November 8 Evening Edition

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Says He Wants to Legalize Marijuana in Illinois – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-legalize-marijuana-in-illinois-500065181.html
— After Unseating Roskam, Casten Discusses What’s Next Roskam had held the 6th district seat since 2007, but was unseated by Sean Casten Tuesday night – Christian Farr (DIERSEN: Will Roskam run against Casten in 2020? If not, who should Republicans get behind to defeat Casten in 2020?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-evaluates-whats-next-after-big-congressional-win-499980461.html

 

CBS2
— Cook Co. Board Now Has Its Youngest And First Openly Gay Member – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/08/morrison-youngest-openly-gay-cook-county-board/

 

WGN TV
— How much did Rauner and Pritzker spend on each vote in Illinois governors race? – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/07/how-much-did-rauner-and-pritzker-spend-on-each-vote-in-illinois-governors-race/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McHenry Co. failed to include tens of thousands of votes in Election Day totals; 1 County Board race outcome changed – Matthew Walberg and Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-mchenry-county-election-undervote-20181108-story.html
— Lake County GOP singing ‘blue on blue, heartache on heartache’ – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-blue-election-st-1108-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana rising: Illinois just elected a weed-friendly governor and Chicago pot companies are on the move – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-marijuana-industry-pritzker-20181108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives want to use Rauner’s defeat to banish conservatives, that is, to banish Republicans, from the Illinois Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-right-bruce-rauner-election-loss-illinois-republican-party-1109-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why former Republican Gov. Edgar is on Pritzker’s transition team – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/why-former-republican-governor-jim-edgar-jb-pritzker-transition-team/
— Central American migrants in Mexico want buses to US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/central-american-migrants-in-mexico-want-buses-to-us-border/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-2018-midterms-suburban-moderates/
— Democrats vow action on gun control after Calif. shooting – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nancy-pelosi-democrats-gun-control-california-bar-mass-shooting/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Glitch’ causes McHenry County vote undercount; fix hands board seat to Democrat – Jake Griffin and Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181108/glitch-causes-mchenry-county-vote-undercount-fix-hands-board-seat-to-democrat
— Ballots left out Election Day totals in McHenry County – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181108/news/311089843/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Outcome of District 5 County Board race changes after clerk discovers website didn’t include early voting numbers Democrat Carlos Acosta wins District 5 seat – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/11/08/outcome-of-district-5-county-board-race-changes-after-clerk-discovers-website-didnt-include-early-voting-numbers/ay94qrl/

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Local Democrats protest new acting Attorney General – Kaitlin Cordes
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-democrats-protest-new-acting-attorney-general/article_c52bfc4a-7d57-56c1-8a01-66a6e18f2822.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Undervote” for Governor Very Small in Boone, DuPage, Kane & Lake Compared to McHenry
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/08/undervote-for-governor-very-small-in-dupage-and-kane-compared-to-mchenry/
— Incompetent McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan Figures Out She Screwed Up Election Night Ballot Count
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/08/incompetent-mchenry-county-clerk-mary-mcclellan-figures-out-she-screwed-up-election-night-ballot-count/
— Skillicorn Calls for Audit for McHenry County Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/08/skillicorn-calls-for-audit-for-mchenry-county-elections/
— McClellan’s Revised Election Totals Show Underwood Winning McHenry County 50.1% to 49.9%
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/11/08/mcclellans-revised-election-totals-show-underwood-winning-mchenry-county-50-1-to-49-9/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— As Chicago suburbs go blue, southern Illinois gets redder – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/as-chicago-suburbs-go-blue-southern-illinois-gets-redder/article_4a0da670-e355-11e8-bf75-f3c4b1fbc978.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Nybo denies he conceded *** Nybo, Breen concede
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/nybo-breen-concede/
— Will and Lake County boards flip from “red” to “blue”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/will-and-lake-county-boards-flip-from-red-to-blue/
— Edgar and Pritzker heap praise on each other
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/edgar-and-pritzker-heap-praise-on-each-other/
— Problem found, fixed *** As many as 24,000 votes may be missing in McHenry County
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/as-many-as-24000-votes-may-be-missing-in-mchenry-county/
— Pritzker strives for bipartisanship while doomsayers warn of hopelessness
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/pritzker-strives-for-bipartisanship-while-doomsayers-warn-of-hopelessness/
— Non-college whites, white men, independent women, evangelicals and seniors were Rauner’s constituencies
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/08/non-college-whites-white-men-independent-women-evangelicals-and-seniors-were-rauners-constituencies/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feds announce new policy to limit asylum claims ahead of caravan – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/8/feds-announce-new-policy-limit-asylum-claims/

 

GOPUSA
— Central American caravan should be Mexico’s problem, not ours
http://www.gopusa.com/central-american-caravan-should-be-mexicos-problem-not-ours/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DC POLICE INVESTIGATING MOB’S PROTEST AT TUCKER CARLSON’S HOUSE AS ‘SUSPECTED HATE CRIME’ – Andrew Kerr
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/08/tucker-carlson-antifa-hate-crime/

 

CBS NEWS
— Combative Trump brawls with media and slams his own party
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-news-conference-today-post-midterm-election-results-11-07-2018-live-updates/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Bars Immigrants Who Cross Border Illegally From Seeking Asylum – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/us/politics/trump-asylum-seekers-executive-order.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration tightens immigration asylum rules as caravans continue to push for U.S. border – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-to-tighten-asylum-rules-as-caravans-approach/2018/11/08/69a06a08-e2a7-11e8-a1c9-6afe99dddd92_story.html
— How poverty and race affect who goes to college — in 5 charts – Valerie Strauss (DIERSEN: Was the high school that you graduated from a “high poverty” or a “low Poverty” high School? During the 1960s, Crete-Monee High School was “low poverty” high school)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/11/08/how-poverty-race-affect-who-goes-college-charts/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual-Harassment Claims Chief Executive Sundar Pichai also promises regular reports on sexual harassment claims, more support to those who raise concerns – Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-end-forced-arbitration-for-sexual-harassment-claims-1541696868

 

USA TODAY
— The suburbs turned on Republicans and Trump. The midterm election results prove it. – Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: Democrats won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/08/midterms-suburbs-republicans-democrats-trump/1921590002/

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Reporters condemn White House decision to bar CNN’s Acosta – Brian Stelter
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/08/media/trump-acosta-press-pass-reaction/index.html

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.