As the votes come in for the 2022 election, results show that Republicans didn’t have the red wave that they predicted. But with the races closer than expected, democrats are left to wonder where they could’ve closed the gap. We visited a local barber shop in Racine Wisconsin in the days preceding the election, to hear their take on the political situation.
This piece was produced by Ana Altchek and Sabrina Salovitz for NYU Pavement Pieces
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