Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:30 - Happy Election Day

12:32 - Haley Stevens

30:44 - Tom Homan closing argument for midterms

45:23 - DSA candidate (GA) Tim Denton vs. Venezulan economist Daniel Di Martino on capitalism vs. socialism

49:57 - Campus Beat

01:01:57 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:05:30 - Former Bears QB Mike Tomczak reviews last night’s big win against Seattle - "It's a good day to be a Bears fan!”

01:23:48 - Founder of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon: “This election in Illinois is not about pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization will survive.”

01:41:35 - CEO of XX-XY Athletics, Jennifer Sey on the politicized WNBA and The Blue States Bringing The Fight For Women’s Sports To The November Ballot

01:59:08 - Open Mic - election day edition

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0:30 - Hayley Stevens endorsement of Rogers

18:04 - El-Sayed on white supremacy

35:53 - DailyWire's Luke Rosiak "To Catch a Scammer" on Medicaid home-health care fraud

57:53 - What’s on the ballot

01:12:33 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci discusses the “failed coup” in Poland and Putin’s invitation to the G20 summit.

01:33:33 - Senior writer at National Review, Noah Rothman: Maybe This Time, the GOP Will Confront Defeat. Noah is also the author of Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America

01:46:25 - Director of the Conscience Project Andrea Picciotti-Bayer explains the amicus brief she filed on behalf of Catholic families in Colorado, which the Supreme Court will hear tomorrow. Read Andrea’s FOX News article to learn more Colorado's universal preschool revives vile anti-Catholic laws

02:01:15 - U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, Bryan Steil, urges people with common sense to vote this Tuesday and keep radicalized, socialist Democrats from taking control. Support Bryan and his campaign for District 1 in WI https://bryansteil.com/

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0:30 - Petition Challenge to BLM Brandon

14:01 - Alderhuman Byron Sigcho Lopez on VZ migrant shot by off duty FBI officer

30:27 - Red Baron Pizza's Walt Z

51:02 - Indiana Gov. Mike Braun reacts to reports that the Bears have decided on Arlington Heights, saying, “We know what we know, and we feel confident.”

01:08:16 - Bryan Drew, candidate for Illinois comptroller, points out that when the government wastes money, it wastes both Republican and Democratic taxpayers’ money. He says Republicans have a plan to put more of your hard-earned money back in your pocket. Support Bryan’s campaign for comptroller https://www.drewforillinois.com/

01:16:48 - Why Dan Proft is Single

01:28:27 - Jennifer Davis, candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’ 8th District, says starting her own business at 17 and raising 10 children have given her a unique perspective on the American Dream. Help send Jennifer to Congress https://www.votejenniferdavis.com/

01:41:25 - Scott Wilder, spokesman forPreBorn, offers an opportunity to provide ultrasounds for mothers with crisis pregnancies. Research shows when pregnant girls, or young women, see their child on an ultrasound they are far more likely to choose life. To make a donation of any amount, go tohttp://560theanswer.com/baby or call 833-850-BABY … That’s 833.850.2229

02:01:15 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - The Dan Sullivans

15:14 - O'Keefe on Hennepin Co charges

33:30 - Why the reckoning is so challenging

54:42 - National political reporter Salena Zito breaks down the races in Ohio and across the Midwest, and explains why she thinks the strongest Republican campaigns are being run by women in Maine, Minnesota, and Iowa. Get Salena’s latest at http://salenazito.com/

01:11:22 - Niki Conforti, Republican candidate for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District, says she’s ready to bring the change voters are looking for. Help Niki bring the change at https://conforti4congress.com/

01:26:17 - Noted economist Stephen Moore says grades our economy at a B, which is way better than the media believes, but adds a plunge in consumer confidence is coming if “we wake up next week and all the Democrat Socialsts have been elected to office” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:41:44 - Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors and editor of The Institutional Risk Analyst, Chris Whalen, analyzes the state of commercial real estate in big-city America. Check out Chris’ most recent book Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition

02:04:24 - Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General Bob Fioretti has a plan to make our streets safer, strengthen our communities, and create opportunities for businesses to thrive from day one. Back Bob for IL AG https://www.bobforillinois.com/

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0:30 - 60 Minutes cutting room floor

13:55 - DHS has released a list of some of the most egregious illegal aliens they've removed to third party countries

32:29 - CTU Supercut: CPS underfunded

55:51 - Nurse warns MAGA…

01:09:45 - State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (52nd District) urges voters to stop the DSA, saying, “I have Dems knocking on doors for me because they do not like the direction of their party.” Support Rep McLaughlin in District 52 https://martyforillinois.com/

01:25:21 - State Senator for Illinois’ 26th District, Darby Hills, calls her opponent Nabeela Syed a radical and dangerously unqualified, telling voters, “She’s never held a job outside of being a politician.” Help Senator Hills keep her seat. Visithttp://citizensfordarbyhills.com/http://citizensfordarbyhills.com.

