate Clinton district, Trump trade policies – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republican-in-clinton-district-worries-trump-trade-policies-could-endanger-seat

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Explosive Devices Add to Climate of Overheated Partisan Rancor.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/bombs-sent-cnn-obama-clinton-soros.html

 

TODAY
— Schools using marijuana test kit to show results instantly
https://www.today.com/video/rossen-reports-spot-the-pot-schools-using-marijuana-test-kit-to-show-results-instantly-1350870595741

 

NBC NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Health Care Vote a Pre-Existing Condition for Illinois GOP Congressman Roskam’s attempts to repeal the ACA while refusing to hold town halls with constituents hasn’t sat well with a number of conservative and independent voters in the 6th Congressional District.”
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Illinois-6th-Congressional-District-Peter-Roskam-Sean-Casten-496778711.html