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  <title>Episode 17: Episode 17: A Premature Autopsy of the 2024 presidential election</title>
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  <itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 17: A Premature Autopsy of the 2024 presidential election</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the results of the 2024 presidential election, thoughts and takeaways</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;p&gt;NBC - "Exit Polls"&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Texas Tribune "Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters" by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;NPR - "They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump" by Sarah Varney - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CBS - "National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)" -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pew Research - "Newspapers Fact Sheet" - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Silver Bulletin - "Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate" by Nate Silver -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reuters - "Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis" by Sharon Bernstein - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PolitiFact - "Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?" by Chris Nichols -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Roper Center - "How Groups Voted in 2020" - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Forbes - "Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors" by Alison Durkee - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Forbes - "Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan" by Jamie Gold -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;HeathStory - "2024 Harris 'White Dudes for Harris' Ad" &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Lincoln Project - "Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is" &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Cut - "What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals" by By Andrea González-Ramírez -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;USA Today - "How Clinton lost 'blue wall' states of Mich., Pa., Wis." by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNN - "7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election" by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vox - "One striking pattern hidden in the election results" by Andrew Prokop - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LA Times - "Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals" by Matt Brown -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;pc=LCTS&amp;amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;amp;ei=11" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;amp;pc=LCTS&amp;amp;amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;amp;amp;ei=11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CBS News - "How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results" by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PBS - "Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company" -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TED Talk - "How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED"&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Biennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls</a></p>

<p>Texas Tribune &quot;Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters&quot; by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -<br>
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<p>NPR - &quot;They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump&quot; by Sarah Varney - <br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris</a></p>

<p>CBS - &quot;National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/</a></p>

<p>Pew Research - &quot;Newspapers Fact Sheet&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/</a></p>

<p>Silver Bulletin - &quot;Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate&quot; by Nate Silver -<br>
<a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level" rel="nofollow">https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level</a></p>

<p>Reuters - &quot;Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis&quot; by Sharon Bernstein - <br>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/</a></p>

<p>PolitiFact - &quot;Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?&quot; by Chris Nichols -<br>
<a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/" rel="nofollow">https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/</a></p>

<p>Roper Center - &quot;How Groups Voted in 2020&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020" rel="nofollow">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors&quot; by Alison Durkee - <br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan&quot; by Jamie Gold -<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/</a></p>

<p>HeathStory - &quot;2024 Harris &#39;White Dudes for Harris&#39; Ad&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA</a></p>

<p>The Lincoln Project - &quot;Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA</a></p>

<p>The Cut - &quot;What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals&quot; by By Andrea González-Ramírez -<br>
<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html</a></p>

<p>USA Today - &quot;How Clinton lost &#39;blue wall&#39; states of Mich., Pa., Wis.&quot; by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -<br>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election&quot; by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html</a></p>

<p>Vox - &quot;One striking pattern hidden in the election results&quot; by Andrew Prokop - <br>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates</a></p>

<p>LA Times - &quot;Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals&quot; by Matt Brown -<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&ei=11" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;ei=11</a></p>

<p>CBS News - &quot;How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results&quot; by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/</a></p>

<p>PBS - &quot;Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA</a></p>

<p>TED Talk - &quot;How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED&quot;<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E</a></p>

<p>Biennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o</a></p>]]>
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<p>NBC - &quot;Exit Polls&quot;<br>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls</a></p>

<p>Texas Tribune &quot;Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters&quot; by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -<br>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/" rel="nofollow">https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/</a></p>

<p>NPR - &quot;They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump&quot; by Sarah Varney - <br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris</a></p>

<p>CBS - &quot;National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/</a></p>

<p>Pew Research - &quot;Newspapers Fact Sheet&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/</a></p>

<p>Silver Bulletin - &quot;Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate&quot; by Nate Silver -<br>
<a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level" rel="nofollow">https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level</a></p>

<p>Reuters - &quot;Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis&quot; by Sharon Bernstein - <br>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/</a></p>

<p>PolitiFact - &quot;Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?&quot; by Chris Nichols -<br>
<a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/" rel="nofollow">https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/</a></p>

