FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker takes personal pride in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defeat. Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, responded to all the Abbott ire with his dollars. Every Texas candidate he supported won Tuesday night.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/11/04/gov-jb-pritzker-role-texas-gov-greg-abbotts-defeat-gina-hinojosa-james-talarico
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker moves quickly to put his stamp on Democrats’ national agenda.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-offers-congress-a-to-do-list/
— Johnson tells Crain’s: Election strengthens the case for taxing the wealthy. DD: Taxing the wealthy is redistribution of wealth, then socialism, then communism, and then dictatorship.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-brandon-johnson-city-council-20261104/
NBC5
— How did Illinois vote in governor’s race compared to 2022? Map shows which counties flipped. While the end result might have been the same as 2022, at a county level, the votes across the state look slightly different.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/elections/how-did-illinois-vote-in-governors-race-compared-to-2022-map-shows-which-counties-flipped/4012301/
— Illinois 2026 election recap: Who won and lost after day of polling problems, controversy.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/elections/live-illinois-election-updates-polling-place-problems-controversies-and-more/4011540/
— Midterm results: Which races still haven’t been called, and which states flipped blue? Democrats during Tuesday’s midterm election took control of the Senate, winning 54 seats and Republicans taking 44, but there are still two races left to call.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/election-2026-which-races-still-havent-been-called-and-what-states-flipped-seats-mississippi-alaska-election-results/4012174/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Chicago Voters Deliver Major Democratic Victories on Election Day. DD: Anticipate/expect that Illinois Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly give Chicago voters more preference over the rest of the voters in Illinois.
https://chicagocrusader.com/chicago-voters-deliver-major-democratic-victories-on-election-day/
ROCK RIVER CURRENT
— Syverson holds lead in tight race, waits for final mail-in votes to be counted.
https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2026/11/syverson-holds-lead-in-tight-race-waits-for-final-mail-in-votes-to-be-counted/
SHAW LOCAL
— No blue wave in the Illinois Valley.
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2026/11/04/no-blue-wave-in-the-illinois-valley/
NPR ILLINOIS
— On 1st day since winning 3rd term as governor, Pritzker releases 200-point national agenda.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-11-04/on-1st-day-since-winning-3rd-term-as-governor-pritzker-releases-200-point-national-agenda
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s Texas-sized grudge.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/11/05/pritzkers-texas-sized-grudge-01150371
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Gov. JB Pritzker won reelection with 2,345,862 votes (59.8%) to Republican Darren Bailey’s 1,445,559 votes (36.9%), a 22.9-percentage-point margin. That’s nearly double Pritzker’s 2022 margin over Bailey, when he won 2,197,760 votes (54.6%) to Bailey’s 1,717,777 (42.6%), a 12-percentage-point margin. Also worth noting: Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias was the highest statewide office vote-getter with 2,514,870 votes, defeating Republican challenger Diane Harris, who had 1,382,825. In Chicago, Giannoulias was the highest vote-getter of any candidate on the ballot, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. Details here In Lake County: The state Senate delegation will be all-female, all-Democratic: Karen Battaglia and Nabeela Syed were elected to the state Senate, and they’ll join state Sens. Julie Morrison, Adrian Johnson and Mary Edly-Allen as an all-female, all-Democratic group representing parts of a county that was once a reliable Republican stronghold, by the Lake County News-Sun’s Steve Sadin.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/11/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-842/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case.
