“Individuals aren’t divulging essentially who they’re going to vote for,” Ms. Roeder stated. That morning on the eye physician, she had seen one ot
“Individuals aren’t divulging essentially who they’re going to vote for,” Ms. Roeder stated. That morning on the eye physician, she had seen one other affected person with a Biden-Harris baseball cap.
“I stated to him, ‘I like your cap,’” she stated. “After which somebody stated to him, ‘I prefer it, too.’”
The thrill is much more palpable, nonetheless, amongst Republicans.
Final week, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior adviser, rallied supporters at an out of doors venue simply east of Interstate 75 in Lee County. Thrilled followers left with large smiles, posing for pictures and gabbing with different attendees. Just some wore masks. Nearly all stated that they had no qualms about how the president dealt with the pandemic.
“I identical to the power of this crowd,” stated Gail Mount, 68, of Port Charlotte. “They’re simply very upbeat individuals.”
On the Republican Occasion headquarters in Fort Myers, nestled in a strip mall between a pizza place and an escape room, Doris Cortese, the occasion’s 81-year-old vice chairwoman, sported a purple, white and blue manicure with the letters T-R-U-M-P spelled out on her nails.
Ms. Cortese stated individuals of all ages had volunteered — “We’re getting millennials!” she stated — and predicted that retiree assist for Mr. Trump would develop, not diminish.
“I’m within the workplace 4 days every week, and we’re getting an increasing number of seniors,” she stated. “The truth that Trump goes to decrease prescription costs” — a purpose he touted in Fort Myers this month — “that’s an enormous one with seniors, as a result of a few of them virtually have to choose between consuming and having their drugs.”