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November 14 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, November 14, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots at the meeting included Eckhoff, Grant, Kinzler, MacKay, A. Murphy, and Zaruba. Other attendees included Almiron, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Corrigan, Crane, Dangelo, Falbo, Fitzgerald, Galvin, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Keller, LaVanway, C. & A. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, McNeily, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Semek, Shaw, Slinger, C. Smith, Tatro, and Wehling. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza officially announces Chicago mayoral run – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-comptroller-susana-mendoza-officially-announces-chicago-mayoral-run/4686171/

 

NBC5
— Reaction Pours in After Susana Mendoza’s Chicago Mayoral Announcement “A Mayor Mendoza is going to be really focused on investing in the neighborhoods,” she told NBC 5 on Wednesday – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/reaction-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayoral-announcement-500529601.html
— Illinois’ Newly-Elected Democratic Members of Congress Learn the Ropes The incoming freshman class includes three Democrats from the Chicago area: Lauren Underwood, Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia and Sean Casten – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/casten-underwood-garcia-illinois-democrats-in-congress-500507731.html

 

CBS2
— Senate Overrides Rauner Veto On Immigrant Crime-Victim Visas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/14/senate-overrides-rauner-veto-on-immigrant-crime-victim-visas/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why would anyone join the Trump administration now?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-sessions-nielsen-kelly-1115-20181114-story.html
— Lauren Underwood makes history, will be sworn in as youngest black woman elected to Congress – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lauren-underwood-makes-history-20181113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you push pot, you push destruction.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-marijuana-illinois-recreational-20181109-story.html
— There will be a new governor, but Illinois lawmakers stick with the same leaders – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-leadership-20181113-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Susana Mendoza already on the defensive on day one of mayoral campaign – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/susana-mendoza-defensive-day-one-mayoral-campaign/

— Splintered migrant caravan groups arrive at US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrant-caravan-us-border-tijuana-mexico/
— White House says it has ‘broad discretion’ on press access – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-cnn-jim-costa-press-passes-credentials/

 

DAILY HERALD
— White House says it has ‘broad discretion’ on press access – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181114/business/311149902/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Senate reverses veto on tobacco sales to minors – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181114/illinois-senate-reverses-veto-on-tobacco-sales-to-minors

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Former state legislators have got a lot of what it takes to get along – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-14/jim-dey-former-state-legislators-have-got-lot-what-it-takes-get-along

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— VIDEO: Media bias: Conservative reporter threatens to sue Sen. Durbin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KEGKm6GX8c

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LAHOOD: “MCCARTHY IS THE RIGHT PERSON”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/lahood-mccarthy-is-the-right-person.html
— DI LEO: A SEAT AT THE TABLE, AND CNN’S EMBARRASSING PRESUMPTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/a-seat-at-the-table-and-the-presumption-of-cnn.html
— ILLINOIS GUN RIGHTS REFERENDUM RESULTS SURPRISE EVEN 2ND AMENDMENT LEADERSHIP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-gun-rights-referendum-results-surprise-even-2nd-amendment-leadership-.html
— BURR RIDGE MAYOR MICKEY STRAUB RESIGNS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/burr-ridge-mayor-resigns-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mendoza react
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/14/mendoza-react/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ILGOP…“Before the election last Tuesday, Susana Mendoza was disingenuous and mislead the public when she said she was focused on her race for Comptroller. A leaked campaign video revealed she was already planning on running for Mayor. Now Mendoza says she’s concerned about high taxes, but she spent a decade in Springfield working with Mike Madigan to raise taxes on hardworking, middle-class families. The last thing the City of Chicago needs is another self-serving politician like Suzana Mendoza.” – ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider)

 

BREITBART
— Fox News Backing CNN’s Lawsuit Against White House – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/14/fox-news-backing-cnns-lawsuit-against-white-house/
— Poll: 72% Blame Media for ‘Dividing Americans, Spreading Hate’ – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/14/poll-72-blame-media-for-dividing-americans-spreading-hate/

 

GOPUSA
— Fox News stands with CNN: ‘Passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59133

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump WH To CNN: Shove It, We Can Regulate Insufferable Journalists…Like Jim Acosta; UPDATE: Judge Overseeing Lawsuit Is Trump-Appointed – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/11/14/trump-white-house-to-cnn-shove-it-we-can-regulate-insufferable-journalistslike-jim-acosta-update-judge-overseeing-lawsuit-is-trumpappointed-n2535935
— Kevin McCarthy Beats Jim Jordan for House Leadership – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/11/14/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-beats-jim-jordan-n2535952

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Constantly Backfiring Loyalty Tests – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, and destroying governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-loyalty-tests-constantly-backfire/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Message to kids on Career Day: Aspire to be drag queen – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/11/12/msg-to-kids-on-career-day-aspire-to-be-drag-queen

 

THE HILL
— Trump argues in court filing he can restrict reporter access to White House – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/416650-trump-argues-he-can-restrict-reporter-access-to-white-house

 

POLITICO
— White House, in fight with CNN, argues Trump has ‘broad discretion’ to police journalists’ access The White House said in response to a lawsuit by CNN that correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass was revoked because of conduct that ‘disrupts press events.’ – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/14/white-house-trump-has-broad-discretion-to-regulate-journalists-access-989916

 

CNN
— Trump argues in court filing that he can limit journalists’ access to White House – Brian Stelter and David Shortell,
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/media/trump-response-cnn-lawsuit/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Congressional leadership elections: House Republicans elect Kevin McCarthy as next leader; Pelosi seeks to shore up votes for speaker – John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congressional-leadership-elections-pelosi-seeks-to-shore-up-votes-for-speaker/2018/11/14/e9443c14-e813-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html
— Federal employee salaries lag by average of 31 percent, pay group reports – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/14/federal-employee-salaries-lag-by-average-percent-pay-group-reports/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting women to hate Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-republican-partys-woman-problem/2018/11/13/f76bc38c-e798-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer Re-Elected to Senate Leadership Roles Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) wins election to lead House Republicans as new minority leader – Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mitch-mcconnell-re-elected-majority-leader-by-senate-republicans-1542211942

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Salary Council Revives Fight Over Federal Employee Pay Comparability – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/pay-benefits-watch/2018/11/federal-salary-council-revives-fight-over-federal-employee-pay-comparability/152833/

November 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in a) promoting hatred against Trump in Naperville and b) getting voters in Naperville to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-midterm-results-by-precinct-st-1111-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite a strong showing in Naperville in 2014 and 2016, unofficial DuPage numbers show Roskam took only half the Naperville precincts in 2018, helping propel Democrat Sean Casten to a victory. Results aren’t deemed official until all provisional ballots have been counted and validated. The deadline for that is Nov. 20. Hultgren’s previously red precinct map in Wheatland Township in Naperville went all blue, based on unofficial Will numbers, to give Democratic challenger Lauren Underwood of Naperville the win. Foster also gained momentum in the 11th Congressional race this year, picking up four DuPage Township precincts and a Wheatland precinct that in Naperville traditionally had been red for at least the last decade, unofficial results show. Foster performed much better in the Lisle and Naperville Township portions of the city, losing in three precincts Tuesday to his Republican challenger Nick Stella, and unofficial figures indicate the losses in those precincts were by 10 or fewer votes. Jim Ruhl, chairman of the Naperville Township Republican Organization, said what drove suburban voters to the polls was more related to personality than economics. “You cannot deny we have record job growth,” he said. And Ruhl expects voters will flip back in the next election cycle when the people they’ve elected fail to perform. “The very politics going on in Chicago are what will be coming. It will have a big impact on the DuPage County area,” Ruhl said. . .Several sections of the city remain primarily Republican. Spots where voters consistently vote Republican at the precinct level are located on the east side of Naperville between Chicago Avenue and Hobson Road and between South Washington Street and Plainfield-Naperville Road south of Oswego Road. Other pockets are located north of Book Road in the area near Naperville Presbyterian Church, in the south near Winding Creek Park, and in the area east of McDowell Grove Forest Preserve. . .Determining how a person will vote depends on multiple factors, including education, race, gender and socio-economic status, said Suzanne Chod, associate professor of political science and coordinator of gender and women’s studies at North Central College in Naperville. She said generally the more educated a person is the more likely he or she will vote for a Democrat. “Less educated people are more likely to vote Republican. Education is the biggest predictor of voting habits,” Chod said. People of color, women, and those who are on the higher end of the socio-economic scale, she said, also are inclined to vote Democratic. From a political science perspective, it’s no surprise Democratic candidates did well in Naperville. Chod said voters in suburban communities surrounding large cities tend to be wealthier and more educated. The fact that more people of color are moving into Naperville checks another box off the list. Kerr said Naperville’s demographics are changing as evidenced by the 800 people who attended a Naperville interfaith service last week in reaction to hate-motivated gun attack during a Jewish Shabbat service in Pittsburgh. The Jewish congregation was joined by the spiritual leaders of 11 faiths from the area, including Mormons, Hindus, Muslims and Catholics. “That’s the community we live in now,” Kerr said. “They’re concerned about people besides themselves.”)
— Feeling blue after midterm elections leave Illinois controlled by one party – Denise Crosby
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-illinois-hope-st-1109-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Absurd Acosta story shows how disinformation bubbles from bots to the White House.” According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for the information that they put out or bless.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-acosta-video-white-house-chop-intern-huppke-20181108-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Election Day brought a new collection of false reports – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181111/facts-matter-votes-not-changed-by-machine
— Barack Obama’s political career in Illinois helped shape his presidency – Chris Kaergard
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181111/illinois-200-barack-obamas-political-career-in-illinois-helped-shape-his-presidency

