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.
Only bullies do name calling. If Trump was in school, he would be thrown out for his behavior.
Who gives a CRAP.
At one level, that’s a good point. As I see it, however, it’s important as an illustration of how Trump is his own worst enemy. His name calling is ineffective, unpresidential and makes swing voting moderates puke.
Trump and ICE are destroying the republican party. I and many others that I know have been a republican all their lives but will not associate with Trump on any level. He is working for the Democrats or so it seems.