>>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO AMERICAN
VOTERS LIKE YOU, TRUMP TWEETS?
PETTY SQUABBLES AMONG
POLITICIANS?
POLITICIANS? NOT SO MUCH IT TURNS OUT.
JACOB SOBOROFF IS OUT THERE
EXPLORING THE REAL ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION IN HIS NEW SERIES.
HE’S HERE NOW WITH THE FIRST
INSTALLMENT.
INSTALLMENT. >> I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE
ELECTION.
ELECTION. I’M SUCH AN ELECTION NERD, MEG.
WE HAVE 62 DAYS FROM TODAY.
VOTERS WILL GO TO POLES AND
DECIDE THE BALANCE OF POWER.
DEMOCRATS NEED TO FLIP 23 HOUSE
SEATS TO TAKE BACK CONTROL.
REALLY HOW LIKELY IS THAT.
WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
REALLY MATTERS.
REALLY MATTERS. THE ONLY WAY TO HIT THAT IGNORE
THE POLES, HIT THE GROUND.
STARTED IN 26th CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT
IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED
STATES, ALSO THE SOUTHERNMOST
POINT IN FLORIDA’S 26th
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. WE STARTED OUR JOURNEY THROUGH
IT ABOUT 155 MILES FROM HERE.
WE FIRST HEADED TO SUBURBS OF
MIAMI WHERE DUBAN AMERICANS WHO
MAKE UP LARGEST SINGLE DISTRICT
LIVE.
LIVE. MAYBE THAT’S WHY CUBAN-AMERICAN
CONGRESSMAN ASKED US TO MEET HIM
HERE FOR A CUBAN COFFEE.
>> THIS IS IMMIGRANT-RICH
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASPIRING,
WANTING TO GROW.
THEY WANT TO DO BETTER, GET
AHEAD.
AHEAD. THE ENVIRONMENT, EVERGLADES DOWN
THE STREET HERE.
>> THIS IS QUITE LITERALLY
GROUND ZERO FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.
LET’S TALK TO FOLKS.
YOU GUYS LIVE IN THE DISTRICT?
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. >> SHE’S MY MOTHER.
SHE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY O.
>> DO YOU THINK THE PEOPLE IN
WASHINGTON UNDERSTAND WHAT IT’S
LIKE TO LIVE HERE?
>> NOT AT ALL.
THESE KIDS CAN’T AFFORD THE
RENT, EVEN WITH A FOUR-YEAR
DEGREE FROM COLLEGE.
>> HALF AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD AT
HOMESTEAD WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH
AT A RESTAURANT THAT CLAIMS TO
HAVE THE HIGHEST YELP RATING IN
MIAMI.
MIAMI. >> EYES JAMAICAN, YOU’RE
HAWAIIAN, THIS PLACE IS YOUR
BABY.
BABY. WHAT’S IT LIKE IN HOMESTEAD?
>> RIGHT NOW IT’S GROWING AND
GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.
THE PRICE OF BREAD WENT UP.
>> THE PRICE OF BREAD WENT UP?
WHEN DID YOU NOTICE THAT?
>> TODAY.
>> TODAY. >> WE HEADED SOUTH, AT THE END
OF THE FIRST DAY WE WERE IN KEY
LARGO AND MET THE CREW OF A DIVE
BOAT.
BOAT. DO YOU LIVE HERE?
>> I DO.
>> I DO. >> YOU DON’T?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> WANT ME TO HOLD THAT FOR YOU.
LET ME HOLD THAT WHILE WE TALK.
IS THE REASON YOU DON’T VOTE
BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE WASHINGTON
CAN’T HELP YOU GUYS.
>> I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE I
NEED TO VOTE RIGHT NOW.
>> NO REASON AT ALL.
>>ILLA MIRE-- ISLA MIRADA, THE
LARGEST SEA GRASS MEADOW IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD. >> I WANTED TO SHOW YOU AN
EXAMPLE OF AN AREA WITH CLEAN
WATER, BEAUTIFUL SEA GRASS.
LIKE YOU CAN SEE THAT SHARK IN
THE WATER.
THE WATER. SEE THAT SHARK.
>> WE HEADED TO WHERE 40,000
ACRES OF SEA GRASS DIED OFF IN
2015 BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAY
WERE MAN MADE CAUSES.
>> I WOULD SAY OFF COLOR, KIND
OF MUDDY WATER, NOT REALLY GREEN
BUT JUST MUDDIED UP, DIRTY
WATER.
WATER. >> IS YOUR WAY OF LIFE AS YOU
KNOW IT OVER OR CAN IT BE
SOLVED?
SOLVED? >> IT’S REVERSIBLE.
WE HAVE TO ELECT THE RIGHT
PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE POLITICAL
WILL TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE HEADED SOUTH AGAIN 50
MILES AWAY TO BIG PINE KEY.
