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Hey it's Kai, and after what has seemed like a real long time, of promises, ad, speeches,

gaffs, threats, all of it, Election day is almost here. Of course, the emotional roller coaster

we've all been writing is unlikely to really truly end once polls close on November 5th,

but it will mark the end of a historic and

historically fraught election season, one about as divisive and divided as you can

get. Still though there are people who even right now are undecided about how to vote and in one American city in particular the indecision is largely fueled by one issue, Israel's war in Gaza.

Today, we'll pay a visit to Dearborn, Michigan. With the help of our friends at the

podcast Code Switch.

I hope you enjoy the episode, a heads up that there is some explicit language,

so listen with care and be aware of who else might be listening.

Okay, here you go. and be aware of who else might be listening.

Okay, here you go.

What's good, you're listening to Code Switch.

I'm Jean Dembe.

So a couple of Tuesdays ago, I was at this hookah spot in Dearborn, Michigan.

It's called Mangos on the Hill.

And it was bright as hell in mango.

It was like, real odd for a hookah bar at night.

It wasn't really popping in there. It was mostly empty,

which I just chalked it up to it being a Tuesday.

But a dozen or so people had gathered at mangoes that night for a watch party.

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