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.
If only Illinois Democrats would use such energy and effort to combat crime.
“When did we become a country where it’s OK for a U.S. president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something you don’t want.“ Who does not want less crime/murder? Anyone? My wife and I, since moving to Chicago more than a decade ago, have felt increasingly less safe. We moved our permanent residence out of Chicago in 2021. My wife’s River-north company undertakes regular active shooter drills, gives guidance on the buddy system, and yet repeatedly has to inform employees of active crimes in the neighborhood. My loop-based firm has… Read more »
Democraps love criminals, terrorists and pedophiles!
Because they are the Dem’s voting base. Birds of a feather, stick together.
of course, trump also fits all of the descriptions you used quite nicely.
Not sure why all the down votes; what you say is true. One may like some of what Trump does politically, and I do like some of it, but as a human being, he’s morally and ethically bankrupt (as are most politicians).