01:36:13 - Rich Baris, director of Big Data Poll and host of Inside the Numbers with the People’s Pundit, admits he wishes he were wrong, but the early numbers aren’t looking good for the right. Rich is also co-author of Burn It Down: What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want

01:53:43 - Daniel Cox, director of the Survey Center on American Life and senior fellow in polling and public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses dating, relationships, and his new book, Generation Uncoupled: America’s New Gender Divide and the Crisis of Human Connection.

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0:30 - Comey

18:52 - Diawarra deportation case

35:04 - IA-2 Lindsay James on whether illegals residing in IA or Iowans

58:11 - UK village informed it will be sanctuary community

01:11:40 - In-depth History

01:15:04 - Republican candidate for US Senator in Illinois, Don Tracy, says the key to winning on Tuesday is maximizing Republican turnout. Don’t vote for Crazy, vote for Don Tracy - http://dontracyforil.com

01:37:36 - Ted Dabrowski rallies the troops, arguing that regardless of Tuesday’s results, it’s time for Illinois Republicans to go on offense and build something that can win. Join Ted at http://fightforillinois.org

01:49:26 - Founding member of the Capitalist Pig hedge fund, Jonathan Hoenig, says Anthropic’s IPO could be the biggest in history. Follow Jonathan on X @JonathanHoenig

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0:30 - Sir Mix-a-lot has nothing on Trump

18:50 - Protest of New Trier football game incident at New Trier.

37:56 - Niall Ferguson on the composition of the rioters in France

01:02:38 - Baier confronts with El-Sayed on 2012 Muslim Brotherhood letter

01:18:23 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci pushes back on Obama’s comments about Trump and Iran, accusing the former president of having a selective memory about America’s history with Iran and calling him “a BS artist in the first magnitude.”

01:39:18 - Joel Zinberg, director of the Paragon Health Institute’s Public Health and American Well-Being Initiative: ‘Medicare for All’ Isn’t Medicare as We Know It

01:53:40 - Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany calls out his opponent, David Crowley, for describing himself as an “accomplice” for illegal aliens. Support Tom’s campaign for WI gov https://tomtiffany.com/

02:06:44 - Northfield Township Republican Committeeman, TJ Brown, invites you to the Northwest Suburban Lincoln Day Dinner this Wednesday 10/28 in Palatine. For more info visit http://lincolndd.org

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0:30 - Louise Lucas

10:12 - Ilhan Omar

28:29 - Sports & Politics

46:54 - Former Chicago Bears QB Mike Tomczak says he loves seeing number 18 run around and gives props to Bears Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen

01:00:29 - Author of the bestselling Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War, Peachy Keenan, discusses her newest book, Supervillains, in which she uses humor to combat “the architects of America’s decline.”

01:19:13 - Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, on wealth taxes, AI bubbles, and wage versus supply-driven inflation. For podcast updates & more @jimiuorio

01:37:00 - Fellow at Defense Priorities, Daniel DePetris, with the latest on Russia/Ukraine, China, and the Middle East. Follow Daniel on X @DanDePetris

01:53:50 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - BLM Brandon's proposed budget: corp head tax back

14:33 - FLASHBACK: BLM Brandon explaining millionaire surcharge to students

33:41 - Ramaswamy

55:25 - Texas

01:09:24 - White Guilt

01:23:47 - The Detroit News conservative editorial page editor Nolan Finley takes a closer look at the tight Senate and governor races in Michigan. Follow Nolan on X @NolanFinleyDN

01:38:45 - Author ofNothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, Evan Barker, weighs in on the midterms, saying she can’t “understate how important the Senate race in Michigan is.”

