Suburban Moms

Both sides have been wooing the “Suburban Moms” this election season. It’s an important voting block that was generally with the GOP then swung very blue in 2016 and 2018. It was made abundantly clear to pollsters that these women basically just DON’T LIKE Trump. But, by and large they are registered and likely voters. And worth wooing.

Now, in focus group and polls, these moms seem more willing to vote for Trump in 2020 because they believe he is the best chance to keep the suburbs safe. He is being supported by police across the country. And by and large, these women believe that most police are good and serve an invaluable role in our society and their communities. And that the current vicious attacks on the police are intolerable. And that the “mostly peaceful protests” have become too non-peaceful for their liking.

Sometimes Dr. Jill is a good barometer for me on what issues are important to this voting block. She’s a mom. She’s a teacher. I believe she is a suburban mom through and through. So I asked her what she thought of the protests.

She basically answered that the peaceful protests for equality were great but now…. there has just been so much…. violence, lawlessness, destruction…. Devastation. She was worried that the original intent of protesting for equity had been drowned out by the devastation and that the message was lost now.

But, I said, “the protests – they are mostly peaceful.”

She said, “Yes, of course. It’s hard to explain.”

Looking down, she noticed I needed more coffee. “Before I explain, I’ll grab you another cup of coffee.”

She got up and went to the kitchen and quickly brought back a steaming hot cup of coffee. “Here you go, dear, now let me explain.”

I started to put the coffee to my lips.

“Before you drink that, Joe, I want to let you know it’s mostly coffee. There is also bleach and rat poison, but such a small amount. It’s mostly coffee.”

She looked at me very directly. She was focused intently on the coffee in my hands. And my face.

“What’s wrong, Joe? I thought you wanted more coffee. I brought you coffee. Drink it,” she said to me.

“What!?” I exclaimed. “Why would I want to drink bleach and rat poison!? Are you crazy?!”

“But, Joe, don’t you see? It’s mostly coffee.”

She continued by rambling about having common sense and not falling for the BS the media was dishing out – because she has two eyes and a brain. And largely, by my continued and overwhelming silence and Kamala’s and my campaign’s support of those arrested for breaking the law, even directly by paying for bail for these miscreants — that I have placed the moms in the position that they will hold their nose and vote for that awful bad orange man in office.

I’m still trying to decode her point with all of this. What was it? That I should get my own coffee from now on?

Come on, man.