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.
See everyone? Insane progressives with IQ’s in the mid-80’s know better than you do. Everything is just fine, right?
One need only look at the real statistics, not data from a crooked state unwilling to admit it’s progressive experiment is a mistake, to see that the Pritzger/ Kwame/ Foxx/ Evans catch and release program isn’t working.
How many lives have to be lost before progressives admit they have made a mistake on this one? Why was the system changed? What are the factors being used to “judge bail reform law”?