02:02:55 - Senior editor at The American Conservative, Luke Nicastro, asks Is Europe Doomed? Follow Luke on X @luke_nicastro

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0:30 - Tracy/Stratton WTTW debate

11:02 - Princeton PhD

28:31 - Leigh McGowan...then Abby Philip...then Ana Navarro...on CNN panel on France

47:06 - January Littlejohn, parent advocate for Do No Harm: Two States. Two Children. Two Fights Over Gender. For more on Do No Harm http://donoharmmedicine.org

01:06:01 - University of Chicago student and Chicago Thinker editor-in-chief, Michael Bicksel: Sen. Slotkin Should Set The Record Straight On Young Conservatives Serving In Government Follow Michael on X

01:23:47 - Founder, Former President & CEO of Cawley Commercial Real Estate, Dan Cawley, discusses his life & work in his new book BUILT AFTER BROKEN: Recovery, Real Estate, & the Discipline of Truth-Telling

01:37:59 - Matthew Loftus, teacher and family medicine practitioner at a mission hospital in Kenya, examines the Church’s place in the age of therapy in his new book, Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond.

01:48:59 - Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rafael Mangual explains that while a disproportionate number of criminals experience poverty, the factors that predict poverty also predict crime, not the other way around. Follow Raf on X @Rafa_Mangual

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0:00- ETHS vs. New Trier

14:44- Congressional up-and-comers

29:13- Slotkin doubles down on MSNOW

47:17- Gavin Mortimer, a British author who lives in Burgundy and writes about French politics, terrorism and sport, shares The truth about the anarchy in France

1:04:11- Frank’s History Minute

1:06:25- Lessons from France

1:26:41- Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon believes the unrest in France is a preview for Chicago

Follow Mark on X @GlennonMarkE

1:41:48- Editorial director at The Heartland Institute, Christopher Talgo, warns that more than 200 socialists are running this November and most are likely to win

Join Chris in the fight against socialism at stoppingsocialism.com

1:56:16- Best selling author, most recently ofA Better Life, Lionel Shriver on The Islamification of Texas

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0:00- Larry David's DSA proposals

14:59- CTSen. Chris Murphy on how govt builds a "prophylactic" to demagogues

32:58- Riots in France, what could happen here

1:11:05- Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics, Rupert Darwall, discusses Western elites’ obsession with achieving net zero in a world riven by geopolitical tensions in his new book, The Age of Error and the West’s Undoing.

1:29:53- The Heritage Foundation’s Steve Bucci reacts to Zelenskyy’s comments on trusting the U.S. and Trump, saying Zelenskyy “should know by now that confronting Trump like this is not fruitful.”

1:40:25- Former Bears QB Mike Tomczak likes what he sees from Ben Johnson and Co. as the Bears bounce back against the Falcons.

Give Mike a follow on X @miketomczak18

1:58:09- RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent & regular contributor for the California Post, Susan Crabtree, on The Rise and Fall of Katie Zacharia

Susan is also co-author of Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

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0:00- Katie Zacharia on Hannity: why did you have such a terrible opener?

9:32- Cornell 7 protest in Vegas

29:31- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on elementary school shooting

49:25- Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, on the Cornell 7 and discrimination at College of DuPage.

Prof Jacobson is also Founder of http://legalinsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation

1:09:23- Tesla Roadster

2:29:20- Chris Ferguson, professor of psychology at Stetson University in Florida: American Psychological Association Accreditation of Clinical Programs May Be Suspended

Catastrophe! The Psychology of Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse

1:44:38- The Legendary John Kass explains why he is winding down http://johnkassnews.com/: “I’m Old!”

2:02:54- Open Mic Friday!!

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0:30 - On Omar...when you lose Tapper, Elie Honig CNN

13:35 - John Kass

30:34 - Zacharia supercut identifying herself as a lawyer

50:20 - Alicia Nieves, a lawyer focused on immigration and national-security issues, examines Why it’s so hard to fight mass migration. Follow Alicia on X @alicianieves__

01:07:16 - Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors and editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, Chris Whalen, on a potential AI bubble collapse, a possible AI surprise out of China, and the need for our government to take a hard look at the national debt. Check out Chris’ latest book Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition

01:24:10 - Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, argues that Most Recycling Is a Waste, but says that’s a reason to improve recycling, not abandon it. Grab a copy of Bjorn’s most recent book Best Things First

01:39:05 -IA Dem Gov nominee Rob Sand on on H1Bs

01:57:59 - National Review editor Rich Lowry weighs in on the Cornell 7, the midterms, and what post-Trump politics might look like. Follow Rich on X @RichLowry.

