This year's US election campaign is focused on seven “swing” states, which are key to the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election. Their residents know how much grief is high.
– Poland! I'm half Polish, says North Carolina resident Howard Seiler. – I am glad to meet you – he added. We meet Howard at the historic Presbyterian Church in Marshall, North Carolina, where he belongs and is working to restore the place to its former glory after the hurricane. “I hope so,” he replied when asked if people would go there to vote.
He says he was registered as an independent voter until now. He kept away from politics. – We need this. Many voices – emphasizes Howard Seiler. Now that Donald Trump has emerged, he says, the stakes are very high. – This is too much for me. This man has to go, he is bad for humanity, says Howard Seiler.
North Carolina is still dealing with the aftermath of the storm. At the moment, it is one of the key states in the elections Arleta Zalewska/TVN Fact
“The concern is not only what happens here”
– Of course I will vote – says Chad Adamowski, a resident of North Carolina and owner of a tattoo studio. Chad is also a native of Poland and is also an independent voter who does not declare his affiliation to any party, but says what is at stake for him in these elections.
– National security, but also international security is more important than anything else, – says Chad Adamovski. The issue of security, but women's rights, the issue of equality and acceptance of lies and tricks. These are the issues we're hearing from Kamala Harris' constituents at our press conferences in various locations and states—from New York to Pennsylvania to Virginia to North Carolina to Georgia.
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– This is not about us. It's about our children and grandchildren, says the Henryville, Pennsylvania, resident. – And this is not only about our country. It's about the whole world – another resident repeats him. – We hear that the concern is not only about what will happen here, but also about what effect it will have on the international scale.
“Even with all the division and misinformation, it's pretty clear who we should be voting for,” said Steve, a student from Asheville, North Carolina.
Facts from October 28, 2024. Arleta Zalewska about the election in North CarolinaFakty TVN
What does the slogan “Make America Great Again” mean to nationalists?
On the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia we meet Will, for whom this will be his first election.
Seven years ago, in the streets of Charlottesville, during the biggest clashes and riots of several decades between nationalists and representatives of fascist organizations with the police and counter-demonstrators, representative of the leftist movement Heather Heyer was killed. after James Alex Fields Jr., also known as a supporter of fascism.
– They came here to spread violence. They had T-shirts emblazoned with the word “Trump” and flags that read “Make America Great Again,” because for many of these people, the slogan “Great Again” means to make it white again, to put us back on our feet. This is nonsense. This country was built on the promise that everyone is welcome. It's written on the Statue of Liberty, notes Willem Brickenaar van Dyck, a Virginia resident who will be running for the first time.
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