In red states, Democrats aren’t listening to their own
Key takeaways
- Can t get these every day, Don says after spying the chicken dumplings special on the menu, adding wryly, Could be squirrel.
- Don s bimonthly Texas Hold em tournament gang comprises bricklayers and lawyers, county officials and painters, insulation guys, cops, and two former prisoners.
- Don — who has strong Sam Elliott energy right down to the mustache, the droll humor, and the drawl — allows, We don t talk politics, but every now and then, someone will slip.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Can t get these every day, Don says after spying the chicken dumplings special on the menu, adding wryly, Could be squirrel.
Don s bimonthly Texas Hold em tournament gang comprises bricklayers and lawyers, county officials and painters, insulation guys, cops, and two former prisoners. They don t talk politics much, but it s a safe bet that Don, who started voting consistently Democratic in the Trump Era, would be in the partisan minority. Bradley County, of which Cleveland is the county seat, went for Trump by more than 78 percent, and voted Republican at almost precisely the same clip all the way down the federal ticket, even heavier at the state level.
Don s wife, Amanda, who eschews the restaurant s panoply of meat-and-three offerings in favor of a salad, praises him for steering clear of the political chatter as her husband only goes so far as advising one interlocutor, You need to check where you re getting your news.