American voters are insulated from a lot of that, which is one of the reasons the misinformation works. Think about the number of moving parts between a federa

American voters are insulated from a lot of that, which is one of the reasons the misinformation works. Think about the number of moving parts between a federal job cut and most private-sector individuals feeling it. Or between research and the years before the dried-up pipeline slows down the country's progress. And most Americans don't attend, nor are interested in, town halls.