DePaul professor of Fine Arts and Service-Learning Coordinator Mark Elder’s better known as Brother Mark Byrne Hall studio is as one would imagine. Bottles of paint and duct tape line the workroom’s desk, complementing the experimental sketches and abstract compositions that dot the walls, creating a space that is crowded but not messy.
Voters. deborah abel is a republican from pennsylvania, jessica freeman is an independent voter from georgia. she voted for president biden in 2020 and scott ramer is a republican from nevada. great to have you with us. let s dive in. deborah, start with you. you think that the united states is on the right track on wrong track and why do you feel either way? probably going to take more time than i have. but definitely on the wrong track. i m a small business owner. i own a towing and automotive company with 35 employees. it s never been harder to be a small business owner in this economy. i don t see real leadership here on a national level. i think we need a change. martha: what do you think the president could do?
To where it was last year or the year before. you know, we have 35 trucks. so diesel fuel we use diesel fuel. diesel fuel is high. i think that s that s a lame excuse or lame answer to say that they lowered it. clearly he s out of touch with what it s like to actually be a small business owner or for that matter dealing with inflation and food costs and the fuel as well. martha: okay. let s bring in jessica freeman from georgia. you re an independent voter. you voted for president biden in 2020. how would you say the president that you voted for is doing when it comes to the economy, jessica? thanks for being here. thanks for having me. i think the economy, we re in trouble. i did vote for biden. i voted for trump prior to that.