OCT. 23, 2018 | After waking early to a brisk Minnesota morning (25 degrees F), the crew met with several western Minnesota farmers and business people in a diner in Wahpeton, N.D.
Month: October 2018
DAY 12: Exploring America’s heartland
OCT. 22, 2018 | The low morning temperature of Charleston, S.C. (56 degrees F) matched the high temperature at noon in Minneapolis, Minn., when the crew touched down to explore what people in the upper Midwest think of what’s happening in America.
IA: Delaney talks about a future Americans deserve
OCT. 27, 2018 | Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney, a Maryland congressman who is the only announced candidate for 2020 in his party, said America needs to push for common ground to get past the division wrought by Republicans. If real change doesn’t happen, too many Americans will get left behind and won’t get the future they deserve, he said.
MN: Farmers back Trump despite economic risk
OCT. 23, 2018 | During a focus group of Minnesotans in a North Dakota diner, farmers and business people described why they supported President Donald Trump’s trade war, despite how they may be at economic risk.
DAY 11: Good food and company in the Lowcountry
OCT. 20, 2018 | Lowcountry hospitality greeted the crew at breakfast and at suppertime. In the morning, the crew met with a group of mostly Republican guys who meet every Saturday to talk politics and the news of the world. They were, in two words, not shy about their opinions.
DAY 10: More visits in Charleston, S.C.
OCT. 19, 2018 | Interviews across Charleston, S.C., during the 10th day of filming found people passionate about national politics.
DAY NINE: Charleston, S.C.
OCT. 18, 2018 | Tasty seafood was on the menu at two local restaurants where the crew talked first with a respected local pastor about race and religion, followed by several interviews as the sun set over the Carolina marsh.
DAY EIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Florence debate
OCT. 17, 2018 | The lush gardens of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens outside Charleston, S.C., provided a backdrop for discussions on slavery, history, gun violence and forgiveness. Later, the crew traveled to Florence, S.C., to talk with Republicans and Democrats as they entered an auditorium to watch a televised debate between South Carolina’s GOP and Democratic candidates for governor.
DAY SEVEN: South Carolina Lowcountry
OCT. 16, 2018 | The rich marshes and waters of the coastal Lowcountry around Beaufort County provided the backdrop for a day of interviews with a leading Republican state senator and Gullah leader.
SC: Sen. Tom Davis on American exceptionalism
OCT. 16, 2018 | S.C. Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, spoke of how President Donald Trump’s world view appeals to people who want the notion of American exceptionalism to continue.