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Bulk of migrant caravan departs Mexico City – AP
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/11/11/bulk-of-migrant-caravan-departs-mexico-city/anmjfqo/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Disgusting how Trump treats journalists.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/wolf-disgusting-how-trump-treats-journalists/video_8e77a841-573d-5385-86cd-c844d32eba11.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump always attacking black people.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/toobin-trump-always-attacking-black-people/video_f551d4bb-f3ba-5634-9cbc-c20f4962de5c.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Winner by a knockout Illinois was already blue when the latest political wave hit. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-11-11/editorial-winner-knockout.html
— Madigan: I love me, and so do the people of Illinois – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-11/jim-dey-madigan-i-love-me-and-so-do-the-people-illinois.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 100 years ago: Springfield wildly celebrates end of WWI – Mike Kienzler (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing 100 years ago? My grandfather on my father’s side was coming home to Crete after fighting the Germans. My grandmother on my father’s side was helping her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side were helping their parents operate farms in Grant Park.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181110/100-years-ago-springfield-wildly-celebrates-end-of-wwi

 

SOUTHERN
— Rumors of racial violence scare Carbondale High School parents – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote racial violence. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at minorities that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK, members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who memories should get rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote racial violence. Ever-increasingly, Democrats turn minorities into solders in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/rumors-of-racial-violence-scare-carbondale-high-school-parents/article_10f380fc-229a-532a-915a-00c10c3ad29e.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker saying all the right things – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-pritzker-saying-all-the-right-things/article_b389911b-4712-5ccb-895e-178b57b2b0df.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Death of E Pluribus Unum/The Rise of Probe – Bob Angone
http://www.chicagonow.com/just-sayin/2018/11/the-death-of-e-pluribus-unumthe-rise-of-probe/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— FROM THE POSTING: If you look at the results on the right hand side of this page, you’ll see that GOP Rep. Helene Miller Walsh is now down by two votes, GOP Rep. Tom Morrison’s lead has been cut again and GOP Sen. Mike Connelly has lost his lead over Laura Ellman.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/10/sen-nybo-concedes-to-glowiak/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘No Legislation Necessary:’ Feinstein Urged Obama To Use Presidential Power To Limit Immigration – MALACHI BAILEY
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/no-legislation-necessary-feinstein-urged-obama-use-presidential-power-limit-immigration/
— Here’s How To Respond When You’re Accused of Hating Refugees – Allan Erickson
https://www.westernjournal.com/allan-erickson-respond-accused-hating-refugees/
— Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants Apprehended at Arizona Border in Just 48 Hours – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/hundreds-illegal-immigrants-apprehended-arizona-border-just-48-hours/
— Democrats Are Planning the Most Aggressive Gun Control Legislation in Years – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/democrats-planning-aggressive-gun-control-legislation-years/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Fla. counties snub ruling on votes, let illegals, felons vote – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/11/10/fla-counties-snub-ruling-on-votes-let-illegals-felons-vote

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Leftists Sue to Bring In Migrant Horde, Claim Trump’s Order Invalid – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30606-leftists-sue-to-bring-in-migrant-horde-claim-trump-s-order-invalid
— 60K Aliens Nabbed at Border in Oct. — 521K in Fiscal 2018 – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30607-60k-aliens-nabbed-at-border-in-oct-521k-collared-in-fy-2018
— Democrats Plan Attack On Second Amendment – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/30605-democrats-plan-attack-on-second-amendment

 

LIFE ZETTE NEWS
— Trump Dared to Build Up Our Military — and the Left Is Angry In an op ed, author reveals why the media and ‘elites’ can’t accept how the president is strengthening the U.S. – Mark Christian
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/11/trump-dared-to-build-up-our-military-and-the-left-is-angry/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Forget the Sweet Talk — Both Parties Will Go to the Mat – Charles Lipson –
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/10/forget_the_sweet_talk_–_both_parties_will_go_to_the_mat_138614.html

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasingly, Democrats a) paint Trump as being Hitler, b) paint the Republican Party as being the Nazi Party, c) paint Republicans as being Nazis, and d) paint women, minorities, and citizens of foreign countries as being Jews. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they are going to get rid of Republicans like Nazis got rid of Jews. Needless-to-say, the aforesaid encourages Republicans to buy more firearms and more ammunition for their self-defense.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/opinions/kristallnacht-anniversary-pittsburgh-anti-semitism-rosenbaum/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/opinions/trumps-insults-of-black-americans-louis/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Dog Is In Charge We might not want to admit it, but our pets often call the shots at home — from decorating decisions to where we live. – Ronda Kaysen (DIERSEN: Trump does not own a dog. Neither my parents, nor my wife’s parents, ever owned a dog. Neither me, nor my wife, have ever owned a dog. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that GOOD people own dogs and BAD people do not own dogs. Trump does not own a dog.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/realestate/the-dog-is-in-charge.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Hey, the Next Layoff Could Be You – Choire Sicha (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, if I had joined my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in condemning Newt Gringrich for dramatically cutting GAO’s budget, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/business/how-to-ask-someone-out-at-work.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/opinion/sunday/dick-cheney-donald-trump-vice-movie.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Whites a) who pander to anti-Whites, b) who pander to White-haters, and c) who promote violence against Whites?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/opinion/sunday/racism-economics-trump-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Trump to promote hatred against individuals, against organizations, against governments, and against 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.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/opinion/sunday/nancy-pelosi-congress-midterms.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/opinion/sunday/democrats-resistance-women-georgia-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/us/black-candidates-elected-white-districts.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s rules of etiquette are straight out of the Jim Crow playbook.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/11/10/trumps-rules-of-etiquette-are-straight-out-of-the-jim-crow-playbook/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of rural America.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-trumpism-rural-america-20181110-story.html

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— October was highest month for illegal immigration under President Trump – Jamie Dupree
http://jamiedupree.blog.ajc.com/2018/11/10/october-was-highest-month-for-illegal-immigration-under-president-trump/

 

OREGON LIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/11/readers_respond_todays_republi.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans “rebuke nationalism.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/11/macron-world-leaders-rebuke-nationalism-world-war-event-attended-trump/1966474002/
— Million-dollar homes: The number surges as home prices rise. Many are in California – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: A home is worth only what it can be sold for.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2018/11/09/million-dollar-homes-number-increased-400-000-year/1936628002/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Raise for 2019 Want a pay boost next year? Here’s how to score one. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: Federal employees cannot get significant pay increases by just asking for them. They must apply for promotions. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious in 1986 when I successfully applied for a promotion to GS-13, currently $96,403/year. Because of that, they “pulled out all the stops” to stop me from ever getting a promotion to GS-14, currently $113,920/year. In 1987, they forced the GAO manager who had promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 to retire. He had hired me in 1980 and had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986. In 1989, they really “pulled out all the stops” to get rid of me. They threw me off audits of IRS, gave me unfair performance expectations, and gave me an unfair performance appraisal. In 1989, if Henry Hyde had not intervened for me, they might have succeeded in getting rid of me. Because it frustrated their tremendous efforts to get rid of me, they were beyond furious a) when in 1990, I successfully applied to work for the young Jewish female GS-15 in the office who was responsible for audits of federal financial institution regulators, b) when later in 1990, I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, c) when in 1994, I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, d) when in 1996, I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and e) when in 1997, I became a Forensic Accountant. They were especially beyond furious in 1997 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2018/11/11/3-ways-to-increase-your-chances-of-getting-a-raise.aspx

November 7 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN: 9 of the 19 Republican candidates on the ballot in DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton won:

 

Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District; Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District; Dan Cronin, DuPage County Chairman; James Mendrick, DuPage Sheriff; Gwen Henry, DuPage County Treasurer; Grant Eckhoff, DuPage County Board, District 4; Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage County Regional Superintendent of Schools; Joseph Cantore, DuPage County Forest Preserve President; and Karen Wilson, Circuit Court Judge.

 

But 10 lost: Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District; Bruce Rauner, Governor; Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General; Jason Helland, Secretary of State; Darlene Senger, Comptroller; Jim Dodge, Treasurer; Paul Hinds, DuPage County Clerk; Chris Zaruba, DuPage County Board, District 4; and Jeff MacKay, Circuit Court Judge.

 

Overwhelmingly, the 10 lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What was the turnout in your precinct? 337, or 66%, of the 512 registered voters in my precinct voted. How successful were the Democrats in your precinct in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats? Notwithstanding tremendous efforts by Democrats a) to promote hatred against Trump and b) get voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats:

 

UNITED STATES
158 votes, or 47%: Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
169 votes or 51%: Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor
169 votes or 51%: Erika Harold, Attorney General
112 votes or 34%: Jason Helland, Secretary of State
132 votes or 46%: Darlene Senger, Comptroller
167 votes or 51%: Jim Dodge, Treasurer
172 votes or 52%: Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District
167 votes or 51%: Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
183 votes or 56%: Dan Cronin, Chairman
181 votes or 56%: James Mendrick, Sheriff
163 votes or 51%: Paul Hinds, Clerk
245 votes or 100%: Gwen Henry, Treasurer
234 votes or 100%: Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
171 votes or 31%: Grant Eckhoff, County Board, District 4
131 votes or 23%: Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4

 

DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
182 votes or 57%: Joseph Cantore, President

 

CIRCUIT COURT
183 votes or 58%: Karen Wilson, Judge
156 votes or 49%: Jeff MacKay, Judge

 

(SOURCE: DuPage County Election Commission at https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/)

 

ABC7
— Election 2018: Results, coverage for Illinois, midterm vote
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/election-2018-results-coverage-for-illinois-midterm-vote/4625774/
— Democrats take control of US House of Representatives – 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://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-take-control-of-us-house-of-representatives/4637654/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hultgren and Roskam 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/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-congress-illinois-election-roskam-20181106-story.html
— Rebuilding the shell-shocked Illinois GOP – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-election-illinois-future-republicans-20181107-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: What’s an Illinois Republican Party to do? Recoil and tremble? Or unite and rebuild? Here’s the first step: Mend the fracture between establishment and conservative Republicans — Rauner supporters and those who backed his primary opponent, Rep. Jeanne Ives — and begin the rebuilding process. Find common ground and bury old grudges. Coalesce around new, fresh leadership in the House and Senate. The talent is there. House and Senate members who managed to fend off challengers — Sens. Neil Anderson of Andalusia and John Curran of Downers Grove, along with Reps. Mark Batinick of Plainfield, Tom Morrison of Palatine, Tom Demmer of Dixon, Grant Wehrli of Naperville, to name a few — will have to retread this party. And they’ll have to do it without worrying about the next election. Don’t go weak. Go big — that is, as big as a minority party can go. Give the people of Illinois fresh ideas for fixing this state’s government and economy. . .The GOP can have its comeback. The process will be a grind. Given the lingering hard feelings between conservatives and the more moderate establishment, even agreeing on leadership post-Rauner will be grueling. But the infighting that has pitted Republicans against one another needs to stop. On Tuesday, that intramural acrimony within the GOP helped the Democrats. But Tuesday is history. Republicans, stop the self-destruction. Unify. Rebuild. Start now.)
— Democrat J.B. Pritzker topples first-term Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in Illinois governor race – Mike Riopell, Stacy St. Clair and Jeff Coen (DIERSEN: Pritzker 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-illinois-governors-race-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-20181106-story.html
— How Illinois Democrats won a statewide sweep and 2 pivotal congressional seats in the midterm elections (DIERSEN: Republicans lost in Illinois 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-illinois-election-day-live-updates-20181106-story.html
— Speaker Madigan edges toward supermajority with anti-Trump push in suburbs – Ray Long and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Democrats won in Illinois 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-illinois-general-assembly-michael-madigan-20181106-story.html
— The race for mayor and the $125,000 question for homeowners – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-mayor-election-kass-20181106-story.html
— Illinois chooses Pritzker and one-party rule – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-wins-illinois-governor-20181031-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making young people 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.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-illinois-voter-turnout-midterms-20181106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat challengers Underwood, Casten beat GOP incumbent Reps. Hultgren, Roskam – Lauren FitzPatrick, Matthew Hendrickson, and Jane Recker (DIERSEN: Hultgren and Roskam 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/news/sean-casten-peter-roskam-lauren-underwood-randy-hultgren-congress-illinois-6th-illinois-14th/
— Defeated Rauner wishes Pritzker ‘Godspeed’ — Democrat vows ‘rise we will’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Rauner 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/news/illinois-governor-election-results-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker/
— John Shimkus wins 15th District U.S. Congressional seat
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/15th-district-us-congressional-election-results-kevin-gaither-john-shimkus/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How the suburbs went from reliably Republican to Democrat – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: Republicans lost in the suburbs because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/how-the-suburbs-went-from-reliably-republican-to-democrat
— 12-vote margin in favor of Connelly over Ellman in state’s 21st Senate District – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/12-vote-margin-in-favor-of-connelly-over-ellman-in-states-21st-senate-district
— Suzanne Glowiak defeats Chris Nybo for state Senate seat – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Nybo lost 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/20181106/suzanne-glowiak-defeats-chris-nybo-for-state-senate-seat
— Terra Costa Howard takes 48th House District from Peter Breen – Justin Kmitch (DIERSEN: Breen lost 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/20181106/terra-costa-howard-takes-48th-house-district-from-peter-breen
— One vote separates Miller Walsh, Edly-Allen in 51st Illinois House – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/one-vote-separates-miller-walsh-edly-allen-in-51st-illinois-house
— Pappas holds narrow lead over incumbent Winger for Illinois House – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/pappas-holds-narrow-lead-over-incumbent-winger-for-illinois-house
— Curran leads by 2,300 votes in 41st Senate race – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/curran-leads-by-2300-votes-in-41st-senate-race
— Grant defeats Carrier in 42nd House District – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/grant-defeats-carrier-in-42nd-house-district-
— Stava-Murray beats Olsen in 81st House race – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Olsen lost 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/20181106/stava-murray-beats-olsen-in-81st-house-race
— Cronin earns third term as DuPage County chairman – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/cronin-earns-third-term-as-dupage-county-chairman
— Villa wins handily in 49th House race (DIERSEN: Khouri lost 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/20181106/villa-wins-handily-in-49th-house-race
— Mendrick to become DuPage County’s next sheriff – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/mendrick-to-become-dupage-countys-next-sheriff
— Kaczmarek victorious in DuPage County clerk race – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Hinds lost 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/20181106/kaczmarek-victorious-in-dupage-county-clerk-race
— Rutledge, Zay, win seats on DuPage County Board, Dist. 6 (DIERSEN: Wiley lost 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/20181106/rutledge-zay-win-seats-on-dupage-county-board-dist-6
— Democrats Covert, DeSart win seats on DuPage County Board, District 5 (DIERSEN: Democrats won in District 5 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/20181106/democrats-covert-desart-win-seats-on-dupage-county-board-district-5
— Eckhoff, Ozog win seats on DuPage County Board, District 4 (DIERSEN: Zaruba lost 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/20181106/eckhoff-ozog-win-seats-on-dupage-county-board-district-4
— Renehan, Hart win seats on DuPage County Board, District 3
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/renehan-hart-win-seats-on-dupage-county-board-district-3
— Incumbents stay on DuPage County Board, Dist. 2
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/incumbents-stay-on-dupage-county-board-dist-2
— Selmon, Tornatore to take seats on DuPage County Board, District 1
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/selmon-tornatore-to-take-seats-on-dupage-county-board-district-1
— Painter wins third term on DuPage Forest board
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/painter-wins-third-term-on-dupage-forest-board
— Tim Schneider upset by newcomer Morrison in bid for fourth term on Cook County board – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/schneider-upset-by-newcomer-morrison-in-bid-for-fourth-term-on-cook-county-board

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Dems sweep Illinois. Now they have to govern. J.B. Pritzker leads a GOP rout. But the governor-elect faces huge fiscal, economic and maybe political obstacles. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dems-sweep-illinois-now-they-have-govern
— Biz community’s memo to Gov.-elect Pritzker: Stability, please “The one thing people are tired of: being lied to or not knowing what’s coming at them,” says CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy. “Just tell us what the rules are. Uncertainty kills.” – SEVEN R. STRAHLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/biz-communitys-memo-gov-elect-pritzker-stability-please

 

WTTW
— In 14th District, Political Newcomer Underwood Defeats GOP Rep. Hultgren – Evan Garcia and Alexandra Silets (DIERSEN: Hultgren lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/06/14th-district-political-newcomer-underwood-defeats-gop-rep-hultgren
— In 6th District, Newcomer Casten Defeats GOP Incumbent Roskam – Alexandra Silets (DIERSEN: Roskam lost because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/06/6th-district-newcomer-casten-defeats-gop-incumbent-roskam

 

WBEZ
— ‘Blue Wave’ Swamps Two Cook County Board Republicans – Kristen Schorsch
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/blue-wave-swamps-two-cook-county-board-republicans/5a87c9a0-c1aa-454c-a7b4-8c31deddec1e#new_tab

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis claims victory in close battle with Londrigan – Brenden Moore and Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181106/davis-claims-victory-in-close-battle-with-londrigan
— LaHood cruises to win in 18th Congressional District
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181106/lahood-cruises-to-win-in-18th-congressional-district

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger, Bustos defeat challengers to retain U.S. House seats – Jeff Kolkey
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20181106/kinzinger-bustos-defeat-challengers-to-retain-us-house-seats
— Bost declares victory in 12th District, Davis expected to win in 13th, Shimkus win in 15th – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article221042980.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Democrats look to dominate Illinois as Pritzker tops Rauner – AP
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/state_news/democrats-look-to-dominate-illinois-as-pritzker-tops-rauner/article_230549ba-6c0b-5b0f-a6df-bcdae91e10b5.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— GOP Wins Southern Illinois Races – Mark Ellebracht
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=274400#.W-LhSYwT-M8

 

X RADIO
— Plummer, Wilhour, Bailey All Win Legislative Races Tuesday; Shimkus Re-Elected – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/36382-plummer-wilhour-bailey-all-win-legislative-races-tuesday-shimkus-re-elected

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— JOHN TILLMAN: STATEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF ILLINOIS UNDER J.B. PRITZKER
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/press-releases/john-tillman-statement-on-the-future-of-illinois-under-j-b-pritzker/

 

GOPUSA
— Mass Migration: Mortal Threat to Red State America – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/mass-migration-mortal-threat-to-red-state-america/

 

THE HILL
— The Hill’s Morning Report — Split decision: Dems take House, GOP retains Senate majority – JONATHAN EASLEY AND ALEXIS SIMENDINGER
https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/415444-the-hills-morning-report
— Dem defeats Scott Walker in Wisconsin governor’s race – REID WILSON (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://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414904-dem-defeats-scott-walker-in-wisconsin-governors-race
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do not call Trump a racist, Trump haters call you a racist.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/415123-michael-steele-gop-candidates-have-stayed-silent-on-trumps-inherent-racism

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Suburbs defect as Trump’s base holds
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/politics/election-news.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Midterm Elections Produce a Divided Congress Democrats retake the House as GOP strengthens Senate majority; outcome tests the appetite of both sides to work together – Janet Hook and Byron Tau
https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-trump-animate-voters-survey-shows-1541548869
— Democrats Win Governor Races in Midwestern States as GOP Takes Florida GOP loses governorships in Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada and Maine; three states remain undecided – Valerie Bauerlein and Dan Frosch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hard-fought-governors-races-go-down-to-the-wire-1541560336
— Meet the New Agenda Setters in the House
https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-new-agenda-setters-in-the-house-1541586602
— U.S. Troops’ First Order at the Border: Laying Razor Wire Soldiers fill local hotels, joke about finding ways to keep busy – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-troops-first-order-at-the-border-laying-razor-wire-1541509201
— Foxconn Considers Bringing Chinese Workers to Wisconsin as U.S. Labor Market Tightens The Taiwanese supplier to Apple must meet hiring, wage and investment targets by various dates to receive tax and other ‘performance-based’ benefits – Yang Jie, Shayndi Raice and Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/foxconn-considers-bringing-chinese-personnel-to-wisconsin-as-u-s-labor-market-tightens-1541505600

 

