{"id":9204,"date":"2022-11-02T15:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:25:43","slug":"january-6-isnt-a-priority-for-voters-even-where-youd-most-expect-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=9204","title":{"rendered":"January 6 isn\u2019t a priority for voters \u2014 even where you\u2019d most expect it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n&#8220;In conversations with voters at an early-voting location in Virginia Beach, the economy weighed far more heavily than the attack on the Capitol. While jets from a nearby Naval Air Station roared overhead, those coming and going from casting their ballots didn\u2019t view January 6 as a factor. Mike Malbon told Vox that he had voted for Kiggans. Although he had never voted for Luria, he described himself as a swing voter who had voted for Trump, Obama, and George W. Bush. Malbon said his vote was based on the fact that he was \u201cjust not really happy with what the Democrats were doing.\u201d When asked if he\u2019d thought about January 6 while voting, Malbon said, \u201cI\u2019ve thought about it for sure. I probably would never vote for Trump again, I would have otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melinda Salmons, who said she was voting for Kiggans because she thought Luria was in Nancy Pelosi\u2019s pocket, echoed this. When asked about Trump, she told Vox, \u201cDonald Trump doesn\u2019t affect me one way or another. The man is not running. I\u2019m like a lot of people, I like what my pocketbook says. I do not like what he says.\u201d&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/11\/2\/23434760\/elaine-luria-january-6-midterms\">https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2022\/11\/2\/23434760\/elaine-luria-january-6-midterms<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In conversations with voters at an early-voting location in Virginia Beach, the economy weighed far more heavily than the attack on the Capitol. While jets from a nearby Naval Air Station roared overhead, those coming and going from casting their ballots didn\u2019t view January 6 as a factor. Mike Malbon told Vox that he had voted for Kiggans. Although he had never voted for Luria, he described himself as a swing voter who had voted for Trump, Obama, and George W. Bush. Malbon said his vote was based on the fact that he was \u201cjust not really happy with what the Democrats were doing.\u201d When asked if he\u2019d thought about January 6 while voting, Malbon said, \u201cI\u2019ve thought about it for sure. I probably would never vote for Trump again, I would have otherwise.\u201d<br \/>\nMelinda Salmons, who said she was voting for Kiggans because she thought Luria was in Nancy Pelosi\u2019s pocket, echoed this. When asked about Trump, she told Vox, \u201cDonald Trump doesn\u2019t affect me one way or another. The man is not running. I\u2019m like a lot of people, I like what my pocketbook says. 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