ABC7
— ILLINOIS SENATE ELECTION EVE BRINGS OUT LAST VOTE CALLS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-election-eve-brings-out-last-vote-calls/1594928/
— CHANCE THE RAPPER LEADS HUNDREDS TO EARLY VOTING SITE – Jessica D’Onofrio, Eric Horng and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/election-2016-chance-the-rapper-leads-hundreds-to-early-voting-site/1593700/
NBC5
— Balance of Power in Congress Hinges on Key Illinois Races Some key races in Illinois could have a substantial impact on the national political outlook Tuesday. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-races-impact-on-country-400329541.html
— Chicagoans Shatter Early Voting Records, Facing Hours-Long Lines – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hours-long-early-voting-lines-record-setting-numbers-in-chicago-400283561.html
CBS2
— Republican Kirk Predicts ‘Upset’ Of Duckworth In High-Profile Senate Race – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/07/republican-kirk-predicts-upset-of-duckworth-in-high-profile-senate-race/
WGN TV
— Republican strategist Chris Robling, Democratic strategist Marj Halperin give final thoughts on presidential election
http://wgntv.com/2016/11/07/republican-strategist-chris-robling-democratic-strategist-marj-halperin-give-final-thoughts-on-presidential-election/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Your Rauner vs. Madigan proxy battle scorecard – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-madigan-proxy-battle-scorecard-perspec-zorn-1108-jm-20161107-column.html
— Decision day for Illinois voters on president, Senate and beyond – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-election-day-met-1108-20161107-story.html
— ‘Rahmemail.com’: WikiLeaks shows Emanuel’s use of personal domain – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-email-personal-email-met-1106-20161104-story.html
— Emanuel on use of personal emails: I’ll give my answer in court – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are much smarter than Emanuel. They are smart enough that they do not put things in writing that can get them in trouble.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-personal-email-met-1108-20161107-story.html
— Morton Grove business owner: County officials ‘out of their minds’ to raise minimum wage – Lee V. Gaines
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-lwr-minimum-wage-localized-tl-1110-20161107-story.html
— Paul Ryan’s worthless sacrifice for Donald Trump – Jennifer Rubin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-paul-ryan-lost-respect-trump-20161107-story.html
— A woman for president? After Obama, young voters shrug – Jonathan Eig (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for a woman? My supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO was a woman and she was my supervisor’s supervisor for the 4 years before that. To get her to do their dirty work, that is, to get her to help waste my career and to help force me to retire, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her a) that while she was a woman, I was a man, b) that while she was a liberal Democrat, I was a conservative Republican, c) that while she was Jewish, I was Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) that while she was Russian national origin, I was German national origin, e) that while her ancestors were recent immigrants, my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s, f) that while she was younger, I was older, g) that while she had children to worry about, I did not, h) that I opposed gender based preference giving, i) that I opposed age discrimination, j) that I never made GS-14, k) that etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-clinton-obama-young-voters-perspec-1108-20161104-story.html
— Longer early voting period leads to record-setting numbers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-election-early-voting-20161106-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Now put the pressure on in Springfield to end gridlock – MADELEINE DOUBEK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-now-put-the-pressure-on-in-springfield-to-end-gridlock/
— Black Caucus: Tie aviation chief’s bonus to minority contracts – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors’ and supervisors’ bonuses were always unofficially or officially tied to their success in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-caucus-tie-aviation-chiefs-bonus-to-minority-contracts/
— Student judges hold their own on Election Day – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-student-judges-hold-their-own-on-election-day/
— Heavy turnout expected for election in city, Cook County – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/heavy-turnout-expected-for-election-in-city-cook-county/