WASHINGTON POST
— 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.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/for-some-caravan-migrants-trip-turns-treacherous-as-hundreds-hitch-rides-on-flatbed-trucks/2018/11/06/10bbace6-e14d-11e8-ba30-a7ded04d8fac_story.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— NewsGuard Creates Ratings System to See if Websites Provide Legitimate News or Misinformation – Rachael Garcia (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is misinformation except for the information that they provide or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/a-section/look-ahead-newsguard-creates-ratings-system-to-see-if-websites-provide-legitimate-news-or-misinformation/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— ‘Fired Up’ Federal Employees Take Leave and Volunteer Nights to Get Out the Vote – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/11/fired-federal-employees-take-leave-and-volunteer-nights-get-out-vote/152595/

November 3 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. troops lay barbed wire along border with Mexico to prevent ‘immigrant invasion’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/us-troops-lay-barbed-wire-along-border-with-mexico-to-prevent-immigrant-invasion-

 

ABC7
— Illinois early voting numbers surpass previous election totals; polls remain open this weekend – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-early-voting-numbers-surpass-previous-election-totals;-polls-remain-open-this-weekend/4609374/

 

NBC5
— Election Day is right around the corner, and NBC 5’s Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern have the latest political news.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/take-5-election-day-just-hours-away-499455661.html

 

CBS2
— Campaign 2018: Early Voting In The Final Weekend Before Election Day
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/03/campaign-2018-early-voting-in-the-final-weekend-before-election-day/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Down to the wire: Counting the days, pennies, patches, problems in gov race – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-final-days-governors-race-rauner-pritzker/
— Illinois’ U.S. House election fundraising reaches $68.3 million, highest ever – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-u-s-house-election-fundraising-highest-ever-2018-general-election/
— Preckwinkle’s Dems fund blue wave to swamp County Board Republicans – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-dems-fund-blue-wave-cook-county-board-republicans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump spreads falsehoods on immigration.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/ap-fact-check-trump-spreads-falsehoods-immigration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Election judges — the unsung heroes of voting season – Nara Schoenberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-election-judges-serve-20181029-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How Pritzker, Rauner campaign workers are sizing up the suburban vote – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181103/how-pritzker-rauner-campaign-workers-are-sizing-up-the-suburban-vote
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote invaders.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/news/311039973/
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/news/311039928/
— A look at the troops being sent to US-Mexico border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181103/news/311039980/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ big-money politics has some worried – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181103/illinois-big-money-politics-has-some-worried

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Yard sign squabble overdone – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-yard-sign-squabble-overdone/article_ab718d46-0638-5c95-b863-3900191afc4d.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— How Macon County could shape what party controls Congress – Ryan Voyles
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/how-macon-county-could-shape-what-party-controls-congress/article_721e4120-b594-5710-bb87-b2959a527402.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Emails show shifting support for anti-Trump visit resolution in Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/emails-show-shifting-support-for-anti-trump-visit-resolution-in/article_6afcadd7-79ec-59bb-a7a0-5f10980438ff.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Teachers Retirement System To Ask for More Money – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=274180#.W94riJNKiM8

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “On eve of midterms, Trump and the GOP have gone full-Orwell on basic facts.”
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/mcdermott-on-eve-of-midterms-trump-and-the-gop-have/article_d12a2f48-da76-5e6d-8cfa-54705e41f6e8.html
    — Trump says this election is about him. And he’s right. – Editorial
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-says-this-election-is-about-him-and-he/article_9680e1f8-9359-57c0-b30d-e970f1d76746.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— There’s Plenty To Stress Over In The ‘Anxiety Election.’ But What Will It Settle? – RON ELVING
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/theres-plenty-stress-over-anxiety-election-what-will-it-settle#stream/0

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Khouri asks for voter support to fight ‘Madigan Machine’ – Robert Hadley
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511617596-khouri-asks-for-voter-support-to-fight-madigan-machine

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— For congressional hopeful Underwood, nursing is just part of the act (DIERSEN: If you run for a government office or political office, you should stress a) your work experience, b) your education, and c) your professional certifications and licenses.)
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511619974-for-congressional-hopeful-underwood-nursing-is-just-part-of-the-act

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— AG candidate Erika Harold: ‘Unafraid of special interests’ – Claudia Balthazar
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511616382-ag-candidate-erika-harold-unafraid-of-special-interests

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Family Research Council questions why Casten supports radical atheist Dan Savage – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511615781-family-research-council-questions-why-casten-supports-radical-atheist-dan-savage
— Casten’s association with controversial entrepreneur one of many unsavory alliances, Roskam says – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511616966-casten-s-association-with-controversial-entrepreneur-one-of-many-unsavory-alliances-roskam-says
— Whittier Elementary School reports 0.0% truancy rate
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511593202-whittier-elementary-school-reports-0-0-truancy-rate

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Dwight Kay: ‘We’re overtaxed and underserved’ – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511614087-dwight-kay-we-re-overtaxed-and-underserved

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Saturday campaign roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/03/saturday-campaign-roundup-2/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/30/birthright-citizenship-a-fundamental-misunderstanding-of-the-14th-amendment/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama calls troop deployment a ‘political stunt’; defends ‘poor refugees’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58300
— 47% of Americans ‘feel like a stranger in their own country’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time move into my precinct, into Wheaton, into Milton Township, into DuPage County, into Illinois, and into America, I feel like I am a stranger.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58213
— Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘most racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted president in history’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58230

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Flake Attacks Trump Over Viral Video Just Days Before Midterms – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/flake-attacks-trump-viral-video-just-days-midterms/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Third Migrant Caravan Crosses Into Mexico Without Opposition – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fourth-migrant-caravan-headed-to-the-united-states_2707307.html

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Mexico’s Interior Secy: Caravan Wants To Capitalize On Midterm Elections In U.S.
https://www.oann.com/mexicos-interior-secy-caravan-wants-to-capitalize-on-midterm-elections-in-u-s/

 

NBC NEWS
— Ad spending for the 2018 midterms reaches nearly $3 billion
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/ad-spending-2018-midterms-reaches-nearly-3-billion-n930871
— Sent by Trump, soldiers arrive at border as migrant caravan in Mexico pushes north
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sent-trump-soldiers-arrive-border-migrant-caravan-pushes-north-n930751

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting “White Nationalism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/magazine/FBI-charlottesville-white-nationalism-far-right.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Nation in Turmoil Prepares to Deliver a Verdict on Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/politics/elections-trump-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/harvards-affirmative-action-case-isnt-just-about-race-heres-why/2018/11/03/6e8e411a-dec0-11e8-b732-3c72cbf131f2_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Migrant caravan continues north after Mexican governor abruptly pulls offer of buses – PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-caravan-veracruz-20181103-story.html

 

DAILY TELEGRAPH
— Trump rails against migrant caravan at Missouri rally
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/trump-rails-against-migrant-caravan-at-missouri-rally/video/3a9f1d8450ed740b30288bda695d6738

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— With arrival of 4th caravan, there are now 12,000 migrants in Mexico Another 4,000 waded across the Suchiate river from Guatemala yesterday
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/there-are-now-12000-migrants-in-mexico/

 

MOTHER JONES
— Midwestern Democrats Have a Secret Weapon—It’s Called Chicago The blue lake effect. – KARA VOGHT
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/swing-left-indivisible-casten-underwood-chicago/

October 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Cesar Sayoc Jr arrested in Plantation, Florida; suspected in pipe bomb scare – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/cesar-sayoc-arrested-in-florida-as-suspect-in-pipe-bomb-scare/4558625/
— Cesar Sayoc, pipe bomb suspect, apparently threatened Chicago Rep. Luis Gutierrez on social media – Chuck Goudie, Ross Weidner, Christine Tressel and Barb Markoff
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pipe-bomb-suspect-apparently-threatened-rep-gutierrez-on-social-media/4560686/
— 2 Pritzker campaign staffers fired for charcoal mask social media post – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2-pritzker-campaign-staffers-fired-for-charcoal-mask-social-media-post/4561602/
— Lisa Madigan: Rauner’s office hid health dangers of Willowbrook Sterigenics plant for months – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/lisa-madigan-rauners-office-hid-health-dangers-of-willowbrook-sterigenics-plant-for-months/4561426/

 

NBC5
— ‘Hey Slime Scum’: Man Accused of Sending Pipe Bombs Appears to Have Threatened Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez on Social Media
Fourteen suspected mail bombs in total have been addressed to Democrats and others in multiple states – Richard Ray
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Man-Accused-of-Sending-Pipe-Bombs-Appears-to-Have-Threatened-Illinois-Congressman-Luis–498709851.html
— 2 Pritzker Campaign Employees Fired Over Charcoal Mask Post The post comes just days after past and former staffers of J.B. Pritzker’s campaign filed a lawsuit alleging a pattern of racial discrimination and harassment within the campaign
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/2-Pritzker-Campaign-Employees-Suspended-Over-Charcoal-Mask-Post-498711571.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Rauner says “Trump and Rauner administrations knew about Sterigenics cancer risks months before telling public.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sterigenics-early-warning-hidden-from-public-20181025-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump, Joe Biden to battle for southern Illinois voters – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-joe-biden-battle-for-southern-illinois-voters/
— Lawmaker sued for banning 2 constituents from Facebook page – AP (DIERSEN: Should I sue activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who ban me from their press conferences, fundraisers, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jim-walsh-lawmaker-sued-banning-2-constituents-facebook-page/
— ‘Everything on table’ to block migrants at border: U.S. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/everything-on-table-to-block-migrants-at-border-us/
— Raoul, Harold, Harsy make closing arguments in battle to be state’s top lawyer – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/raoul-harold-attorney-general-race-states-top-lawyer/
— Republican ads exploit loophole Pritzker didn’t bother to close – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/erika-harold-pritzker-michael-madigan-campaign-ads/
— Two Pritzker staffers fired after one appears with darkened face on Instagram – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/two-pritzker-campaign-workers-suspended-after-one-wears-charcoal-face-mask-blackface/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-mail-bombs-inflammatory-rhetoric-hate-speech-cesar-sayoc/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are racists, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181026/news/310269998/
— Don’t fall for political deception in non-binding referendums – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181026/editorial-dont-fall-for-political-deception-in-non-binding-referendums
— Accusations fly as residents near Sterigenics fear chemical exposure – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181026/accusations-fly-as-residents-near-sterigenics-fear-chemical-exposure
— Responsible roads – Chris Heidorn, Milton Township Supervisor
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181026/responsible-roads
— DuPage County Board Dist. 6 hopefuls differ on need for lobbyists – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181026/dupage-county-board-dist-6-hopefuls-differ-on-need-for-lobbyists