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560-why-we-need-to-relentlessly-make-the-blue-state-red-state-case/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, fewer and fewer and fewer of the elected officials are conservative, White, male, older, accomplished, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, they are liberal/moderate, non-White, female, younger, less-accomplished, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, they are liberal Democrats who want socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What did your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to reach the voters in his/her precinct? I hand-delivered the following to the 200 Republican residences in my precinct and the 170 Independent residences in my precinct: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. I used 370 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 660 DuPage County-Election Division-provided labels. Those 370 envelopes contained 5,920 pieces: 5,180 campaign pieces (14X370), 370 Voter Guides, and 370 sample ballots. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on Trump? I am a conservative. I am a platform Republican. Trump won the 2016 Republican presidential primary by promising to defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I support things Trump says and does that defend and advance conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. But I do not support things he has said and done that do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform. I oppose things Trump has said and done that conflict with the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Young voters swung left in the midterms in large part because of inflation. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. Inflation was 13.5% in 1980 with high rates 1973–1974. Inflation was 9% in 2022. When you were young, what did you do to deal with inflation? I worked my way through college 1966-1970. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. Admittedly, COLAs have helped me deal with inflation. I got COLAs while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Obama, redistribution of wealth is economic justice. My critics/opponents want redistribution of wealth. But of course, they do not want their own wealth to be redistributed. My critics/opponents remain overjoyed that my Democrat GAO superiors redistributed my wealth. They remain overjoyed that they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job to my Democrat subordinate a) who had less money than I had, b) who was a minority, c) who had less work experience than, d) who had less education than I had, e) who had one professional certification while I has six, and f) who had no professional license like the one I had. Previously they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— Exit polls tell a deeper story. Americans better wise up to the DSA scam fast, before it’s too late. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/11/exit-polls-tell-a-deeper-story/
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— What does DSA’s vision for America actually look like? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/what-is-democratic-socialism-and-what-it-would-look-like-in-america/
BREITBART
— Ex-Democratic Socialist Flips Michigan Seat Trump Carried in 2024. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/11/04/ex-democratic-socialist-flips-michigan-seat-trump-carried-in-2024/
CHRISTIAN POST
— 3 takeaways from the midterm exit polls.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/3-takeaways-from-the-midterm-election-exit-polls.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Evangelicals hold steady for GOP, other Christian groups move left. . .2. GOP loses 2024 gains with Hispanic voters; support from Asians, whites declines. . .3. GOP loses support from parents, men and women)
COLLEGE FIX
— UChicago scrubs statement declaring gender fluid following media inquiry.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/uchicago-scrubs-statement-declaring-gender-fluid-following-media-inquiry/
— U. Illinois ‘unfinished revolutions’ exhibit highlights LGBTQ protests, ‘Indigenous resistance.’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-illinois-unfinished-revolutions-exhibit-highlights-lgbtq-protests-indigenous-resistance/
EPOCH TIMES
— The Biggest Shifts That Fueled the Blue Wave
https://lists.theepochtimes.com/archive/DhvnuBFUf/Jlid8tcrj/wQqUiYhGYFPe
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats defied expectations and expanded into deep-red territory on Nov. 3, fracturing President Donald Trump’s coalition and delivering double-digit swings in key demographics that drove his 2024 victory. Democrats gained control of Congress, picking up at least seven Senate seats: Maine, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, and Iowa. More wins are possible, as Democratic candidates hold narrow leads in undeclared races in Alaska and Mississippi. The party reached a 237-seat House majority with 59 races yet to be called. “We haven’t seen a Congress that looks like this since the ’90s. I think this will go down as one of the most impactful election landslides we’ve seen since the 1970s when the Watergate class entered Congress,” Aaron Dusso, an associate professor of political science at Indiana University–Indianapolis, told The Epoch Times.)
— Mayor Mamdani Sees Blue Wave as Sign DSA Can Win Outside New York. ‘It means that we can go from being on the defensive to being on the offensive,’ Mamdani said from outside City Hall. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/mayor-mamdani-sees-blue-wave-as-sign-dsa-can-win-outside-new-york-6111398
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Abortion on the Ballot in 2026.
https://www.nationalreview.com/carnival-of-fools/abortion-on-the-ballot-in-2026/
— Another Repudiation Election.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/another-repudiation-election/
— The Persistence of DEI Mandates.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-persistence-of-dei-mandates/
NEWSMAX
— Dirty Politics: Democrats Side With Illegal Aliens to Win Midterms.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dirty-politics-democrats-side-illegal-060857711.html
PJ MEDIA
— How Left-Wing Racism Against White People Led to France’s Riots.
https://pjmedia.com/phone-kyaw/2026/11/05/how-left-wing-racism-against-white-people-led-to-frances-riots-n4959042
REASON
— Obama: redistribution of wealth is economic justice. DD: My critics/opponents want redistribution of wealth. But of course, they do not want their own wealth to be redistributed. My critics/opponents remain overjoyed that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job to my Democrat subordinate a) who was a minority, b) who had less money than I had, c) who had less work experience than, d) who had less education than I had, e) who had one professional certification while I has six, and f) who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://reason.org/commentary/obama-redistribution-of-wealth/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Midterms force a reckoning on Iran war.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Americans Voted in the 2026 Election by Race, Gender, Age and Education. DD: According to this, of those who voted and had master’s degrees, only 26% were Republicans. I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance. My outstanding parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a) a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21 in 1970, b) an MBA from Loyola in 1976), c) a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. I become a CPA in 1979, Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/elections/voter-trends-national.html
USA TODAY & BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/11/05/democrats-win-election-republicans-trump-woke-socialism/92612117007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/05/dei-americans-vote-diversity-inclusion-midterm-elections/92610470007/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/05/business/dei-election-diversity-botttoms-donalds/
WIBC
— Voters Didn’t Choose Socialism — They Punished GOP Failure.
