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On Election Day, two different Americas head to the polls
Story Hinckley
Over the past week, as I鈥檝e traveled almost 1,000 miles across Nevada and Arizona, states with a number of close, potentially decisive races, one thing has become clear: Voters for the two major political parties are living in different realities.
Republicans see this election as being all about crime and the economy.聽
鈥淲e don鈥檛 feel safe,鈥� says voter Amanda Fischer after a campaign event for Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters in Tucson.
Her friend Lana O鈥橞rien concurs: 鈥淭he people in charge aren鈥檛 even talking about this. They don鈥檛 understand that it鈥檚 real.鈥�
In Las Vegas, at an event for GOP Senate candidate Adam Laxalt, voter Dolly Deleon is worried about inflation. 鈥淚 was shopping at Sam鈥檚 Club the other day and I spent $400 鈥� more than double the amount I usually spend for the same amount of food,鈥� she says.
Democrats, on the other hand, are more focused on abortion rights, now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Many are also worried about the slate of Republican candidates who鈥檝e amplified former President Donald Trump鈥檚 unfounded claim that the 2020 election was stolen.
鈥淭his election is all about honesty. If you don鈥檛 have honesty, what do you have?鈥� says Lowell Howe before an event for Arizona gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs.
鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 all about women鈥檚 rights,鈥� adds his wife, Carol Howe.聽
In some ways, for all the talk from both sides about today being 鈥渢he most important election of our lifetime,鈥� this election actually feels pretty ... normal.聽
Voters are worried about different issues, and they are supporting politicians they believe will best respond to their particular woes. The president鈥檚 party is bracing to lose seats and possibly their majorities in Congress.聽
Of course, campaign vitriol is uglier 鈥� and we may be entering a new normal for how candidates respond to defeat, in terms of challenging the results.聽
But for now, the parties and the voters seem focused on the democratic process.
As GOP Sen. Steve Daines said at a rally in a church auditorium in Phoenix, excitement about the election is one thing. 鈥淏ut it only matters if you vote.鈥�
