The Shamrock County Inn lies on the Texas leg of old Route 66, part of the route that photojournalist Barbara Davidson took across the United States by car, while The Globe's Ian Brown took the Greyhound bus. They were in the United States to gauge American public opinion ahead of November's elections.Barbara Davidson/ for The Globe and Mail
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This past summer, Globe feature writer Ian Brown spent two weeks riding the bus from Los Angeles to New York, through the undecided swing states of pre-election America.
During his journey, he spoke to Americans from different ends of the political and economic spectrum: a homeless mother in Los Angeles, a restaurant owner in New Mexico, dairy farmers in Wisconsin. Photographer Barbara Davidson followed a similar route across the United States by car.
On Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. ET, Ian answered reader questions about the trip, the many people he met along the way and the story he wrote about the mood of the U.S. ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
What are Americans’ thoughts on presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris? What issues are dividing neighbours in swing states? What can you learn about a country by speaking to people on a bus? Ian answered thesequestions and more.
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