It is amazing how people can look at what is going on in Trump's America and think, 'sure do want 4 more years of him to change this'.
CASCADE, Mich. — Brian Dalley, 60, arrived at the Ada Bible Church at ten to 6, long before the sun rose and even before many of the election workers arrived.
He was the first in a line of about 70 voters that stretched along the edge of the parking lot here in this town near Grand Rapids, under a waning moon, their faces illuminated by phones and their hands cradling hot coffee.
Dalley has never voted before. But he lives across the street, and rises early, so he figured he’d arrive a little early. Standing in his plumber’s uniform and a faded American hat, he said he had never really felt the need to vote, that the country ran fine without his input.
But in April, he had heart surgery, and began tuning in to the news while he recovered. He did not like what he saw — protests against the president, and protests against racial justice turning violent. People tearing down statues.
“All the chaos and all the looting going on,” Dalley said. “You can be upset but you don’t have to ruin people’s livelihoods.”
He was upset, too, over the protests against Trump. It was unpatriotic, he said.
“You’re supposed to get behind your president,” he said.
The overwhelming majority of demonstrators were peaceful, but rioting got an outsized portrayal in some media coverage.
Dalley said it inspired him to vote for Trump — and straight Republican down the ticket.