- Feb 5, 2002
- 187,125
- 69,293
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Faith
- Catholic
- Marital Status
- Married
- Politics
- US-Others
ANALYSIS: America votes on Nov. 5.
Nearly two long years ago, former president Donald Trump kicked off the 2024 presidential cycle by announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination. What a long, strange pair of years it’s been. And what a relief this chapter is finally ending. It’s a truism that campaigning never really ends in America, and it’s true enough. But after two years of perpetual scandal, cynicism and poll-parsing, all Americans could use a break.
Alas, it’s not yet time to relax. Election Day is almost upon us. We are about to be engulfed by waves of information, and only some of it will be useful. “Hot takes” about what the vote means will be tossed around freely by pundits on TV. CNN alone places a dozen of them around its election desk, lest a single speculation goes unuttered.
Continued below.
Nearly two long years ago, former president Donald Trump kicked off the 2024 presidential cycle by announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination. What a long, strange pair of years it’s been. And what a relief this chapter is finally ending. It’s a truism that campaigning never really ends in America, and it’s true enough. But after two years of perpetual scandal, cynicism and poll-parsing, all Americans could use a break.
Alas, it’s not yet time to relax. Election Day is almost upon us. We are about to be engulfed by waves of information, and only some of it will be useful. “Hot takes” about what the vote means will be tossed around freely by pundits on TV. CNN alone places a dozen of them around its election desk, lest a single speculation goes unuttered.
Continued below.