During the recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Bill Maher emphasized the importance of voters focusing on democracy rather than solely on economic concerns. He suggested that those who neglect the democracy issue should “need to be slapped up the head.” During the panel discussion on whether former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, would step down from office after his second term if he emerges victorious in 2024, Kellyanne Conway, a former Trump Senior Counselor and Fox News Contributor, questioned the relevance of this topic.
Maher responded, “Why are we talking about whether elections matter in America?”
Conway responded, “I’ve been a pollster for decades, a fully recovered attorney and happy about it. My job is the prism of the people. People are not talking about that. Bill, they honestly are talking about bacon and eggs, the insurance, the utilities, they’re trying to meet everyday expenses.”
Maher cut in to state, “Well, then they need to be slapped up the head, because it’s [important]. People do care about democracy also, they do, maybe not the circles you run in.”
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