I have stopped listening to most of the NPR broadcast programs

[Klaus Hergersheimer]

19. Still like NPR and local station

Even here in what some critics call The Peoples Republic of Maryland for its liberalism the AM radio stations are nearly all 24/7 Rightwing Hate Talk. Hence, the only plausible recourse is the NPR station. I agree that NPR tries to provide both sides of the story but all the Republicans who are interviewed do is sing praises for Donald. That does have the effect of normalizing what that madman and his criminal cabal are doing to destroy our democracy and divide the American people. I wish that some sane Republicans could be interviewed, but that's impossible since there are none. The state's one Republican in the US House is the quintessential lunatic Doc Andy Harris (a doc who opposes healthcare for the uninsured) who has a cult following on the backward Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. He brazenly votes as he is instructed by his wealthy paymasters. Despite that, he has a safe seat as long as he wants it.

Maryland has plenty of MAGAs and the rural counties are hopelessly red. The red counties despise the more liberal ones surrounding Baltimore City and Washington, DC. My red one is now totally run by MAGA Republicans / religious fanatics and the county exec is a Donald bootlicker. The last time the county voted for a Democrat for president was 1964!!! I moved here when the conservative Dems ran everything. Since 2000 everything became red. Developers own the politicians and are busy building housing and apartment developments and commercial complexes. Only the pandemic slowed them down for a time. Traffic in those areas is horrible. So much for good government.