EXACTLY A YEAR AGO THIS WAS
GROUND ZERO FOR HURRICANE IRMA
IN THE U.S.
>> THIS IS THE WAY IT WOULD LOOK
THE DAY AFTER THE STORM.
IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE MUCH
CHANGED HERE SINCE THE STORM.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU STAYED HERE?
>> ME AND MY HOUND DOG.
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
>> THE WATER GOT UP ABOUT 6 FOOT
ALL THE WAY ACROSS THIS WHOLE
AREA.
AREA. >> AS HIGH AS WHERE WE ARE NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> OF COURSE.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM
YOUR POLITICIANS?
YOUR POLITICIANS? >> I’VE GOT A BAD OPINION OF
POLITICIANS.
POLITICIANS. >> IN GENERAL?
ALL OF THEM?
>> IF THEIR MOUTH IS MOVING, YOU
KNOW THE REST OF IT.
>> WE FINISHED OUR JOURNEY AS
FAR SUITOUTH AS YOU CAN GO.
WE RAN INTO DEE DEE GREEN.
WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
COMING UP, WHAT DO YOU THINK
PEOPLE WILL BE VOTING FOR.
>> ENVIRONMENT.
>> ENVIRONMENT. >> WHAT ABOUT WHAT WE HEAR ON TV
ALL THE TIME, TRUMP, RUSSIA
INVESTIGATION, SCANDALS.
INVESTIGATION, SCANDALS. >> THOSE ARE DISTRACTERS.
I THINK THEY ARE IMPORTANT BUT I
LIKE TO STAY FOCUSED ON WHO IS
SUPPORTING WHAT I’M SUPPORTING.
>> WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT MOST?
>> WATER QUALITY.
>> POLLUTED KEY WEST MEANS WHAT?
>> LESS TOURISM, BLISS WHEN
YOU’RE IN THE WATER.
>> WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR IS
BLISS.
BLISS. >> YES, ALWAYS.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. THAT’S SO FUNNY TO LISTEN TO
THESE FLORIDIANS, MANY OF WHOM
ARE REPUBLICANS SAY ENVIRONMENT,
ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT. >> ISN’T THAT INTERESTING?
THE ENVIRONMENT SO CLOSELY TIRED
TO THE ECONOMY, THE RESTAURANT
IN HOMESTEAD WHERE I WAS EATING
SNAPPER ALL THE WAY UP TO MIAMI,
CUBAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY,
CUBAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE
EVERGLADES -- $4 BILLION IN ONE
COUNTY ALONE IS TIED TO THE
FISHING INDUSTRY THERE.
SO THE REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE
SIDE OF CLIMATE CHANGE OR
NOMINALLY SO DOWN THERE.
>> THAT LAST EXCHANGE WITH THE
WOMAN IN THE TRUCK WAS
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. THE MEDIA FALLS IN LOVE WITH ITS
OWN STORIES.
OWN STORIES. THE TRUMP TWEET AND THE LATEST
ON MUELLER AND THE RUSSIA
INVESTIGATION, THEY ARE LIKE,
WRONG.
WRONG. WRONG.
WRONG. >> IT’S NOT TO SAY THOSE ISSUES
AREN’T CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO
THE HEALTH OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND
IF THE PRESIDENT IS ENGAGED IN
SCANDALS, COLLUSION WITH RUSSIA
AND WE SHOULDN’T BE FOCUSED ON
IT BUT EVERY DAY WE HAVE TO
REMEMBER M’S PEOPLE LIKE YOU
GUYS ARE THINKING OF, STUFF THAT
AFFECTS YOUR DAILY LIFE,
LIVELIHOOD, WAKE UP AND GET OUT
OF BED AND GO INTO YOUR DAY.
THAT’S WHAT THESE PEOPLE CARE
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >> EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE WENT OUT TO OUR VACATION IN
MONTANA, WE WENT TO A RODEO,
LIKE A REAL RODEO.
>> SO FUN.
>> THE COWBOYS AND WHOLE BIT
WITH THE CHAPS.
THE FOLKS OUT THERE COULD NOT
CARE LESS ABOUT THE LATEST TWEET
CONTROVERSY.
CONTROVERSY. AT ALL.
AT ALL. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN
PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES,
THEIR SCHOOLS, THE GOVERNMENT
STAYS OUT OF THEIR BUSINESS.
LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE, LIVE FREE OR
DIE.
DIE. THE ECHO CHAMBER OF L.A., WRAPS
AROUND, COULDN’T CARE LESS.
WE MARVEL THE POLL NUMBERS WON’T
MOVE.
MOVE. >> THE HOUSE COULD FLIP.
WE KEEP GOING OUT THERE ASKING
QUESTIONS WHAT MATTERS.
IF IT DOES FLIP, IT’S GOING TO
BE REASONS LIKE THAT, NOT
NECESSARILY WHAT THE PRESIDENT
DOES OR TWEETS ABOUT.