November 10, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 12 easy-to-ignore Illinois counties want to explore secession. Springfield should listen.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/10/coles-ford-gallatin-hamilton-henderson-macoupin-mcdonough-monroe-piatt-saline-warren-washington-illinois-secession/
— DD: America’s enemies are overjoyed with Democrat victories.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/10/column-foreign-policy-israel-iran-ukraine-scrutiny-depetris/

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-deportation-policy-news-chicago-family-asks-administration-reconsider-martha-gutierrez/20028406/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-ice-news-allow-family-round-lake-illinois-mother-beata-siemionkowicz-post-bond-15-months-custody/20028549/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— New Trier yet to identify students accused of racial, homophobic slurs.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/11/10/new-trier-slurs-investigation/

WAND
— Aaron Del Mar, advocates call for IL GOP convention, restructuring of party.
https://www.wandtv.com/2026/11/10/aaron-del-mar-advocates-call-il-gop-convention-restructuring-party/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Florida Republicans hold their ground despite national Democratic gains.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-11-09/florida-republicans-hold-their-ground-despite-national-democratic-gains

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Aaron Del Mar, the GOP lieutenant governor candidate, said Illinois Republicans “need to be talking about our platform” and doing so now, instead of just months before an election. He also called for a statewide working convention in March 2027, and for direct elections of State Central Committee members by Republican primary voters. DD: My critics/opponents have always vehemently opposed direct election. Further, they have always blamed me for direct election’s defeats.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/11/10/can-springfield-get-to-the-end-zone-01157801

CAPITOL FAX
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/

WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— As time goes on, my critics/opponents make it ever-increasingly more clear that they are anti-conservative, that is, that they are anti-Republican. They ever-increasingly blame the conservative planks in the Republican Party platform for the November 3, 2026 defeats. According to them, elected officials should give voters want they want. According to them, voters want a) more dependency on government and charity, that is, more welfare, b) more LGBTQ, that is, more destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) more abortion, that is, more disrespect for human life, d) more mass/illegal immigration, that is, more cheap labor, e) more booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) more diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) more Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, more patronage, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How many conservatives are there in Illinois and your county, township, municipality, municipal district, school district, precinct, and neighborhood? What have they said or done lately to defend and advance conservative principles? For example, what have they said or done to promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders promote envy big time. They use affordability problems to promote envy. My Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted envy big time to turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. They stressed that I could a) afford to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) afford to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) afford to pay for graduate evening business, accounting, and finance courses when I was 23-31 and 43-48, d) afford to get married when I was 29, e) afford to buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45, and f) afford to buy etc. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I could afford the aforesaid a) because my parents were filthy rich, b) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, c) because I was improperly promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38, d) because of my wife’s income and savings, and e) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Far too many read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research. They are anti-conservative. They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They are never-Trumpers. They look down on, if not despise, if not hate those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, draft-avoider, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or has ancestors who have been in America for a long time. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. If you were me, how would you deal with that? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Under Democrat and RINO leaders, Americans are ever-increasingly separated by their race, gender, sexual orientation, age, income/wealth, religion, national origin, etc. Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders turn non-Whites against Whites, females against males, LGBTQers against heterosexuals, young against old, poor against non-poor, non-Christian against Christian, non-German American against German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. against etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Courts continue to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for citizens of America who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat, RINO, and Democrat plant leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans. Soon, all political and government leaders will be Democrats, RINOs, or Democrat plants who are non-White, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or will have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker could unlock over $2 billion for Illinois students by opting into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program. DD: Did you get any academic or financial need scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that to paint me as being stupid and as having rich parents.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-unlock-2-billion-illinois-students-opting-federal-tax-credit-program/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTING EXAMINER
— Trump says he’ll ‘stand by’ Hegseth. DD: Who has stood by you? If I would write a book about those who have stood by me, it would be a very shot book.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4798081/trump-stand-by-hegseth-massie-impeachment/
— The most disturbing result of America’s midterm elections wasn’t simply who won. It was what Americans were willing to overlook when they voted. On Nov. 3, Americans elected politicians whose records include anti-Zionist activism, inflammatory accusations against Israel, and controversies involving antisemitic conspiracy theories. When did hostility toward the Jewish state become a political credential?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4795773/antisemitism-american-politics-2026-midterms/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Hamas Targeted Jewish Families.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/11/How%20Hamas%20Targeted%20Jewish%20Families/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Is Texas the next state that could turn against ICE?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/11/10/is-texas-the-next-state-that-could-turn-against-ice-1666935/

