Who Will Be the Next President of Our Country?

Illegal Immigration and Its Consequences

Articles & Reports

• The Federalist just published an expose on Lockland, OH. It explores the impact of 3,000 Mauritanians settling in a town of 3,500.
• The Office of Inspector General once again published a report about the safety risk to the public of allowing "potentially high-risk noncitizens" on domestic flights without identification. The report emphasized the Department of Homeland Security is not gathering information on identification and fake names can be used.
• 1.7 Million illegal immigrants, who are potential security threats, have crossed into the US through our southern border. 382 of them are on the terrorist watch list.
• 650,000 criminals have been released into the US, including 13,000 murderers, 450,000 convicted criminals and 25,000 sex offenders.
• 320,000 unaccompanied minors have been "lost" by the Biden-Harris Administration. Tragically, sex trafficking of children coming across the border has tripled.
• More than 100,000 Chinese have illegally entered the country under Biden-Harris. There have only been 2 deportation flights this year.
• Border crossings at the northern border are surging with 19,000 apprehensions from 97 countries in fiscal year 2024 alone.
• More than half of Americans support deportation of illegal immigrants, including 91% of Republicans, 76% of Rural Voters and 42% of Democrats.

Inflation and the Economy

Articles

• In 2023, illegal immigration cost the US $150 Billion, with $83 Billion shouldered by State and Local Governments causing reductions in their services. (See charts.)
• 52% of Americans say they are not better off than 4 years ago.
• Job cuts in 2024 are nearly three times the volume seen in the first 9 months of 2022.
• While citizens are struggling, Biden-Harris:
• Awarded $4.7 Billion in additional student loan forgiveness to about 60,000 people - shifting the burden to citizens. Biden-Harris continues loan forgiveness programs, even in light of Supreme Court rulings that the use of an Executive Order to forgive loans is unconstitutional.
• Just gave another $425 Million to Ukraine for military aid.
• Numerous issues have been raised about the lack of experience of the Harris-Walz Administration to run a $7 Trillion government enterprise. It is alleged there is little real-life business experience and "a shocking number of key advisors never or rarely even WORKED for a business."
• Chains closing a number of stores, include: Walgreens, Family Dollar, 7-Eleven, CVS, LL Flooring (bankruptcy), Foot Locker, Express Retail Clothing, Rite Aid, Macy's, Applebee's, Best Buy, The Body Shop, Dollar Tree, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Rue 21, Big Lots (bankruptcy), Fisker Group (electric vehicles/ bankruptcy), Wheels Pro (bankruptcy), and Pizza Hut (bankruptcy).

Ohio Ballot Issue 1: Far-Reaching and Momentous

The Amendment fundamentally changes the method Ohio will use to draw the district map for Ohio's 15 US House of Representatives. It also impacts the district maps for selecting Ohio's 33 State Senators and 99 State Representatives. (Click blue links to see each map.)

Why is Issue 1 confusing? Each side promises that a vote for them reduces the effects of "gerrymandering." This is a term used to describe how district boundaries are drawn, potentially giving one Political Party advantage over another. Advertising, yard signs, social media and flyers demand to Vote Yes or Vote No to "Stop Gerrymandering." It is hard to sort the differences in voting Yes or No just by reading captions.

This informative 5-minute video explains the importance of a NO vote. (VIDEO)

The ultimate concern is that "gerrymandering" can give one party more delegates to the US House of Representatives and/or Ohio's Legislative Branches (Senate and House). Twice before, Ohioans turned down a change to redistricting. In this, the 3rd attempt, the stakes are high!

What does a Yes vote mean?

• It replaces the current system led by Ohio elected officials and institutes a 15- member Commission of citizens who are not elected by the voters. The Commission's rulings cannot be challenged, even in court, nor can Commissioners be removed, except by their colleagues.
• The new Commission requires $7 Million be added to Ohio's 2025 Budget to support its start-up. The Commission has been described as having an "unlimited budget."
• It is "Un-Democratic" since 5 members who dissent on a vote override the majority's vote. There is also a concern about transparency since the Commission is not integrated into Ohio's governmental structure.

What does a NO vote mean?

• District mapping remains under control of a 7-member bipartisan Commission guided by elected Ohio officials who are responsible to the citizens that they serve.
• It prevents Special Interest groups, without direct accountability to Ohio citizens, from having excessive influence on the determination of district maps.
• It stops substantial additional costs from being pushed into Ohio's budget that will be passed on to taxpayers to establish and maintain the new Commission.
• It rejects having "dark money" from outside of Ohio influence how district maps are drawn.

