I started the women’s track program at Indiana University in 1978 and confronted misogyny for really the first time! I was told by the athletic director that my team would never have the schedule that the men’s team did. Two years later, my women’s team goes to the National Indoor Track Championships at the University of Missouri and scores 14 points to finish 13th in the nation! The men’s track team goes to their National Indoor Championships in Detroit and score 1 point! Who had the better team? The next president of the USA will be Kamala Harris and I was proud to vote for her!!!
I think he is. I'm involved with another substack that is mentioned in this article: Simon Rosenberg's The Hopium Chronicles. Most of us are doing various types of activism/campaign work. I can tell you from the anecdotes I'm hearing from my fellow subscribers, both from door knocking & phone banking, there is palpable energy, enthusiasm & all around motivation for Harris. Harris as a candidate - is running the best campaign anybody could in her situation. When it comes to consuming legacy media (doom- themed clickbait and all) I will impart a bit of advice to you I frequently post in the Hopium chats: NEVER let the bastards wear you down!!! I believe we got this 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
This is great journalism. Thank you for putting out consistently *new* pieces that don’t just follow whatever 2 week trend is dominating the headlines. This is also a great crash course in the fundamentals of how a coalition is built, which is how elections are won.
I just want to comment also that “college educated” doesn’t necessarily mean the same
Thing class wise that it used to either. Speaking about all the middle and working class non profit admins and public school teachers vs plumbing and electrical contractors for example.
The media esp still likes to paint the education divide as bougie rich intellectuals vs long suffering salt of the earth types. But it can also be a third grade teacher paying back her thousands in student loans in a studio apt vs a guy who inherited his dad’s plumbing company and pulls six figures.
I have avidly consumed so much Substack and YouTube as the garrotting fear of what might prevail on November 5th tears my wits to pieces. And I live in the UK. I can’t begin to imagine what it must feel like over there.
This article has been the only one that has served to loosen the terrifying grip. Brilliantly written and - even if a towering edifice should bloom into view directly outside the cockpit - it will make this last week all the easier to bear.
Thank you, Jason! I've seen others write about the Republicans gaming the system when it comes to polls, and a few other bits of information that align with your argument. But I appreciate your POV about Kamala's smart campaign strategy and her coalition building skills. Yours is a fantastic take on what's really happening here.
You have written out with clarity and references what I have been trying to tell people for weeks. I think most people with a conscience and a set of eyes can't help but feel anxious; MAGA is small but loud, and loud crassness and cruelty and daily awfulness will make anyone's stomach hurt. So I'm saving this to read again (and again) as Election Day draws nigh. Thank you.
Your summary is being validated every day that we get closer to 5 November....from the latest Seltzer poll in Iowa showing a 3% Harris LEAD, to much softening tRump support in Kansas, to virtually locking down "The Blue Wall", and more EV possibilities remaining in GA, NC, AZ, and NV, this election indeed will be a watershed blowout, sending tRump and his MAGA hooligans into a well-deserved Purgatory...Halleluljah, brothers and sisters!
This is what “the return of the Goddess” feels like, in case you’ve ever wondered. The empowerment and blossoming of women as leaders and role models, all while inheriting a mantle of leadership that we’ve been deprived of for centuries.
I knew I wasn’t the only one who was irritated by the Nate’s guts article! I hated his last article and the one before that, but his guts really made me want to stomp my feet.
I started the women’s track program at Indiana University in 1978 and confronted misogyny for really the first time! I was told by the athletic director that my team would never have the schedule that the men’s team did. Two years later, my women’s team goes to the National Indoor Track Championships at the University of Missouri and scores 14 points to finish 13th in the nation! The men’s track team goes to their National Indoor Championships in Detroit and score 1 point! Who had the better team? The next president of the USA will be Kamala Harris and I was proud to vote for her!!!
Please be right.
Thanks for talking me off the ledge. I hope and pray that you are right.
I think he is. I'm involved with another substack that is mentioned in this article: Simon Rosenberg's The Hopium Chronicles. Most of us are doing various types of activism/campaign work. I can tell you from the anecdotes I'm hearing from my fellow subscribers, both from door knocking & phone banking, there is palpable energy, enthusiasm & all around motivation for Harris. Harris as a candidate - is running the best campaign anybody could in her situation. When it comes to consuming legacy media (doom- themed clickbait and all) I will impart a bit of advice to you I frequently post in the Hopium chats: NEVER let the bastards wear you down!!! I believe we got this 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
The Houston rally - anyone who is getting highly anxious should watch the Houston rally.
Beyoncé! Kelly! And their mother Tina! WOW! Oh 😎Kamala of course ….she is always wonderful….
Get back on the ledge
Outstanding article, I wholeheartedly agree!
From someone who has done plenty of survey work, fantastic article, Jason. Polling is certainly broken…hope you are right that Harris gets the win.
Thanks, Peter. Means a lot coming from you.
This is great journalism. Thank you for putting out consistently *new* pieces that don’t just follow whatever 2 week trend is dominating the headlines. This is also a great crash course in the fundamentals of how a coalition is built, which is how elections are won.
I just want to comment also that “college educated” doesn’t necessarily mean the same
Thing class wise that it used to either. Speaking about all the middle and working class non profit admins and public school teachers vs plumbing and electrical contractors for example.
The media esp still likes to paint the education divide as bougie rich intellectuals vs long suffering salt of the earth types. But it can also be a third grade teacher paying back her thousands in student loans in a studio apt vs a guy who inherited his dad’s plumbing company and pulls six figures.
The union vote - those groups not only support Harris but are going to get people to the polls.
Facts!
I have avidly consumed so much Substack and YouTube as the garrotting fear of what might prevail on November 5th tears my wits to pieces. And I live in the UK. I can’t begin to imagine what it must feel like over there.
This article has been the only one that has served to loosen the terrifying grip. Brilliantly written and - even if a towering edifice should bloom into view directly outside the cockpit - it will make this last week all the easier to bear.
Thanks for tuning in from over there. Wish us luck.
Appreciate you taking the time to make me feel 3.69% better.
Thank you, Jason! I've seen others write about the Republicans gaming the system when it comes to polls, and a few other bits of information that align with your argument. But I appreciate your POV about Kamala's smart campaign strategy and her coalition building skills. Yours is a fantastic take on what's really happening here.
You have written out with clarity and references what I have been trying to tell people for weeks. I think most people with a conscience and a set of eyes can't help but feel anxious; MAGA is small but loud, and loud crassness and cruelty and daily awfulness will make anyone's stomach hurt. So I'm saving this to read again (and again) as Election Day draws nigh. Thank you.
You're welcome, Melissa!
I love your writing style . What a flare . Fun!
Thanks!
Your summary is being validated every day that we get closer to 5 November....from the latest Seltzer poll in Iowa showing a 3% Harris LEAD, to much softening tRump support in Kansas, to virtually locking down "The Blue Wall", and more EV possibilities remaining in GA, NC, AZ, and NV, this election indeed will be a watershed blowout, sending tRump and his MAGA hooligans into a well-deserved Purgatory...Halleluljah, brothers and sisters!
This is what “the return of the Goddess” feels like, in case you’ve ever wondered. The empowerment and blossoming of women as leaders and role models, all while inheriting a mantle of leadership that we’ve been deprived of for centuries.
I knew I wasn’t the only one who was irritated by the Nate’s guts article! I hated his last article and the one before that, but his guts really made me want to stomp my feet.
I am almost ready to feel the vibe. Thanks