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— This pitch to help the homeless comes with a $150M tax on residential sales Ald. Burnett and allies say the levy would apply to properties that sell for over $1 million. But that could hit almost any three- or six-flat in the city—and lead to rent hikes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pitch-help-homeless-comes-150m-tax-residential-sales

 

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Republican Super PAC Loses Fight Over Illinois Law – Lorraine Bailey
https://www.courthousenews.com/republican-super-pac-loses-fight-over-illinois-law/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jay Kinzler: J.B. Pritzker will raise taxes and leave the state in more financial bankruptcy – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511610884-jay-kinzler-j-b-pritzker-will-raise-taxes-and-leave-the-state-in-more-financial-bankruptcy

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TWO PRITZKER STAFFERS FIRED FOR POSTING BLACKFACE PHOTO ON INSTAGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/two-pritzker-staffers-fired-for-posting-blackface-photo-on-instagram.html
— KIRK: DON’T BELIEVE DEMS’ TIRED LIES ABOUT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/kirk-dont-believe-dems-tired-lies-about-pre-existing-conditions.html
— THORNER: IS IT TOO LATE TO STOP RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN ILLINOIS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/thorner-has-the-train-left-the-station-for-recreational-marijuana.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— After-hours news: Rauner to skip Trump event, new anti-Harold TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/after-hours-news-rauner-to-skip-trump-event-new-anti-harold-tv-ad/
— ISRA President: “This is a battle between the city of Chicago and the rest of the state”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/isra-president-this-is-a-battle-between-the-city-of-chicago-and-the-rest-of-the-state/
— McCann mailer attacks “leftist” Rauner and Pritzker over abortion, Kavanaugh, trans rights and Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/mccann-mailer-attacks-leftist-rauner-and-pritzker-over-abortion-kavanaugh-trans-rights-and-trump/
— Two Pritzker campaign workers suspended after pic resembling “blackface” posted online
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/26/two-pritzker-campaign-workers-suspended-after-pic-resembling-blackface-posted-online/

 

GOPUSA
— Migrant invasion coverage inaccurate, incomplete
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57728

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Is Not Responsible For the Actions of a Mentally-Disturbed Supporter – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/26/by-the-way-strong-gdp-growth-figure-beats-expectations-keeps-us-on-track-for-three-percent-annual-growth-n2532276
— Trump Applauds Law Enforcement on Arrest of Suspect in Bomb Scares, Renews Call for Unity – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/10/26/president-trump-addresses-bomb-scares-following-arrest-of-suspect-n2532271

 

ABC NEWS
— President Trump bears ‘no’ responsibility in pipe bomb scare: VP Pence to ABC News – TARA PALMERI and BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-bears-responsibility-pipe-bomb-scare-vp/story?id=58755197

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Caravan migrants reject Mexico plan on refuge – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-latest-unicef-highlights-perils-for-children-on-caravan/2018/10/26/b3667d1a-d90d-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html

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

October 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Breaks Self-Funding Record in the Race for Illinois Governor – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/self-funding-totals-in-the-race-for-illinois-governor-498144591.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrant caravan swells to 5,000 in march through Mexico toward U.S. border – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-mexico-20181021-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 50 more early-voting locations to open Monday around Chicago – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/50-new-early-voting-locations-open-monday-chicago-elections/
— Fact-check: What’s really inside Rauner, Pritzker tax returns – BGA (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I 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. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-tax-returns-avoidance-transparency-fact-check-politifact/
— Young black leaders cool their heels because ‘elders’ won’t move on – Laura Washington (DIERSEN: The federal government want its employees to “move on” if they are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kurt-summers-chicago-treasurer-african-american-black-politics-amara-anyia/

 

DAILY HERALD

— Migrant caravan re-forms in Mexico, members vow to reach US – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219995/
— Honduran migrants who crossed into Mexico have started marching again toward the US border – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219961/
— Trump scolded by Nebraska’s Ben Sasse for praising Republican who slammed reporter – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181021/news/310219933/

 

WLS AM
— Stephanie Trussell speaks with David Smith of Illinois Family Institute about voters guide for the midterm.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/20/today-stephanie-speaks-with-david-smith-of-illinois-family-institute-about-voters-guide-for-the-midterm-also-paul-vallas-candidate-for-mayor-of-chicago-joins-in-studio/

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans promote Pat Brady.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/21/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-10-21-18/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Editorial: Rauner deserves 2nd term
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-deserves-nd-term/article_672527d4-2844-5e03-bc2b-9016dc93ca2f.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Rep. Bost’s office confirms Trump visit to (Murphysboro) October 27 – ISAAC SMITH (DIERSEN: How would the religious, government, political, and financial leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county react if Trump came to your municipality, to your township/ward, or to your county?)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rep-bost-s-office-confirms-trump-visit-to-carbondale/article_01a5645f-e92a-5e71-8e47-3e5d007a1f3e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This sparked outcry from some on City Council. Councilman Adam Loos drafted a four-page resolution declaring Trump unwelcome. However, he later rescinded his request to have it placed on Tuesday’s City Council agenda because some council members withdrew support for the resolution. It wouldn’t have mattered, because after deep consideration and notification that there would be considerable civil disobedience from people supporting and opposing the president’s visit, Mayor Mike Henry canceled Tuesday’s council meeting, electing to reschedule it after Trump’s visit. Henry said there was not a threat of violence, but those from the community action group The Flyover Social Center disagreed. The group, which is vocally opposed to Trump’s visit and politics, on Saturday received a business card for white supremacist group Patriot Front. They took this as a subtle threat of violence against their group.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s where you can see President Trump when he comes to Southern Illinois – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND HANA MUSLIC
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article220407120.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Political opinions see little change Area voters weigh-in on politics – JENNIFER BAILEY
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/political-opinions-see-little-change/article_529a5540-5d8f-5ed3-8bb8-5f9d3f429616.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Migrant Caravan Grows to 5,000 – NOOR WAZWAZ
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/migrant-caravan-grows-5000#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Bost Campaign confirms Pres. Trump to visit Southern Illinois – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39326867/bost-campaign-confirms-pres-trump-to-visit-southern-illinois

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Trump to campaign for Bost in Murphysboro on Saturday night – Chuck Raasch
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-to-campaign-for-bost-in-murphysboro-on-saturday-night/article_2baecf7c-ba30-50aa-bf7f-5275d889d418.html

 

POLITIFACT
— Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance – Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2018/oct/21/rauner-pritzker-tax-disclosures-rich-avoidance/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Casten silence ‘deafening’ after supporters allegedly vandalize Roskam yard signs – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511606354-casten-silence-deafening-after-supporters-allegedly-vandalize-roskam-yard-signs
— A queen of the Chicago machine, Bridget Fitzgerald, launches her political career in the western suburbs – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511583271-a-queen-of-the-chicago-machine-launches-her-political-career-in-the-western-suburbs

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois State Rifle Association endorses Gov. Bruce Rauner – Chandra Lye
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511605619-illinois-state-rifle-association-endorses-gov-bruce-rauner

 

BREITBART
— WSJ: Democrat Sean Casten Is a ‘Smash-mouth’ Trying to Insult His Way to Congress – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/21/wsj-democrat-sean-casten-is-a-smash-mouth-trying-to-insult-his-way-to-congress/
— Poll: John Cox Surges in California on Wave of Republican Enthusiasm – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/10/21/poll-john-cox-surges-in-california-on-wave-of-republican-enthusiasm/

 

BLAZE
— Protesters accost McConnell and his wife at dinner, but other patrons aren’t having – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/20/watch-protesters-accost-mcconnell-and-his-wife-at-dinner-but-other-patrons-arent-having-it

 

NEWSMAX
— NBC/WSJ Poll: Dems Up 9 Points on Generic Ballot
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/genericballot-democrats-republicans-majority/2018/10/21/id/887254/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘MAXIMUM PENALTIES’ — PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUES STERN WARNING FOR ANYONE ENGAGING IN VOTER FRAUD
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/20/trump-voter-fraud-warning/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Establishment Media Blackout: Journalist Targeted for Being White Tragically Dies – BENJAMIN ARIE
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/establishment-media-blackout-journalist-targeted-white-tragically-dies/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Mob Rule and the Resistance – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/21/mob_rule_and_the_resistance.html

 

THE HILL
— Dems zero in on Trump’s alleged conflicts of interest – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412331-dems-zero-in-on-trumps-alleged-conflicts-of-interest

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence – Erica L. Green, Katie Benner and Robert Pear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Employers who drug test might not like what they find – John Aidan Byrner
https://nypost.com/2018/10/20/employers-who-drug-test-might-not-like-what-they-find/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Cox: Outsider whose time is here at last.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-cox-chicago-20180827-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Stranded at Mexico’s Southern Border, Migrants Consider Their Options Some try to cross a river while others return home after the U.S.-bound caravan was held at bay by Mexican police – Juan Montes and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stranded-at-mexicos-southern-border-hundreds-of-migrants-consider-their-options-1540073381
— Interest in Midterms Surges, Boosting Trump Approval Rating Democrats’ still favored by voters in latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll as the party to lead Congress – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/interest-in-midterms-surges-boosting-trump-approval-rating-1540126920
— U.S. Colleges Clash on New Playing Field: Voter Turnout Organizers play on academic and athletic rivalries between schools to lift chronically-low student voting rates – Erica Snow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-colleges-clash-on-new-playing-field-voter-turnout-1540040400

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats Hold Edge for Midterms With Turnout Unpredictable – Ros Krasny (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially all defeats that Republican candidates on DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 ballots in Wheaton have suffered. I should make a list of all the Republican candidates who have been on Republican primary ballots and general election ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost and ask them if they agree with my critics/opponents that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused their defeat.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-21/democrats-hold-9-point-advantage-for-midterms-in-nbc-wsj-poll

 

SALON
— With members getting Trump-averse, the federal workers union targets midterms Defending what Newt Gingrich blasted as “the job for life,” federal civil servants join the battle for the midterms – BOB HENNELLY (DIERSEN: If Gingrich had not decimated GAO during the 1990s, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/10/21/with-members-getting-trump-averse-the-federal-workers-union-targets-midterms/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those with the most at stake in the Congressional midterm elections are the rank and file of the unions that represent the Federal Government’s two-million-member workforce. Since President Trump took office 21 months ago, they have been the target of him and allies like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who served on his transition team. Mr. Gingrich urged the President to wage a “straight-out war” aimed at ending what he called “the job for life” with the Federal civil service. Mr. Trump has canceled a Federal pay raise, proposed budgets to cut workers’ health and retirement benefits and issued executive orders to eliminate employee protections that evolved over decades of collective bargaining.)

