In rural Maryland, Scorpion Brewery is a weekend occasion to encourage business.
It’s the kind of mix in which america delights: special beer offers a very strong beer, allied to the option of embarking on the punch-throwing game.
This is Calvert, a Republican county, in a Democratic state, among clients, supporters of either party, but also antipathy toward politics in general.
Brian Dailey, the manager, will join the two parties.
“People need normalcy to get back into their lives,” he told me. “The country is very divided, however, we are looking to be civilized here. You see other people in Washington coming and going, absolutely divided, but that’s not true. “what we need here.
“It’s about sitting and talking to each other and finding out that others aren’t horrible, if you’re respectful. I’m the kind of user who needs to locate non-unusual terrain. “
Dailey is a Republican, but a supporter of Trump, but among his clients, there are many who need to see the former president return to the political fold.
“He’s a guy who didn’t want to get into politics, but he did it because he cares about people,” one guy told me. “We want it now. “
Many argue that the election was stolen, despite the absence of evidence, largely because they lost confidence in the political establishment, and it is a complaint that I have heard several times in this quiet corner of America: that Washington politicians, and especially in the Senate, had not only lost touch, but were causing genuine harm.
One drinker said, “Democrats and Republicans fight all the time in the Senate, so what does that tell us, the American public?What kind of example is that?”
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The fact is that if politicians in either respect communicate about the desire for America to heal, it may not be easy to achieve. On the one hand, there are many who think that the concept of “healing” is based on the concept of political victory – that healing is good, as long as it is done in situations that are appropriate for one aspect or another.
But the ultimate apparent challenge for those who need to get out of the discord of the more than 4 years is that Donald Trump still occupies a vital position on the American political scene. A large majority of the Republican electorate still has a positive opinion of Mr. Triumph; among other electorates, its approval rate is close to zero. He is one of the most debatable presidents the United States has ever met, and no one knows if he has any hope of returning to the White House.
According to bookmakers, Trump is obviously the favorite to win the Republican nomination for the 2024 election. His supporters say he maintains immense loyalty among Republican voters; His critics point out that he lost the last election and is therefore not a foolproof winner. But, again, many of his supporters think he was wrong to win, anyway.
And has that dynamic been replaced as a result of your political judgment?In fact, it’s more confusing: Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell lashed out at the president, but voted to acquit him. His criticism would possibly imply that the Senate voted 57-43 to convict him; Trump can rightly say that he was comfortably acquitted and, once again, challenged efforts to overthrow him.
Nor is there an apparent rival to his crown. Nikki Haley and Mike Pence would possibly challenge him at some point, however, Trump’s team also includes sons, daughters, sons-in-law and stepdaughters who expand their own political equity.
The biggest risk Trump faces lately is the law. He faces a series of investigations, ranging from tax irregularities to sexual misconduct, as well as a criminal investigation into his alleged attempt to deceive election officials in Georgia.
These investigations cannot harm you, but if you plead guilty, the consequences will be significant.
In Calvert County, the day is coming to an end, the wind is getting cold, and the axe-throwing stand packs for the day and customers, Republicans and Democrats, seem to get along. We’re talking about COVID-19, schools and vaccines, that political judgment.
At this small and specific level, the United States still works very well, but when you look at the stage as a whole, nationally, the injuries and differences are clear and the concept of healing seems, again, anything for the future. not at the moment.