<p>Roper Center - &quot;How Groups Voted in 2020&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020" rel="nofollow">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors&quot; by Alison Durkee - <br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan&quot; by Jamie Gold -<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/</a></p>

<p>HeathStory - &quot;2024 Harris &#39;White Dudes for Harris&#39; Ad&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA</a></p>

<p>The Lincoln Project - &quot;Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA</a></p>

<p>The Cut - &quot;What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals&quot; by By Andrea González-Ramírez -<br>
<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html</a></p>

<p>USA Today - &quot;How Clinton lost &#39;blue wall&#39; states of Mich., Pa., Wis.&quot; by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -<br>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election&quot; by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html</a></p>

<p>Vox - &quot;One striking pattern hidden in the election results&quot; by Andrew Prokop - <br>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates</a></p>

<p>LA Times - &quot;Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals&quot; by Matt Brown -<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&ei=11" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;ei=11</a></p>

<p>CBS News - &quot;How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results&quot; by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/</a></p>

<p>PBS - &quot;Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA</a></p>

<p>TED Talk - &quot;How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED&quot;<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E</a></p>

<p>Biennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 1: Episode 1: 4 Scenarios for the 2024 Presedential Election</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
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  <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 1: 4 Scenarios for the 2024 Presedential Election</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My SWAG as to what will happen in 2024</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>20:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Show Notes and Links to articles:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To repeat, nothing I say on this episode should be taken as an endorsement of any candidates, political parties, or political movements / idealogies. All thoughts expressed are solely my own. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsor YouTube channel:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Half of Americans think the Economy is Getting Worse:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;53% of Americans Disapprove of the President:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Voters Dread a Trump-Biden Rematch:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reddit article on Inflation Reducation Act:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What Election Charges Does Trump Face and How Can he Fight them?:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What Happens if Trump is Convicted Before Election Day?:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Trump Surges Ahead of Biden in Crucial Swing States:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34&amp;amp;ei=54#image=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;amp;cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34&amp;amp;amp;ei=54#image=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As Black Voters Drift Towards Trump, Biden Allies say they have Work to Do:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>2024 Election, Trump Biden Rematch, 4 Scenarios, Political Essay</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Show Notes and Links to articles:</p>

<p>To repeat, nothing I say on this episode should be taken as an endorsement of any candidates, political parties, or political movements / idealogies. All thoughts expressed are solely my own. </p>

<p>Sponsor YouTube channel:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903</a></p>

<p>Half of Americans think the Economy is Getting Worse:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html</a></p>

<p>53% of Americans Disapprove of the President:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/</a></p>

<p>Voters Dread a Trump-Biden Rematch:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html</a></p>

<p>Reddit article on Inflation Reducation Act:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/</a></p>

<p>What Election Charges Does Trump Face and How Can he Fight them?:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/</a></p>

<p>What Happens if Trump is Convicted Before Election Day?:</p>

<p><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/" rel="nofollow">https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/</a></p>

<p>Trump Surges Ahead of Biden in Crucial Swing States:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34&ei=54#image=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34&amp;ei=54#image=1</a></p>

<p>As Black Voters Drift Towards Trump, Biden Allies say they have Work to Do:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Show Notes and Links to articles:</p>

<p>To repeat, nothing I say on this episode should be taken as an endorsement of any candidates, political parties, or political movements / idealogies. All thoughts expressed are solely my own. </p>

<p>Sponsor YouTube channel:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903</a></p>

<p>Half of Americans think the Economy is Getting Worse:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html</a></p>

<p>53% of Americans Disapprove of the President:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/</a></p>

<p>Voters Dread a Trump-Biden Rematch:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html</a></p>

<p>Reddit article on Inflation Reducation Act:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/</a></p>

<p>What Election Charges Does Trump Face and How Can he Fight them?:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/</a></p>

<p>What Happens if Trump is Convicted Before Election Day?:</p>

<p><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/" rel="nofollow">https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/</a></p>

<p>Trump Surges Ahead of Biden in Crucial Swing States:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34&ei=54#image=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34&amp;ei=54#image=1</a></p>

<p>As Black Voters Drift Towards Trump, Biden Allies say they have Work to Do:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html</a></p>]]>
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