“We have to go back to the Reagan rule, where if somebody agrees with us 80% of the time, they’re not a 20% traitor,” Grogan said. “You know, they are actually part of our team, and that our entire Republican team is better than the entire Democratic team, and we need to pull together. We can’t purge our way to 51%” of the vote. 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.
Grogan sounds like he gets it. Currently though, he’s riding a mule for governor when a thoroughbred, such as Ted Dabrowski, is needed.
Illinois Republican leadership are not the shiniest apples in the barrel! In the 2024 election, of the 103 counties in Illinois, Harris (blue) tooh 14. Trump (red) took 89. Illinois had 27 members in Congress not long ago, today we have 17. We may lose more! Over 80,000 high earners have exited Illinois. The illegals will not make up the lost tax revenues. So, who does the Illinois Republican leaders run for governor? The same guy who lost to Pritzker on the abortion issue in the last election.And he will lose again! Bailey does not know how to win an… Read more »
Really, it doesn’t matter. People scream about ‘electability’ as if that is the magic sauce that will elect a Republican in blue state. This idea is antiquated and no longer realistic. Hypothetically, even if Republicans, by some miracle, the ILGOP could convince Obama to run for Illinois governor as a Republican, Obama would still lose by 12 points to JB, because Illinois Republicans get less respect than the slimiest of mortgage brokers. The only way to win now is to change the demographics of the state. Unfortunately, the demographics are not favoring Republicans here, as the Republican’s largest demographic –… Read more »
After all the shenanigans Pritzker has pulled and still gets reelected, does anyone really think IL will turn its back on Dems? Not likely.
What a breath of fresh air Grogan is. Mature, sensible and wise.
the fact that he praised trump would seem to refute all 4 of those attributes.