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0:30 - Katie Zacharia

15:21 - Pritzker vs. Bailey

35:02 - Blakeman vs. Hochul

51:14 - UK

01:06:14 - Former CPS CEO and former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas discusses the Pritzker/Bailey debate and points to $2 billion in annual support for public and private school families that he says Pritzker is refusing to accept. Keep up with Paul on X @PaulVallas

01:25:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore says he’s angry at Democrats complaining about gas prices when their taxes and regulations are driving up the prices. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:38:14 -Cornell 7

01:53:50 - Mark Mills, founder and executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, looks at What History Tells Us About the AI Debate

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0:30 - Ditka

13:06 - Mobley

29:37 - Omar

41:32 - Nepo baby Dan Levy on Gillis monologue

47:40 - Talarico

01:04:33 - President of the Center of the American Experiment and PowerLine contributor, John Hinderaker, on the Ilhan Omar raid and why it happened. Get John’s latest at http://powerlineblog.com

01:21:54 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon finds hints of a political strategy from Brandon Johnson and weighs his chances against the rest of the field.

01:34:50 - Founder of http://junkscience.com & member of President Trump’s EPA transition team, Steve Milloy: “we have this shortage of energy in the world today in large part because Europe is not producing its own fossil fuels”

01:53:25 - Kasparov on the value dissidents can provide to conversations about America...

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0:30 - CTA janitor fatally stabbed at Green Line train station on Near West Side, officials say

7:32 - Attorney general candidates trade blows in fiery NY1 debate

23:28 - Bracing for the midterms, Trump says he will be blamed if Republicans lose

40:37 - Mike Tomczak is a former Chicago Bears QB and Volunteer Coach YSU FB. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the death of former Bears head coach Mike Ditka and this weekend’s Bears loss to the Packers

58:16 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine

01:17:53 - Cornell Alleged Sexual Assault, Jane Doe Says ‘Gangbang … Our Body Our Choice’

01:37:43 - Markwayne Mullin Grapples With Jake Tapper Over ICE Tactics

01:50:49 - Christian Toto is host of “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast ” – http://hollywoodintoto.com/. He joined Dan Proft to talk about the Tom Cruise movie Digger bombing at the box office

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0:30 - Logan's Law

14:32 - Eric Deters with Tapper on Guilfoyle's $100K ask

32:54 - Edina, MN, resident...stop identifying Somali gangsters as Somali

52:52 - Columnist for The Washington Examiner & contributor to the Wall Street Journal Dominic Green asksIs the France of de Gaulle About to Collapse? Keep up with Dominc on X @DrDomincGreen

01:05:19 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet and host of the “Rootless” podcast, on last night’s senate debates in Michigan and Georgia. For podcast updates & more @liel

01:21:20 - Infectious disease MD and Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Amesh Adalja, explains why Russia’s lack of transparency is the most concerning aspect of reports of plague exposure. Follow Amesh on X @AmeshAA

01:32:41 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on supporting H-1B visas as a solution to America’s worker shortage. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:51:47 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - Gorman family slams Hochul

13:41 - John Catanzara, Chicago FOP, on the woman who murdered 7-year-old

33:18 - RUBIO's Acropolis Speech

50:05 - Magical trans...LGBTQ+++ History Month

01:07:12 - Scott Wilder, spokesman for PreBorn, offers an opportunity to provide ultrasounds for mothers with crisis pregnancies. Research shows when pregnant girls, or young women, see their child on an ultrasound they are far more likely to choose life. To make a donation of any amount, go to http://560theanswer.com/baby or call 833-850-BABY … That’s 833.850.2229.

01:25:29 - Former First Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, K.T. McFarland says the West has lost its soul and sense of purpose, but Marco Rubio’s speech in Athens reminded us to celebrate our successes. KT is also the author of Revolution: Trump, Washington and “We the People”

01:39:36 - Zander Cowan, former employee in product at Lila Sciences: Congress must forcefully say no to Big AI

01:59:33 - President and founder of TJ Stearns in Arlington Heights, Tim Stearns, on Social Security and “How do I know when I’m ready to retire?” For more on TJ Stearns http://tjstearns.com

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0:30 - OCTOBER 7

11:21 - Bibi's address to joint session of Congress (July '24)

21:13 - Trump at rally in Nebraska: let them take out LA, San Diego

25:19 - Visa overstays

46:32 - Why Dan Proft is Single

01:01:20 - Former Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels shares lessons from his career and years of service in his new book Impatience Is a Virtue

01:19:25 - Host of “No Spin News” Bill O’Reilly says America has problems and he has ideas to fix them in his new book, Confronting America: What Has To Change.

01:37:30 - Documentary filmmaker Eli Steele discusses his latest film, White Guilt, and explains why he considers the horrific events of October 7 an incident of white guilt.

02:00:06 - Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, Joel Kotkin, with a new paradigm for big city America.

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