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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Tyrone Beason

'We're broken.' In the suburbs north of Los Angeles, voters feel fed up and afraid

LOS ANGELES — Sergio Amalfitano's attitude about the country is as dark and brooding as the name of his vinyl record shop in downtown San Fernando — the Midnight Hour.

He and his wife, Alyssa Castro Amalfitano, who owns a boutique two doors away, say they're so disenchanted with politicians' failure to bring Americans together and to make life better for Californians that they're considering not voting in the November election.

"Everyone is fed up," says Sergio, 37. "All you can do is work hard, try to make a living and stay in your lane."

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