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.
40 years ago Chicago was it’s own draw. What happened?
First and foremost, the growth of the sunbelt states has poached a lot of northerners. But some states have adapted, others haven’t. IL’s voters have unfortunately chosen the progressive politics route, to intentionally alienate and repels half the country who might consider living here. THERE’S NO PLACE FOR DEPLORABLES IN AN INCLUSIVE PROGRESSIVE UTOPIA should be the state’s motto. You must understand: They want you to leave. A smaller, shrinking state is the entire point. Because they want you gone.
New York and DC? Yeah, no.