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.
$400M…a week? With about 12M people in Illinois, that’s $33/week/person for every single person in the State of Illinois. I may be looking at this wrong (and please let me know), but doesn’t that sound nuts? Family of 5 would get $165/week or $660/month…but that’s for every person in Illinois. No? Seems like with most programs like this, the numbers never-ever work.
Ironic that the portly governor is trying to be sympathetic to people who can’t buy groceries.
Billionaire Pritzker can’t find money for SNAP but found billions for illegals and is spending millions suing the feds to inhibit ICE.
Or the temporary covid money squandered on permanent, full time, unneeded jobs to shore up America’s Worst Governor’s dismal employment numbers.