https://wibc.com/901145/voters-didnt-choose-socialism-they-punished-gop-failure/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Vance’s Theory of Election Defeat. Never mind corruption, tariffs or ICE raids. He blames only the Iran war. DD: What did Trump say and do that caused Republican candidates to lose the most votes?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jd-vance-iran-war-2026-midterms-e3509fe1
— Will Democrats Misread Their Victory? Americans voted to rebuke Trump, not for a repeat of Biden-era left-wing overreach.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-2026-elections-chuck-schumer-hakeem-jeffries-20e65983
— Rove: The GOP’s Defeat Was Truly Massive. The party lost not only the House and Senate but crucial state legislatures.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-gops-defeat-was-truly-massive-7dc3bd88
— This Time, Trump Defeats Himself in a Rout. Democrats will need to find a direction and not just continue being the party of ‘Not Trump.’
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/this-time-trump-defeats-himself-in-a-rout-6629198b
— The Trump Reckoning Arrives. The President’s 2024 coalition rebukes his second-term priorities and performance.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/2026-midterms-gop-democrats-donald-trump-c5ef5cb2?mod=opinion_lead_pos4
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Young people swung left in the midterms, and it’s in large part because of skyrocketing prices. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. Inflation was 13.5% in 1980 with high rates 1973–1974. Inflation was 9% in 2022. When you were young, what did you do to deal with inflation? I worked my way through college 1966-1970. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. Admittedly, COLAs have helped me deal with inflation. I got COLAs while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997.
https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-pushes-young-voters-to-democrats-in-2026-midterms-2026-11
PBS
— How key demographic groups voted in the 2026 midterms. DD: What percent of those who are the following vote for candidates who share their demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, non-White, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, noncitizen, and/or socialist?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-voter-poll-how-key-demographic-groups-voted-in-the-2026-midterms
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Young voters and Hispanic voters appear to shift away from Republicans. . .Many voters were driven by opposition to Trump. . .Voters think Congress isn’t doing enough to check an unpopular president. . .Concerns about democracy and corruption rival the economy for voters. . .Democrats have an advantage on handling issues)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
IPP
— Door-to-door campaigning versus social media. DD: I hand-delivered the following to the 200 Republican residences in my precinct and the 170 Independent residences in my precinct: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. I used 370 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 660 DuPage County-Election Division-provided labels. Those 370 envelopes contained 5,920 pieces: 5,180 campaign pieces (14X370), 370 Voter Guides, and 370 sample ballots.
https://www.ipp.eu/en/publication/door-to-door-campaigning-versus-social-media-how-can-you-reach-voters-during-local-elections/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Door-to-door campaigning can enable candidates to win votes in at least three different ways: (1) by increasing the number of people registered to vote, (2) by mobilizing non-voters from their own camp to turn out at the polls, and (3) by persuading undecided voters to support them.)
FROM OTHER SOURCES
REAL DEAL
— Torque Motor Suites bets $13M on Chicago’s garage condo market. Neyer Properties plans 30 luxury garage condos in Westmont, kicking off sales at a Hinsdale McLaren dealership.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/11/04/torque-motor-bets-13m-on-chicago-garage-condos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Torque Motor Suites is planning to enter Chicago’s budding “car condo” market and says it has the cash to rev up development. The company is set to put its plans in drive while others are stuck in neutral. Garage condos — essentially luxury housing that feature upscale garages for luxury cars — have seen a bit of interest in the Chicago area. Some have already been built: the first was the Autobahn Country Club near Joliet and Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville, but other recent efforts have stalled. Since 2024, proposals in Barrington, Lake Zurich and Kane County have been approved but haven’t seemingly progressed, according to the outlet. The key for Torque Motor is that it has the cash on hand to start the $12.5 million project. “We have the balance sheet to do it all and we’re ready to start,” Brad Albrecht, Torque’s director at parent company and commercial real estate developer Neyer Properties, told Crain’s. Torque Motor plans to build 30 garage condos and a clubhouse at 701 Oakmont Lane in Westmont. Construction should be getting underway next February, with the first units delivered by the end of 2027. Sales are set to begin Thursday at a McLaren dealership in nearby Hinsdale. Torque Motor told the outlet that they already have municipal approvals and zoning. Most garage condos aren’t simply places to show off luxury cars, they often have second story spaces for other activities. The garage condos, meant to showcase and work on high-end, collectible cars, start at $599,000 for a 30-by-40 foot garage. The larger units could be priced as high as $775,000. The company argues that the Chicago area is undersupplied in terms of garage condos. There are only seven garage condo complexes either built or proposed in the area. Miami has 17, Minneapolis 14 and there are 13 each in the Dallas and Denver areas.)
