One of the most liberal bubbles of idealists in the country exists in my home state of Iowa and I felt the wrath of its members recently.
It was sort of like a lamb to the slaughter. I was the victim of more than 50 liberal journalists attacking me with their hair on fire. They were very upset about the national presidential election loss. And, on this day, they were irate with me for telling them why it happened. My comments were fuel for their fire and ire.
This was Monday, Nov. 11, during a zoom call organized by my friend Julie Gammack, who operates this well-regarded Iowa journalist/columnist program.
This column is about two of these zoom meetings, a week apart. One just a day before the election and the second one, a week later.
Now, I have been gone from Iowa for 54 years, but I still know a whole lot of these journalists either personally or by reputation. They are terrific writers and most of them produce weekly columns on Substack.
But why are they so blind?
Or in their opinions, how could I be so blind?
That Iowa Poll
Just a week earlier Julie had scored a coup by getting J. Ann Selzer on this weekly zoom call. She is the gal who runs the famous (and now debunked) “Iowa Poll.” Selzer explained how Kamala Harris had pulled ahead of Donald Trump in Iowa by three points, which could mean that Harris had the national election in the bag.
The atmosphere among the 100 folks on that sold-out zoom call was absolutely giddy. Except for me. I had a frown on my face.
Note: The poll ended up being off by a mile. Trump took Iowa by 12 points.
That poll galvanized Democrats across the nation. It was the lead item on the following week’s NBC Meet the Press TV news show, which has been a fierce adversary against Trump.
To me, these Iowa folks were living in a bubble. They could not see how gigantic the tide had turned nationally against all that leftist ideology.
Here is how Julie told all of us about her special guest:
“You’ve heard about the Iowa Poll and the woman leading it. The latest poll sent a seismic, narrative-shaking earthquake throughout the political chattering class when it first hit the digital pages of The Des Moines Register.”
Follow-Up Zoom Post-Election
I reached out and told Julie I could be on the second zoom call for just a few minutes and she thought it would interesting to have someone who favored Trump on the call.
When it was my turn, I mentioned that I never believed the poll because of all my friends and family in Iowa (who all hate Trump), but who believed the Hawkeye state was firmly in Trump’s camp.
I spent my five minutes wondering aloud how the Democrats could believe all this “woke” stuff about open borders, forgiving loans, over-emphasis on race and transgender, etc.
Then I had to leave but told Julie I would love to come back when I had more time. If she would invite me?
After I left, my comments were hammered by members of the group. Among all the wailing and scolding was a guy named Bob Leonard who said: “That guy (Sniffin) doesn’t care about anything except his own arrogant white ass!”
Ouch.
Why The Dems Lost
So, let’s move on from my Iowa debacle.
That giant named Tyrus who appears on the Greg Gutfeld show had one of the best lines I have heard in the aftermath of the election.
“I can tell you why the Democrats lost in two words,” he said, “BUD LIGHT.”
Yes, it seems things started to unravel when that best-selling beer decided to go woke and abandon its formerly loyal customer base.
Another reason they lost was the constant parading of that U. S. Dept. of Health Admiral who seems to be proud to be seen constantly in his skirt. Hmmm. I wonder how much fear that puts into the hearts of Russian, Chinese, Iranian, or North Korean generals?
Here Is A Difference
As I pondered this whole Iowa event and wondered why am I different than all these men and women? We should be sharing the same values. And yet we are miles apart in so many ways more than distance.
I just hope Julie will let me on the show again some time, although they will be ready for me this time.
And heck, I will be ready for them, too.
Bill Sniffin can be reached at: Bill@CowboyStateDaily.com