BREITBART
— Gingrich Advocates for Amnesty for DACA Illegal Alien ‘Valedictorians.’ DD: Those who hate America agree with Gingrich.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/11/09/newt-gingrich-advocates-for-amnesty-for-daca-illegal-alien-valedictorians/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Teases Controversial Deal With Democrats on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/09/trump-teases-controversial-deal-with-democrats-on-amnesty-for-illegals/
— Victor Davis Hanson: The Collapse of America’s Melting Pot. DD: Under Democrat and RINO leaders, Americans are ever-increasingly separated by their race, gender, sexual orientation, age, income/wealth, religion, national origin, etc. Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders turn non-Whites against Whites, females against males, LGBTQers against heterosexuals, young against old, poor against non-poor, non-Christian against Christian, non-German American against German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. against etc.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/09/hanson-collapse-americas-melting-pot/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Calls Deportation Policies “Too Tough.”  DD: Those who hate America are overjoyed that Trump said that.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-261110
— Trump Addresses Amnesty Uproar With A Hint At His Next Move. “There’s no amnesty, no, no anything,” Trump assured reporters on Monday.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-addresses-the-remarks-that-rattled-his-immigration-supporters

FEDERALIST
— A Trump Amnesty Deal Would Betray Not Just His Voters But All Americans.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/11/09/a-trump-amnesty-deal-would-betray-not-just-his-voters-but-all-americans/

HOT AIR
— Trump Now Talking Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/11/09/trump-now-talking-amnesty-and-comprehensive-immigration-reform-n3820809#google_vignette

TOWNHALL
— Rebuild and Fight. DD: Democrat leaders, RINO leaders, and Democrat plant leaders want the Republican Party to officially a) dump the conservative planks in its platform and b) dump conservatives, that is, they want the Republican Party to officially dissolve.
https://townhall.com/columnists/dustin-grage/2026/11/10/rebuild-and-fight-n2686183

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Mamdani celebrates socialist takeover of Congress.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/6208613-hakeem-jeffries-house-speaker-struggle/amp/

MS NOW
— Pentagon official reveals Hegseth’s criteria for senior promotions. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, to get promoted beyond GS-13, you had to be a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, to get promoted beyond GS-12, you had to be a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, to get promoted beyond GS-4, you had to be a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.ms.now/news/pete-hegseth-pentagon-purge-officers-promotions

USA TODAY
— Voters rejected Trump, but they didn’t reject conservatism. It seems voters want the best of both worlds: politicians who aren’t aligned with Trump, but ideas rooted in conservatism. That’s a powerful lesson for 2028. DD: Are you aligned Trump? I am aligned with Trump when he does the right things to defend and advance conservative principles.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/11/09/2026-election-results-ballot-measures-washington-colorado-arizona/92628157007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mote hatred against Hegseth.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/11/10/massie-hegseth-impeachment-articles-iran-school-bombing/92695217007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The 5 most consequential developments from a jaw-dropping election.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/09/5-developments-midterms-trump-texas-mississippi/92676165007/

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Republican Sen. John Curtis rips GOP, says party ‘abandoned’ conservative principles as Democrats take Senate control. Curtis said that “tonight’s shellacking should be a wake-up call,” while Utah’s other senator, Mike Lee, posted an AI video of the Titanic sinking as results came in.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/11/03/utah-sen-john-curtis-says-gop-has/

CITY AND STATE
— Opposition research. DD: Far too many read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research. They are anti-conservative. They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They are never-Trumpers. They look down on, if not despise, if not hate those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, draft-avoider, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or has ancestors who have been in America for a long time. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. If you were me, how would you deal with that?
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/04/my-job-was-try-and-kill-him-oppo-research-and-new-york-politics/395705/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mike Pence: Begin the Conservative Revival. Before the Republican Party lost the election, it lost its way. Our principles can bring us victory again.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mike-pence-begin-the-conservative-revival-9047d35b

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CENTER
— E-Verify. DD: Conservatives are ever-increasingly disappointed if not angry that Trump has not made E-Verify a hiring requirement. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nilc.org/resources/everify-verification-nation/

LAW 360
— DD: Courts continue to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for citizens of America who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/discrimination/articles/2546922/justices-won-t-revisit-toss-of-white-anchor-s-race-bias-suit

HR DIVE
— DD: Democrat, RINO, and Democrat plant leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans. Soon, all political and government leaders will be Democrats, RINOs, or Democrat plants who are non-White, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or will have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/this-is-not-a-new-story-legal-professionals-expect-tide-to-turn-on-dei/874090/

BROOKINGS
— The 2026 midterm elections showed DEI is alive and well. DD: Courts continue to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for citizens of America who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-2026-midterm-elections-showed-dei-is-alive-and-well/

POLITICAL WIRE
— DD: Centrist Democrats do not exist.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/11/09/centrist-democrats-want-restraint-after-midterm-wins/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

INDEPENDENT
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, to get promoted beyond GS-13, you had to be a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, to get promoted beyond GS-12, you had to be a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, to get promoted beyond GS-4, you had to be a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hegseth-promotions-covid-vaccine-dei-b3081783.html

ECONOMIC TIMES
— ‘We’ll fight tooth and nail’: House speaker Mike Johnson vows fight to win back Congress. DD: What are Republican leaders in Illinois, in your county, and in your township doing to win back control?
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/well-fight-tooth-and-nail-house-speaker-mike-johnson-vows-fight-to-win-back-congress/videoshow/135702931.cms

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.