Valuable Resources to Learn More

• Trump and Ramaswamy Dissect Issue 1 and advocate for a NO vote.
• NY Post: "... megadonors including George Soros and Hansjorg Wyss — would push Ohio away from a representative government for purely partisan Democratic gain."
• Daily Signal: Details how Progressives are dominating spending to win Issue 1.
• Ohio Works: Over $20 Million raised by the left from out-of-state donors.
• Cost Analysis of the New Commission. Projections by Ohio Budget and Management.
• AMAC: "The State Ballot Initiative That Should Scare Every American." This article reports on a recent poll indicting that 41% of Republicans plan to vote YES. The author states: "Democrat operatives have clearly succeeded in misleading Conservatives...."

Important News

Articles and Reports

• VP Harris and the media are pursuing a strategy of "demonizing" President Trump.
• In the recent Trump-Harris debate, the moderator fact-checked Trump's comment that violence in the US has increased. The moderator stated violence had decreased. However, a new report by the FBI validates Trump's statement. Crime did not go down 2.1% as stated by the moderator, but increased 4.5%. More
• A preliminary report from a US House of Representative Task Force details how the July 13th Trump assassination attempt was "preventable," and lacked proper planning. Interim Staff Report - see page 7 for findings. Transcript Testimony of the Snipers.
• It is alleged that Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) made an "ethical violation" by communicating with January 6th witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, without the witness' lawyer's knowledge.
• John Kerry, US Climate Envoy, refers to the First Amendment as "a major block to fighting misinformation."
• A Congressional Report reveals Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage has "significantly increased" under Biden-Harris. The report cited "55 instances of Chinese espionage in 20 states between January 2021 and October 2024."
• More states are joining California and Illinois allowing non-citizens, who are authorized to work and carry a firearm in the US, to become police officers. More.

Election Highlights

Articles

Ohio

• A Butler County, Ohio voter reported malfunctioning of an election machine. His ballot was rejected by the county’s ES&S tabulator and was not returned to him. Here is his story. (VIDEO)
• The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed Secretary of State LaRose's directive that persons delivering absentee ballots for family or disabled persons must do it within the Board of Elections and fill out a form.
• The 6th Court of Appeals ruled that Ohio can keep foreign money out of ballot initiatives.

National

• Florida sued the DOJ for hindering its efforts to take non-citizens off its voter rolls.
• The National Republican Party and the Georgia Republican Party appealed a decision made by Fulton County Superior Judge to invalidate 7 new election rules to the Georgia Supreme Court.
• Michigan has 500,000 more registered voters than eligible persons to vote.

Voting in Ohio (with updates)

Upcoming Meetings

• Turning Point Action will have a "Super Chase" for Hamilton County on October 27th at 4pm at Symmes Township Park with Orlando Sonza. 116 N. Lebanon Road. Loveland, Ohio 45150. Registration.

Important Dates for Ohio Voters

• View Hamilton County Board of Elections list of important dates. Mail your Absentee Ballot early to ensure its timely delivery (requires extra postage), or submit via your county's Drop Box.
• View the Secretary of State's detailed calendar: 2024 Ohio Voting Schedule

Voting

• Slate Cards with Republican Candidates
• Butler County
• Clermont County
• Warren County
• Hamilton County Note: For the Court of Common Pleas, the political party of the candidates is not listed. For the 1-1-25 term, Katie Casch is the Republican. For the 4-1-25 term (vote for 2), Robert Winkler and Chris Lipps are the Republicans.

Ohio Supreme Court

There are 3 positions open for Ohio's Supreme Court with 6 candidates vying for a seat. Republican candidates are: Joseph Deters, Daniel Hawkins and Megan Shanahan. Your vote is critical for retaining the current 4-3 Republican majority.

• Voter Guide
• See the Ohio Christian Alliance Voter Guide which identifies whether candidates Support, Oppose or are Undecided on a variety of issues.
• Volunteers Needed
• If you are able to volunteer to work outside at the Hamilton County Board of Elections during Early Voting, please call 513-472-3880. Flexible time slots are available.
• If you wish to distribute materials outside of a polling location on Election Day, contact debbie@hamiltoncountyrepublicans.com.
• To be an inside observer at a polling location, contact Logan at LPeterson@gop.com

The Bonus Round

• Tucker Carlson as you have never seen him: Fired up "Truth-Sayer" (Full VIDEO - 20 minutes) (Short VIDEO - 3 minutes)
• President Trump works at McDonalds. (VIDEO)
• Dog chases birds to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. (VIDEO)

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Trump/Harris: Shutterstock. Used under license.

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Ben Bergquam: FrontlineAmerica. Used by permission.