Dave Kellogg

With #ElectionDay less than 10 days away, voters deserve the unedited, unfiltered truth about what Americans like them want and need. Unfortunately, that’s not what they’re getting. It’s a privilege to be involved in our democracy, and that privilege should be taken seriously. However, too many news sites (like the one I’ve quoted below) are misusing and abusing that privilege to mislead or even actively misinform the public at the very moment we need honesty and accuracy the most. The political right is trying to discredit polling just because they don’t like what the results show. The political left doesn’t accept the fact that most Americans want significant change, just not the changes they’re proposing. There is some truth on both sides. And that’s the point. We have lost our ability to see, listen, and respect viewpoints that aren’t our own. We are too quick to dismiss and condemn, and too slow to embrace and empathize. So, to correct the record that social media has distorted beyond all recognition: Trump voters are less likely to participate in polls than Democrats… But that doesn’t fully account for the dramatic swing towards Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. To be clear, voters are upset with the lack of affordability, the ongoing military engagement with Iran, and a feeling of being ignored and forgotten by the policy people in Washington. In other words, Americans are mad at everyone. But since Republicans are in charge, they will absorb the brunt of the public anger just like Democrats did in 2024. That’s what really happening across the country, and to ignore it is to ignore reality. There is most certainly a ‘blue wave’ coming, but I don’t think it will be as wide and deep as the ‘tsunami’ that many blue partisans are declaring. President Trump still has incredibly passionate supporters across the country, but not as many or as passionate as they once were. There is something for everyone to criticize. There is something for everyone to embrace. And once again, that’s the point. Let us build a democracy where everyone is heard and respected, and the highest value is the truth. If we continue down our current path, the consequences will be an American society unable to unify and an American people unable to see a better future for themselves and their children.