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.
So you are going to tell large commercial real estate owners (often indirectly public pension plans) that the property you refused to protect, have completely bungled policies to get people back downtown and impose an absurd amount rules on (Labor, permitting, code, city hall) that you are going to raise their taxes.
Good luck with that, you cant even get Target to take Water Tower Place. Expect to see a number of large trophy buildings on the selling block soon. Zell will be waiting, he’s not called the Grave Dancer for nothing.