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.
Lightfoot has screwed the city up so bad between crime and the CPS that no one else wants to run for mayor. Lopez has the energy and Vallas has the smarts and is apolitical. But the Dem Party can bury them. Otherwise, anyone with any sense doesn’t want the challenge (like Quigley). As for Pritzker, Bailey? Only downstate support. Irwin? Lot of contradictions in his past. And Pritzker will not hesitate to spend $$$$ whatever it takes. Fun to watch the voters screw it up as usual from the safe vantage point of our new prosperous state.
These 2 pandering frauds deserve each other — with any luck, the 2022 and 2023 elections will see their political exile.