— Plenty at stake for Gov. Rauner on Election Night – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Because of Rauner, how many fewer votes will Trump get in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? But wait, sooner or later, all Republican losses in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are blamed on Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-plenty-at-stake-for-gov-rauner-on-election-night/
DAILY HERALD
— What you need to know to vote in the election – Jamie Sotonoff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161107/news/161109103/
— Can opponents be friends after the election? It’s getting harder – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161107/news/161109107/
— Winfield wins award for deal with Central DuPage Hospital – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161107/news/161109077/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Which Chicagoans would a President Hillary Clinton take to D.C.? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161107/BLOGS02/161109866/which-chicagoans-would-president-hillary-clinton-take-to-d-c
— Illinois early voting breaks records – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161107/NEWS02/161109861/illinois-early-voting-breaks-records
— Bold U of I funding plan depends on the same pols who threaten higher ed – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161107/NEWS13/161109867/bold-u-of-i-funding-plan-depends-on-the-same-pols-who-threaten
— Disabled: An underrepresented group – LAURA WILHELM (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the disabled people who GAO employed during those almost 18 years.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161105/ISSUE07/311059997/exelon-demand-pricing-disability-inclusion-at-work
— Foreign investment in Chicago real estate slows – RYAN ORI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161107/CRED02/161109870/foreign-investment-in-chicago-real-estate-slows
WTTW
— Madigan vs. Rauner in Battle for Control of Springfield – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/07/madigan-vs-rauner-battle-control-springfield
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Print newspapers are dead? Not after historic elections – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/print-newspapers-are-dead-not-after-historic-elections/article_9587895b-a1b7-5521-af7e-950c30513769.html
HERALD & REVIEW
— Duckworth, Kirk make final US Senate push in Chicago area – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/duckworth-kirk-make-final-us-senate-push-in-chicago-area/article_513c820e-7dcf-5dfe-89e4-2608330cb79f.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump tests strength of the Republican brand Split-ticket voting could be strong this year – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-tests-strength-of-the-republican-brand
— Lady Gaga rips Melania Trump for ‘hypocrisy’ Singer responds to anti-bullying speech with tweet – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-rips-melania-trump-for-hypocrisy
WJBD
— The Nation’s Capital to Vote on Full Statehood
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/11/07/the-nations-capital-to-vote-on-full-statehood
— Donald Trump’s Possible Paths to Victory – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/11/07/donald-trumps-possible-paths-to-victory
— Lady Gaga Criticizes Melania Trump via Twitter
http://www.wjbdradio.com/music-news/2016/11/07/lady-gaga-criticizes-melania-trump-via-twitter
WHEATON PATCH
— Voting in DuPage County: Find Your Polling Place and Sample Ballot; Early Voting Wraps Up Monday Election Day is Tuesday, and we have all the information you might need to cast your ballot in DuPage County. – Amie Rowland
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/voting-dupage-county-find-your-polling-place-sample-ballot-early-voting-wraps
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Holan blasts infamous group’s mailers trying to tie her to Trump, Clinton – JoAnn Seltzer (DIERSEN: What are you tied to? I am tied to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Those who reject the aforesaid, that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs work against me.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511041764-holan-blasts-infamous-group-s-mailers-trying-to-tie-her-to-trump-clinton
PROUD TO BE REPUBLICAN
— Why Veterans Support TRUMP – Mickey Straub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAPXbAN5oCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n-ILx3XsME
ILLINOIS INSIDER
— NEVER HILLARY PAC CHAIR WILLIAM J. KELLY: THERE WILL BE WAR IF EITHER TRUMP OR HILLARY WIN
http://theillinoisinsider.com/index.php/2016/11/07/never-hillary-pac-chair-there-will-be-war-if-either-trump-or-hillary-win/
CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— November 16: The Votes Are In: What Happens Now? – Dahleen Glanton, Greg Hinz, Natasha Korecki, and Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Why all Democrats and no Republicans?)
