A disappointing visit to the Great American State Fair confirms fears of political hijacking
A first-person account of visiting the Great American State Fair, which the author describes as a poorly attended, politically charged event hijacked by President Trump's 250th birthday celebration. The author confirms their worst expectations, finding empty booths, no-show entertainers, and a general atmosphere of disorganization and disappointment, using the fair as a metaphor for broader political dysfunction.
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I went to the Great American State Fair figuring it would make me feel lousy about my country. I don't remember being so right about anything.
I'd read all about how entertainers wouldn't take the stage, how states wouldn't staff the booths, and how nobody was showing up because the president had hijacked America's 250th birthday celebration and messed everything up.
I wanted to see for myself if The Mess on the Mall could live down to its billing.
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