Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
The damage is done and irreversible at this point. IL has been stagnating for 45 years, Chicagoland’s service, financial and high tech manufacturing kept it relevant during the 80s and 90s but the 2000s are killing it. IL is stuck in 1930’s mindset coasting on legacy performance, the sun belt states have proven what works and will be the nexus of the future of the economy. It will take multiple generations to hit rock bottom, lose the ingrained regressive attitudes and start fresh. It took the south 100 years to recover from the civil war. We will all be long… Read more »
Lets ditch the “Illinois Way” which is wasteful spending and more taxes. Being a sanctuary state doesn’t help matters either. It’s time to put on the big boy pants and do whats best for the citizens of Illinois. Cut the fat
The easiest way to do it for yourself is to leave the state. All the other answers are nothing but cheap talk, cuts rarely happen, increases almost always happen.