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1154/the-votes-are-in-what-happens-now
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/how-a-bill-becomes-a-law-in-illinois.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Mid-afternoon campaign roundup
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/07/mid-afternoon-campaign-roundup/
— Monday early afternoon campaign roundup
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/07/monday-early-afternoon-campaign-roundup/
FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Man Faces Robbery Charge for Allegedly Stealing Giant Trump Sign
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/07/man-faces-robbery-charge-allegedly-stealing-giant-donald-trump-sign
— Sarah Palin: ‘If Trump Wins, Then America Wins’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/11/07/sarah-palin-if-donald-trump-wins-then-america-wins
DAILY CALLER
— Leaked Bill Clinton Speech: Obama Years Left No Hope For White Working Class – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/07/leaked-bill-clinton-speech-obama-years-left-no-hope-for-white-working-class/
— University Course Seeks To Link Trump To Slavery – TOM KNIGHTON
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/07/university-course-seeks-to-link-trump-to-slavery/
WORLD NET DAILY
— WOMAN WHO ACCUSED TRUMP OF RAPE ‘MADE IT ALL UP’ Donald’s ‘name had been inserted into this. He was not involved whatsoever’
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/report-woman-who-accused-trump-of-rape-made-it-all-up/
BREITBART
— Gingrich, Giuliani, Priebus on Short List for Top Jobs in a Trump Administration – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/07/report-gingrich-giuliani-priebus-short-list-top-jobs-trump-administration/
THE BLAZE
— See the people Donald Trump plans to make key figures in his Cabinet – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/07/see-the-people-donald-trump-plans-to-make-key-figures-in-his-cabinet/
— Trump supporter fishing with son, 2, hears voice cursing Trump near his truck. It gets way scarier. – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/07/trump-supporter-fishing-with-son-2-hears-voice-cursing-trump-near-his-truck-it-gets-way-scarier/
CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IS THIS THE LAST MAJORITY WHITE ELECTION? (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, with Affirmative Action, with Diversity, and with Inclusion, Whites have given minorities a tremendous amount of preference. As minorities become the majority, how will minorities treat Whites?)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/11/07/is-this-the-last-majority-white-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a WalletHub survey on the impact of minorities in America, 2016 is the last chance Republicans stand to win the White House… until 2060: “The study used two models based on population projections and matched to the overwhelming 65 percent minority turnout for President Obama in 2012 and the underwhelming 50 percent response for George W. Bush in 2004. The bottom line: In no presidential election from 2020-60 do the Republicans win. The closest the Republicans come is 2020 when the Democratic vote under the 2004 model reaches 50.48 percent, WalletHub said. The widest gap is projected for 2060, when the minority population will be its biggest, delivering the Democrats 58.8 percent of the vote.” The analysis pretty much states the obvious: that the growth of liberal-leaning minorities is outpacing the growth of both minority and white Republicans. It’s unclear, however, whether WalletHub’s survey accounted for voter fraud, or even acknowledges that it’s a real problem.)
— EUROPE’S DISMAL FUTURE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/11/07/europes-dismal-future/
— THOSE WHO CAN’T PRODUCE REGULATE THOSE WHO CAN – Seton Motley (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Motley would say that I became a federal employee and that I stayed a federal employee because I cannot produce. He would say that while I was a federal employee, I was a professional scold, a busybody, a bureaucrat, clueless, feckless, a know-nothing, and an ideological-tyrant. In my defense, in 1971 when I was 22 years old, if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn its job offer that I had accepted, I would have become an Oldsmobile employee and not a federal employee. Once you become a federal employee, it is all but impossible to get a job in the private sector because private sector employers hate federal employees more than Motley does. Further, in my defense, I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, I earned four other professional certifications, I became a licensed CPA, and I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/11/07/those-who-can-do-those-who-cant-regulate-those-who-can/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And that’s where government comes in. Populated in far, far too many instances by people steeped not in the pursuit of excellence – but in its persecution. If these people were actually good at productive work – they would be doing productive work. But they’re not. So they’re professional scolds and busybodies – government bureaucrats lording over those doing productive work. Those who can – do. Those who can’t – regulate those who can. . . .Yet a bunch of anti-free-market, clueless, feckless government bureaucrats are pretending it is. So Schneiderman can continue his years-long effort to make Exxon’s life miserable. Here’s a thought: How about we rein in the know-nothing, ideological-tyrant bureaucrats? And let those skilled in the art of productive work – get back to engaging in productive work. Unhindered and un-harassed by the know-nothing, ideological-tyrant bureaucrats. Our economy, our nation – and the world – would be so much the better for it.)