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Ivy League donates to Democrats in battleground states, 250-to-1
https://www.worldtribune.com/ivy-league-donates-to-democrats-in-battleground-states-250-to-1/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, Varney wrote, “some schools are pitching a shutout when it comes to giving to Republicans. University of Chicago employees gave more than $200,000 this election cycle – but none of it to Republicans,” according to Open Secrets data.)

October 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mexico slowly processes caravan migrants at Guatemala border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/mexico-slowly-processes-caravan-migrants-at-guatemala-border/
— Illinois House 50th District Republican nominee: Keith R. Wheeler
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/keith-wheeler-illinois-house-50th-district-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/
— Illinois House 46th District Republican nominee: Gordon ‘Jay’ Kinzler – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gordon-jay-kinzler-illinois-house-46th-district-republican-nominee-2018-general-election/
— My rude awakening, as a black man, to the American newsroom – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/my-rude-awakening-as-a-black-man-to-the-american-newsroom/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do you really think GOP cares about pre-existing conditions? Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I have type 2 diabetes. I am obese (BMI 30.7). My vision cannot be corrected to 20/30, let alone 20/20. I need cataract surgery on both eyes. I have partial red/green color blindness. I do not get enough exercise. I sit in a chair 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-healthcare-pre-existing-conditions-obamacare-gop-trump-huppke-20181018-story.html
— 10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash – Michele Lerner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-housing-market-changes-1021-story.html

 

WBBM
— Senger Suggests Mendoza Will Run For Mayor
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/challenger-state-comptroller-suggests-incumbent-will-run-mayor

 

WGN RADIO
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 10/21/18: Bruce Rauner and Immigration – CURTIS KOCH
https://wgnradio.com/2018/10/21/walter-jacobsons-perspective-10-21-18-bruce-rauner-and-immigration/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Editorial: For Illinois Attorney General: Harold
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-for-illinois-attorney-general-harold/article_64bba56c-ab8b-51ed-9441-3e9f1738e7fd.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Endorsement: Rauner for Governor of Illinois
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20181021/endorsement-governor-of-illinois

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For the 13th Congressional District: Rodney Davis – Editorial Board
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-10-21/editorial-the-13th-congressional-district-rodney-davis.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BGA: How consolidation is the answer to fewer taxpayers, flat revenues
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181020/bga-how-consolidation-is-answer-to-fewer-taxpayers-flat-revenues

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bruce Rauner Visits Republican Headquarters in Crystal Lake – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/20/bruce-rauner-visits-republican-headquarters-in-crystal-lake/

 

SOUTHERN
— Expecting mass demonstrations for and against potential Trump visit, Carbondale cancels City Council meeting – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/expecting-mass-demonstrations-for-and-against-potential-trump-visit-carbondale/article_0328dbcf-a3ab-5da4-9cb0-679fc3ac509d.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post – Bill McMorris
https://freebeacon.com/politics/two-gop-candidates-assaulted-minnesota/

 

THE HILL
— Migrant caravan continues journey toward US – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/latino/412420-migrant-caravan-continues-journey-toward-us-after-clash-with-mexican-police

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “‘This Is An Exodus’: Thousands Of Caravan Migrants Cross Into Mexico. Many of the Central American migrants, who are fleeing poverty and violence, are hoping to eventually reach the United States.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/caravan-migrants-mexico_us_5bcc2825e4b055bc94817fe5

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “John Cox and the Sad State of California’s GOP Republicans have become so disempowered in the state that their gubernatorial nominee is an Illinoisan who has lost every race he’s run.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/21/john-cox-california-republicans-gop-2018-221666

 

CBS NEWS
— Car crashes rise in states with legal marijuana, study finds – ASHLEY WELCH (DIERSEN: Of course, those who profit from car crashes are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-crashes-higher-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-study-finds/

 

NBC NEWS
— Americans are divided over everything except division Across a broad collection of groups – Democrats and Republicans, Clinton voters and Trump voters – more than 70 percent say the nation is divided. – Dante Chinni and Sally Bronston (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican AND who ever-increasingly blame Trump and blame his supporters like me for their problems?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/americans-are-divided-over-everything-except-division-n922511
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll asked respondents who they blame for the nation’s disunited state and when you look at their answers through the frame of Donald Trump’s presidency, sharp divisions emerge. Among the 30 percent of respondents in the poll who strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance, there is a pretty clear line of blame for the nation’s divided nature. The “Democratic Party/Liberals” lead the way with this group, as one might expect. Next on the list is former President “Barack Obama.” Trump’s supporters also cast a somewhat wider net. They give some blame to “Godless”ness, “The Media,” and “The People/General Public of America.” Some even go as far as mentioning “Donald Trump,” but on the whole, there is a distinct partisan cast to the list. On the other side of the Trump divide, the 43 percent who strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, we can see an even clearer picture. Donald Trump’s name stands apart from every other option on the list of potential causes with this group. Following behind the president is the “Republican Party/Conservatives” but no other answer rates very high. This is a distinctly blue view of the nation’s disunity. And among the 27 percent of respondents who neither strongly approve nor disapprove of Trump’s job performance, the president takes most of the blame, but his opponents take a hit as well.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We’ll resume polling in Illinois’s 6th Congressional District soon. Republicans are trying to hold a well-educated district that swung 15 points toward Hillary Clinton. We’ve made calls, and people have spoken to us so far.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il06-3.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For a Change, Democrats Seem Set to Equal or Exceed Republicans in Turnout Polls show enthusiasm surging in many mostly white suburban districts, but less so among young and nonwhite voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/upshot/midterms-democrats-turnout-enthusiasm.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those on the left demonize, denigrate, and condemn police as being on the right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/nyregion/nypd-proud-boys-protests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What if the Republicans Win Everything Again?” and says “Total victory for the G.O.P. would mean Trump unleashed.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/opinion/sunday/midterm-elections-republican-party-trump-senate-house.html
— No, A.I. Won’t Solve the Fake News Problem At least not for decades to come. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg. – Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put or or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/ai-fake-news-disinformation-campaigns.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s Perverse Advantage. When you’ve sunk this low, there’s nowhere to go but sideways.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren.html
— Desperately Seeking Principled Republicans The party has lost its way, and it’s time to start over. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or in the Republican Party platform and/or b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/opinion/sunday/congress-republicans-democrats-conservatives.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: It’s Your Big Day, Do You Want Your Boss There? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married in 1978 when I was 29 years old. They had always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a very bad person, and that because of that, no woman would ever marry me. They were even more furious that my wife had saved $20,000 and that she had a good job. Overwhelmingly, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had spouses who had little or no income, had never been married, were divorced, and/or had serious marital problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/business/manager-you-dont-like-wedding-invitation.html

 

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— ‘What’s your sign?’ becomes ‘What’s your DNA?’ – Kathleen Parker
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/what-s-your-sign-becomes-what-s-your-dna/article_b02860be-5689-51ae-a6b0-9f355e7ba04e.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame Trump and his supporters for their problems. Are you a Trump supporter? I am. If you are a Trump supporter like I am, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to punish/destroy you for being a Trump supporter? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) to stop everyone from reading those emails, c) to stop me from learning about their press conferences, fundraisers, etc. d) to stop me from promoting their fundraisers, etc., e) to stop me from attending their press conferences, fundraisers, etc., and f) to stop me from reporting on their press conferences, fundraisers, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it especially clear that they do not want me to do anything to help reelect Peter Roskam. Previously, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes made it especially clear that they did not want me to do anything to help Jeanne Ives win the gubernatorial primary. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame Trump and his supporters for their problems. Questions to ask your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain: a) Are you a Trump supporter? b) How do the following treat Trump supporters: the voters in your precinct, the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, etc.? c) To what extent do the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, their staff members, and their volunteers blame Trump for their election problems? d) To what extent do the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in your precinct, their staff members, and their volunteers blame Trump supporters for their election problems? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

October 19 Evening Edition

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Casten v. Roskam: A House Majority by ‘Any Means Necessary’  A Democratic challenger with a smash-mouth style seeks to flip a suburban Illinois district Hillary Clinton carried in 2016. – Kyle Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-house-majority-by-any-means-necessary-1539989212
— California Democrats Test the Limits of Anti-Trumpism They want to campaign on national issues, but voters are focused on progressive failures closer to home. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-democrats-test-the-limits-of-anti-trumpism-1539989189

 

NBC5
— Rep. Peter Roskam Dealing With Toughest Election Fight of His Life
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/peter-roskam-struggles-to-adjust-as-seat-suddenly-isnt-safe-498038081.html
— Full Interviews: Peter Roskam, Sean Casten Speak About Upcoming Election The election is one of the nation’s most closely watched – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/peter-roskam-sean-casten-speak-about-upcoming-election-498070361.html
— Former Pritzker Staffers Speak Out on Allegations of Racial Discrimination, Harassment  The three former staffers were not named in a lawsuit filed earlier this week – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Have you sued your employer? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Walter T. Charlton represented the plaintiffs in that lawsuit. In 1998, Charlton filed a lawsuit for me against GAO that charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/former-pritzker-staffers-speak-out-on-harassment-allegations-498062481.html

