A town hall meeting televised by MSNBC (Sept. 24) showed why the election coming up seems to be close. The audience, polite hardworking Michigan union members, hadn’t been paying attention to the election. Half said they didn’t trust statements made by either political party. Half had no knowledge of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. Or even heard of it, let alone understand that Donald Trump created that riot to try to stay in power.
Amid audience-wide concern about costs of living, two guys said, “Well, actually, yes, I was able to buy a house this year.” Some commented like so — “Well, actually, my wages are keeping up with inflation.”
Without saying it aloud, the host (Alex Wagner) appeared to be stunned by how uninformed so many of these typical Americans seemed to be, and by their zero recognition of Biden-Harris accomplishments that had improved their lives.
But one man who had quietly listened finally spoke the words that no one else — anywhere — has dared to say out loud: “Anybody who votes for Republicans this year is voting for traitors and treason.”
Silence. The audience had suddenly learned the most important fact of all about the election.