GOPUSA
— Trump’s Denver campaign office is vandalized twice in one day
http://www.gopusa.com/trumps-denver-campaign-office-is-vandalized-twice-in-one-day/
— Boston Graffiti: Kill Your Local Trump Supporter
http://www.gopusa.com/boston-graffiti-kill-your-local-trump-supporter/
— Comey Lets Hillary off the Hook… Again
http://www.gopusa.com/comey-lets-hillary-off-the-hook-again/
— Charity for Chelsea? Clinton ‘charity’ money used for wedding
http://www.gopusa.com/charity-for-chelsea-clinton-charity-money-used-for-wedding/
— Agents Must Now Blow Whistle on Clinton/Obama Corruption
http://www.gopusa.com/agents-must-now-blow-whistle-on-clintonobama-corruption/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Breaks 40-Year Bipartisan Tradition By Not Releasing Tax Returns Shame. – Igor Bobic
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tax-returns_us_5820c196e4b0d9ce6fbd9e3c
CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Imagining a Donald Trump Presidency: How Would He Govern?”
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/07/imagining-a-donald-trump-presidency-how-would-he-govern.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hillary Clinton has an 84% chance to win. (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county always vote for those candidates who the Democrats predict will win?)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/upshot/presidential-polls-forecast.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump crowd shouts down media at Pennsylvania rally – Michael Finnegan
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-crowd-shouts-down-media-at-1478570849-htmlstory.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Jumps 371 Points After FBI Says It Won’t Charge Clinton Mexican peso also gains while Japanese yen, gold fall – AARON KURILOFF and RIVA GOLD (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats have tremendous power, at least in the short run, to drive the stock market up when a Democrat is in the White House and down when a Republican is in the White House.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-dollar-rally-after-fbi-finds-no-new-evidence-to-charge-clinton-1478507955
— Why Does the Stock Market Want Hillary?
http://www.barrons.com/video/why-does-the-stock-market-want-hillary/5144303F-1A9A-446E-92A1-6BD25D7D7CC2.html
— 2016 v. 2012: Comparing Polls on the Eve of the Election
http://www.wsj.com/video/2016-v-2012-comparing-polls-on-the-eve-of-the-election/641DF7EF-0788-42FF-B51A-8FDD4697FA96.html
— Record Numbers Are Voting Early; How Will That Affect Results? Some question trend of casting ballots ahead of debates and other key events; ‘like picking the winner of a baseball game in the 7th inning’ – BYRON TAU
http://www.wsj.com/articles/record-numbers-are-voting-early-how-will-that-affect-results-1478558514
BOSTON HERALD
— Boston graffiti urges violence on Trump backers – Laurel J. Sweet, Nicolaus Czarnecki, Bob McGovern
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/11/boston_graffiti_urges_violence_on_trump_backers
PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “At a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, hatred. At a Clinton rally, fear.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/trump-rally-pennsylvania-hatred-clinton-rally-fear/
FOX NEWS LATINO
— We need to vote down the whole ballot to make a difference for Latinos – Javier H. Valdes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who claim to speak for Latinos paint Latinos as being pro-Democrat, that is, as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/opinion/2016/11/07/opinion-need-to-vote-down-whole-ballot-to-make-difference-for-latinos/
THE NATION
— Donald Trump Has Unleashed a New Wave of Bullying in Schools Kids might not get the details of immigration policy, but they absolutely understand Trump’s message of rage and hate. – Katherine Stewart (DIERSEN: Democrats run the schools.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trump-has-unleashed-a-new-wave-of-bullying-in-schools/
DAILY MAIL
— Back to the future: Trump eyes Giuliani (72) and Gingrich (73) for top White House jobs if he sweeps to victory tomorrow – NIKKI SCHWAB (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. What is your position on age discrimination? From what I see, virtually everyone promotes age discrimination until they themselves are adversely impacted by it in big way.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3914096/Back-future-Trump-eyes-Giuliani-72-Gingrich-73-White-House-jobs-sweeps-victory-tomorrow.html