 

CBS2
— Kanye West Dines On Chicken Tacos In Naperville
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/18/kanye-west-pepes-naperville/

 

WLS AM
— How safe is Peter Roskam’s seat? – AP
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/19/house-safe-is-peter-roskams-seat/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Caravan migrants break Guatemala border fence, rush Mexico – AP (DIERSEN: The first and foremost responsibility of countries is to a) stop people from coming into the country illegally and b) stop people from staying in the country illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrant-caravan-guatemala-mexico-us-donald-trump/
— ENDORSEMENT: Mark Batinick for Illinois House in the 97th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mark-batinick-illinois-house-97th-district-elections-endorsement/
— ENDORSEMENT: David S. Olsen for Illinois House in the 81st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/david-olsen-endorsement-illinois-house-81st-district-candidate-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Durkin for Illinois House in the 82nd District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jim-durkin-illinois-house-82nd-district-endorsement/
— Trump could visit Illinois next week in midterm push – Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-southern-illinois-visit-mike-bost-congress-republican-bruce-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants break through fence at Guatemala-Mexico border – AP (DIERSEN: The first and foremost responsibility of countries is to a) stop people from coming into the country illegally and b) stop people from staying in the country illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-guatemala-20181019-story.html
— Scrap the gas tax! It’s time to start charging drivers by the mile – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: If you drive few miles each year, what are the reasons for that? For me, the reasons include a) my spending 10+ hours each and every day in my home putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) my home being near Roosevelt Road businesses and downtown Wheaton, and c) my having far less money to spend on entrainment, vacations, etc. – my pension is only 41% of what my ending salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-vmt-vehicle-miles-traveled-tax-gasoline-pritzker-rauner-1021-20181018-story.html
— What this election means for American jobs – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-voting-tax-cuts-trump-20181019-story.html
— Americans are living high at the expense of posterity – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-climate-climate-deficit-mconnell-1021-20181019-story.html
— AG candidate Kwame Raoul calls lawsuit against fellow Democrat J.B. Pritzker ‘shoddily drafted’ – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-kwame-raoul-lawsuit-20181019-story.html
— Ignore that half-million dollars: Republican Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti was on Quad Cities radio on Thursday to promote Gov. Rauner and told listeners the campaign doesn’t rely on polls. “We never relied on polls four years ago. We’re not relying upon polls now,” Sanguinetti said on WOC-AM in Davenport, Iowa, when asked about surveys showing the Rauner ticket trailing Democrat J.B. Pritzker by double digits. “Yeah, we do have internals that say something different. But so what? Right now we’re getting out there, we’re communicating with the people in all our counties,” she said. Team Rauner has spent $537,704 on polling since April 2017, including $143,000 from July through September of this year, state campaign records show. For the campaign four years ago, Rauner’s campaign did not directly identify any spending on polling. – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-toni-preckwinkle-chance-the-rapper-20181018-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pepe’s in Naperville basking in afterglow of Kanye West visit – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/pepes-in-naperville-basking-in-afterglow-of-kanye-west-visit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Conservatives mount a whisper campaign smearing Khashoggi in defense of Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181019/conservatives-mount-a-whisper-campaign-smearing-khashoggi-in-defense-of-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181019/news/310199939/
— Naperville mayor shares his life at Lutheran school (DIERSEN: I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, MSLs are much too conservative.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20181019/naperville-mayor-shares-his-life-at-lutheran-school

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Attorney General: This is the other statewide race that really matters – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/other-statewide-race-really-matters

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Editorial Board Endorsement: Give Gov. Rauner another term
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181019/editorial-board-endorsement-give-gov-rauner-another-term
— Time for elected officials to reject this massive expansion of gambling – Anita Bedell
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181016/letter-time-for-elected-officials-to-reject-this-massive-expansion-of-gambling

 

SOUTHERN
— Email indicates President Trump is planning potential visit to Carbondale – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/email-indicates-president-trump-is-planning-potential-visit-to-carbondale/article_7bbb4bef-3100-5241-91c4-ce01ee66b2f1.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— President Trump potentially holding rally in Carbondale Oct. 27
https://dailyegyptian.com/87738/showcase/president-trump-potentially-holding-rally-in-carbondale-oct-27/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Advice That Might Save Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren: Go on the Offensive on Abortion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/10/19/advice-that-might-save-peter-roskam-and-randy-hultgren-go-on-the-offensive-on-abortion/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lies, backbiting and grandstanding impact DuPage Township Board, watchdog group claims – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511606374-lies-backbiting-and-grandstanding-impact-dupage-township-board-watchdog-group-claims

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County – Why Candidate forums fail the people – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/coles-county-why-candidate-forums-fail-the-people/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— No-Shot Sam McCann Doubles Down in Deceit – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/no-shot-sam-mccann-doubles-down-in-deceit/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL COUNTY GOP LIGHTS UP I-55 WITH REASONS TO “VOTE REPUBLICAN” NOVEMBER 6TH
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/will-county-gop-lights-up-i-55-with-reasons-to-vote-republican-november-6th.html
— MCCANN CAMPAIGN SCOOPS UP MILLIONS FROM UNION PACS AND SUPER PACS
https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/mccann-campaign-scoops-up-millions-from-union-pacs-and-super-pacs.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— State Journal-Register endorses Rauner “with reservations”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/state-journal-register-endorses-rauner-with-reservations/
— Speaker Ryan to campaign for Davis *** Trump likely coming to Illinois to boost Bost
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/trump-likely-coming-to-illinois-to-boost-bost/
— Pritzker campaign lawyer hints at defamation suit, claims campaign was never served
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/pritzker-campaign-lawyer-hints-at-defamation-suit-claims-campaign-was-never-served/
— Rauner says he’s “trying to eradicate” the Madigan machine “cancer,” but the “treatments are tough”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/rauner-says-hes-trying-to-eradicate-the-madigan-machine-cancer-but-the-treatments-are-tough/
— Rauner again denies any delays at Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/19/rauner-again-denies-any-delays-at-quincy-veterans-home/

 

BREITBART
— Migrant Caravan Tears Down Border Fence, Storms Mexico – Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby (DIERSEN: The first and foremost responsibility of countries is to a) stop people from coming into the country illegally and b) stop people from staying in the country illegally.)
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/10/19/watch-migrant-caravan-tears-down-border-fence-storms-mexico/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh Exclusive: Left-Wing Democrats ‘Resent The Idea of America Being Great’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/18/rush-limbaugh-interview-sean-hannity-left-hates-trump-wants-america-fail
— Tucker on Migrant Caravan: Dems ‘Inviting’ It in Effort to Strengthen Their Hold on Power
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/18/tucker-blasts-honduras-nicaragua-caravan-democrat-inviting-it-because-helps-politics

 

GOPUSA
— News media joins the Honduran ‘caravan’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57183
— Rush Limbaugh’s midterms prediction: GOP keeps House and Senate, and exposes bogus polls
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57188

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Embrace E-Verify – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/immigration-e-verify-republicans-should-embrace/

 

THE HILL
— Small-dollar donations explode in the Trump era – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412231-small-dollar-donations-explode-in-the-trump-era

 

CNN
— Chaos erupts as caravan reaches Mexico border – Michelle Mendoza and Catherine E. Shoichet
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/americas/caravan-mexico-border/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Thieves targeted $12 billion through IRS tax fraud The IRS thwarted most attempts, but scammers got at least $1.6 billion – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/19/thieves-targeted-billion-through-irs-tax-fraud/?utm_term=.cc3fae9fbf61

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrat Sean Casten’s business background under microscope in 6th Congressional District race – PATRICK M. O’CONNELL
http://www.nydailynews.com/ct-met-casten-business-background-20180927-story.html

 

THE WEEK
— Trump is glorifying violence against journalists. This is a national disgrace. – Joel Mathis (DIERSEN: Thankfully, my critics/opponents have not called for physical violence against me, but they have called for verbal violence against me. I should always wear a body camera when I leave my home.)
https://theweek.com/articles/802760/trump-glorifying-violence-against-journalists-national-disgrace

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP FAN KANYE WEST WEARS ‘MAGA’ HAT TO MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN NAPERVILLE – SHANE CROUCHER (DIERSEN: Kanye West has far more courage than I have. From what I see, the more that you do to promote Trump, the more likely that you will be attacked by anti-Trumps.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-fan-kanye-west-wears-maga-hat-mexican-restaurant-1177416

 

LAW 360
— The A-List For Managing Employment Law Risks And Costs – Brendan Sweeney (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with employers against employees.)
https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/1092410/the-a-list-for-managing-employment-law-risks-and-costs

 

FED SMITH
— VA Says Morale is Improving Among its Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran told them that their morale would improve if GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/10/19/va-says-morale-improving-among-employees/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Democrats are an ‘angry mob’ and ‘they’re losing it’ says Trump as he brands Holder and Hillary as obstacles to national unity – FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6296219/Trump-says-Holder-Hillary-angry-mob-stopping-national-unity.html

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Campaign workers sue J.B. Pritzker alleging racial discrimination
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/campaign-workers-sue-jb-pritzker-alleging-racial-discrimination/4502953/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Staffers File Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination J.B. Pritzker denied the claims against him – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/pritzker-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-497764061.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Campaign Staffers File Discrimination Lawsuit Less than three weeks before the November election, several current and former campaign workers have filed a federal lawsuit against Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker, calling his campaign a “cesspool of racial discrimination and harassment.”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3953923-pritzker-campaign-staffers-file-discrimination-lawsuit/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise’s visit to Naperville highlights national importance of Chicago-area race – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-roskam-scalise-event-20181017-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker campaign workers file lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; group wanted $7.5 million to settle – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-federal-lawsuit-20181017-story.html
— Special-interest cash flows into campaign coffers for Southland lawmakers — even if they’re running unopposed – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-3q-campaign-finance-reports-st-1018-story.html
— Old-school Chicago election season: A surge in requests for mail-in ballots not seen since WWII – Katie Galioto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-mail-ballot-midterm-elections-20181001-story.html

