Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about Illinois’ lack of change in this election despite Trump’s growing success in the state, why principles and facts are so important when pushing back, why voters approving a progressive tax is a bad idea, why grievance politics are so destructive, and more.

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Audio and summary
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
There’s nothing changing in Illinois. You have the same leeches, slaves, mopes and morons you always had pushing the same stupidity they have pushed for decades. This is wishful thinking. Nothing new there to change the death spiral.
Dan is so against the IL Republican party as not having a ‘brand’. Calls them feckless and useless. But this is a symptom of the problem and not the problem itself. He said that fair maps isn’t the solution to the problem. I like Dan, I listen to him every day, but he’s not correct about this. As I repeatedly point out, a weak opposition party is the norm in one-party states. It’s like this everywhere. How’s the Indiana Democrat Party doing these days? LOL. Why are Republicans strong in Indiana but not in Illinois? Could it have, you know,… Read more »
Funny you say that.. As much as Dan Profit likes to distance himself from the Republican party, he’s been a critical nexus in all the recent local failures. Dan could easily get out there and do some college tours, interact with grassroots, mentor some young republicans, etc. Charlie Kirk, Benny Johnson, Scott Pressler and others have proven how to flip states with a winning formula. The problem is Dan lives in Florida and likes blowing money on ineffective mailers, because that’s how Illinois works (wink wink). His negativity, low engagement across all platforms and ever increasing budget creates a compelling… Read more »
Tiffany Henyard is more positive about MAGA than Dan Profit. What a joke.