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.
Great. We are now the laughing stock of England. Their crimes lower and they don’t let police have guns
Bandons performance was on par with morning Joes. Both looking to hold onto their jobs.
Look at that picture of Brandon looks like a deer staring into a oncoming car’s headlights
A good result of all the national and international attention to Chicago is that we have press covering what they should. This astonishing performance by Brandon Johnson has been ignored by the Illinois press but has now been reported in multiple outlets elsewhere.
I like how Trump and his administration’s so far gotten the Dems/media to come out and defend violent crime, criminal illegal alien gang members, and John Bolton…
In Johnson’s defense, about halfway through (48 sec) he does say “of course we want more detectives.” Also in his defense, the commentator has an apparent bias and/or ax to grind on the number of police officers in Chicago. I am not a supporter of Johnson, but his answers are not as outlandish as it’s being made to seem. Of course, we could talk about how “affordable” the affordable housing being constructed is, but I digress…
How does one defend Johnson’s hiring of blatantly anti- police staff? I think his handlers tell him on a daily basis what to say so as to appear somewhat anti- crime, but he is ultimately undone by his actions and the results thereof.
It is a hard to look like a pinhead during an overly liberal MSNBC (MSNOW) broadcast. But Brandon managed to do it. Same with Pritzker. Except now he may be doomed to stay in Illinois, because it is the only state in the nation where voters will put up with his complete incompetence.