— Canada legalized marijuana, but don’t bring any home to Chicago after your next trip – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-canada-legalizes-marijuana-keep-it-there-20181017-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker campaign workers claim discrimination in federal lawsuit, demand $7.5M Lawsuit rips open racial wound for Pritzker — but he insists charges ‘not true’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-campaign-workers-lawsuit-racial-discrimination-7-5-million-bruce-rauner-illinois-2018-governor-election/
— WEDNESDAY, October 17, 2018, 4:30 p.m. – As the special guest at a campaign reception hosted in support of Representative Peter Roskam, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Representative Peter Roskam will hold a press gaggle prior to the reception. Chicago Marriot Hotel – Naperville: 1801 N Naper Boulevard, Naperville.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-illinois-political-daybook-oct-17-peter-roskam-tammy-duckworth/
— Working the Story: Mansions, toilets and tax breaks – Tim Novak and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/how-sun-times-broke-story-pritzker-mansion-toilets-property-tax-break-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Seth Lewis for Illinois Senate in the 23rd District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/seth-lewis-endorsement-illinois-senate-23rd-district-2018-general-election/
— ENDORSEMENT: Chris Nybo for Illinois Senate in the 24th District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-senate-elections-chris-nybo-24th-district-gun-control-western-springs/
— ENDORSEMENT: Michael G. Connelly for Illinois Senate in the 21st District
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/michael-connelly-endorsement-illinos-senate-21st-district-democrat-2018-general-election/

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township supervisor Chris Heidorn moves to replace Glen Ellyn mosquito abatement board – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181017/township-supervisor-moves-to-replace-glen-ellyn-mosquito-abatement-board
— Endorsements: Cantore, Painter for DuPage forest preserve positions
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181017/endorsements-cantore-painter-for-dupage-forest-preserve-positions
— Helene Miller Walsh: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181017/helene-miller-walsh-candidate-profile
— ‘Horseface’: Does it matter that Trump ridicules women? – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181017/news/310179913/

 

WLS AM
— John Tilman, “Do you really want to vote for an even bigger Illinois tax burden?” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/17/john-tilman-do-you-really-want-to-vote-for-an-even-bigger-illinois-tax-burden/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— READ THE DOCUMENT: J.B. Pritzker campaign workers file lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; group wanted $7.5 million to settle –
MIKE RIOPELL and RICK PEARSON
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/read-the-document-j-b-pritzker-campaign-workers-file-lawsuit/article_b5e7aa57-8539-5814-97ae-0cbefd0325d2.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pritzker campaign sued by own staffers alleging racial discrimination – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article220156310.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Pritzker price tag: Candidate’s spending promises require doubling state income tax – Adam Schuster, Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill, Illinois Policy Institute
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511604539-pritzker-price-tag-candidate-s-spending-promises-require-doubling-state-income-tax

 

STATELINE
— Pritzker campaign sued for racial discrimination and harassment
https://www.mystateline.com/news/pritzker-campaign-sued-for-racial-discrimination-and-harassment/1531345111

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 10 Pritzker staffers file racial discrimination lawsuit
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/pritzker-staffers-file-racial-discrimination-lawsuit

 

WAND
— Claims of racial discrimination in governor candidate Pritzker campaign – Jessica Dobson
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39301422/claims-of-racial-discrimination-in-governor-candidate-pritzker-campaign

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Minority campaign staffers sue Pritzker, claiming discrimination – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/minority-campaign-staffers-sue-pritzker-claiming-discrimination/article_341e3fda-83fb-5f62-982a-fdd227af2b19.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Lawsuit filed by Pritzker campaign staffers alleges racial discrimination – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/lawsuit-filed-by-pritzker-campaign-staffers-alleges-racial-discrimination/1531111872

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Rescinds Our Endorsement of Sam McCann for Governor – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/10/ifa-rescinds-our-endorsement-of-sam-mccann-for-governor/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION’S STATEMENT REVERSING MCCANN ENDORSEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/illinois-family-actions-statement-reversing-mccann-endorsement.html
— IVES’ STATEMENT ON MCCANN’S MAILER AGAINST TOM MORRISON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/ives-statement-on-mccanns-mailer-against-tom-morrison.html
— ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION RESCINDS SAM MCCANN ENDORSEMENT OVER MAILER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/breaking-illinois-family-action-rescinds-sam-mccann-endorsement-over-mailer.html
— FISCALLY SOUND STATES: ILLINOIS IN BOTTOM FIVE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/fiscally-sound-states-illinois-in-bottom-five.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois politicians have gone to prison for dumber things – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511604607-reeder-illinois-politicians-have-gone-to-prison-for-dumber-things
— Illinois Democrats falsely attack character of suburban Republicans, ad claims – Robert Hadley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511603252-illinois-democrats-falsely-attack-character-of-suburban-republicans-ad-claims

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Budget groups: Pritzker’s plans would cost taxpayers billions more – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/budget-groups-pritzker-s-plans-would-cost-taxpayers-billions-more/article_25dbe6e6-d18e-11e8-b26f-8fa33332b968.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP responds *** Bombshell discrimination lawsuit called “offensive” and “baseless” by Pritzker campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/bombshell-discrimination-lawsuit-called-offensive-and-baseless-by-pritzker-campaign/
— Another former Pritzker campaign worker comes forward as the spin cranks up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/another-former-pritzker-campaign-worker-comes-forward-as-the-spin-cranks-up/
— Sam McCann jumps into House races against “Raunerite” Republicans
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/sam-mccann-jumps-into-house-races-against-raunerite-republicans/
— Pritzker then and now
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/17/pritzker-then-and-now/

 

BLAZE
— Illinois Democratic governor candidate sued for racial discrimination by former employees – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/17/illinois-democratic-governor-candidate-sued-for-racial-discrimination-by-former-employees

 

GOPUSA
— Deep state conservatives
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56903
— Democrats force leader to resign over, ‘I stand for the flag. I kneel at the cross’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56889
— Week 6: Still thousands of empty seats in NFL stadiums
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=56893

 

DAILY CALLER
— BLACK AND LATINO CAMPAIGN STAFFERS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST DEM ILLINOIS GOV CANDIDATE FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – Henry Rodgers
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/black-latino-staffers-pritzker/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat IL Gov Candidate Accused Of ‘Racial Discrimination And Harassment’ By Staffers    Staffers say they were hired to fill “quotas” and tasked with “racist” jobs. – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/37240/democrat-il-gov-candidate-accused-racial-emily-zanotti

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Boycott Hearing on Trump’s Judicial Nominees – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/10/17/democrats-boycott-hearing-on-trumps-judicial-nominees-n2529388
— Democrats Know They Can Always Count on the Media – Ben Shapiro
https://townhall.com//columnists/benshapiro/2018/10/17/democrats-know-they-can-always-count-on-the-media-n2528998

 

TPM
— Key Architect Of The GOP Tax Plan Peter Roskam Isn’t Talking About It Much On The Trail – Cameron Joseph
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/peter-roskam-campaign-tax-law

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Beware Soros’s “Rented Evangelicals”
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/28949-beware-soross-rented-evangelicals

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Blue Wave of ‘Undocumented’ Voters? – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/stacey-abrams-undocumented-voters-blue-wave/
— Two Minnesota Republican Candidates Assaulted – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/two-minnesota-republican-candidates-assaulted/

 

CBS NEWS
— American workers finally see a real bump in pay – ALAIN SHERTER (DIERSEN: Have you gotten pay increases? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor. They continue to be furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. 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.cbsnews.com/news/american-workers-finally-see-real-bump-in-pay/

 

CNBC
— Trump agenda, attitude overshadow tax cuts for GOP in midterms
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/10/17/trump-agenda-attitude-overshadow-tax-cuts-for-gop-in-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Record number of families crossing U.S. border as Trump threatens new crackdown – Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/record-number-of-families-crossing-us-border-as-trump-threatens-new-crackdown/2018/10/17/fe422800-c73a-11e8-b2b5-79270f9cce17_story.html

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Why do California voters prefer Democrat Gavin Newsom? It has to do with Donald Trump, new poll finds – ANDREW SHEELER
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article220164675.html

 

POLITICUS USA
— The Trump trap – Republicans duck president in key House races
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/17/special-report-the-trump-trap-republicans-duck-president-in-key-house-races-2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six-term Representative Peter Roskam has a good sense of how voters in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District feel about the president. Despite re-electing the Republican congressman in 2016, they backed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over Trump by nearly 7 percentage points. The district typifies the battlegrounds where Republican candidates face anti-Trump headwinds: a fast-growing suburb west of Chicago with a median income near $100,000. Roskam has made no statements of support for Trump on his website or in posts this year to his social media accounts. He acknowledges that associating himself with the president might do more harm than good. Having Trump campaign for him in the district “obviously wouldn’t be helpful,” he said in an interview. Roskam has criticized Trump’s tariffs on imported goods and has decried the administration’s separation of immigrant children from parents. After Trump held a July press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and refused to condemn Putin for interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, Roskam called Trump’s performance “an affront to American democracy.” But Roskam notes that he also backs the president on issues important to pro-Trump voters, such as raising military spending and lowering taxes. In an August tweet, Roskam described as “absurd” a statement by his Democratic opponent comparing Trump with al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. “This district is discerning,” Roskam said, and voters want a candidate who will represent their interests independent of the president. But Roskam’s reluctance to embrace Trump isn’t enough for some of the anti-Trump Republicans he’s trying to capture. “Peter Roskam has distanced himself from Trump, but he doesn’t stand up to him,” said Bill Wentz, 73, a lifelong Republican and former federal government lawyer. Roskam hasn’t done enough to fight the president on economic policies that Wentz says undermine traditional Republican support for free markets by picking “winners and losers.” He also is uncomfortable with Trump’s failure to fully embrace U.S. intelligence agencies’ finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. Wentz’s answer: vote for Roskam’s Democratic opponent, Sean Casten.)

 

GOVERNING
— Democrat in Illinois Governor’s Race Hit With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit From His Own Campaign Workers – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-illinois-campaign-workers-lawsuit-pritzker.html