For several weekends in a row this fall, a hardy group of Alaskans have stood at the corner of Northern Lights Blvd. and New Seward Highway, waving flags for Donald Trump and American flags and waving at passersby.
It’s wintery weather in Anchorage, but about 25 cheerful souls took to the same corner on Sunday, Nov. 8, six days after the election. They are the undeterred.
This time, there were a couple of signs added to the flag mix that advised “Stop the Steal” and “Count All Legal Votes.”
The group is a collection of people not normally involved in party politics, and from various ethnic backgrounds, old and young, bundled against the snowy day. One woman built a snowman as others waved signs and cars honked in approval of the die-hard group.
The rally participants were among the 71 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, none of whom subsequently rioted or burned cars and destroyed businesses since the election, in spite of the dubious outcomes from some states.
They are the people who Michelle Obama said yesterday were “supporting lies, hate, chaos, and division.” And they were about as happy as a bunch of people could be on a snowy, gloomy post-election day in Anchorage.
