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#1650 The Vibes Election Explained: Harris is up, Trump is down and Gaza will not be forgotten


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Air Date 8/23/2024

The vibes of this election are nothing anyone could have predicted a month ago. And yet, some of the details have played out as though by a script. Democrats drink hope like ambrosia from the gods; Trump, when confronted with reality initiates a full blown meltdown; and everyone is doing their best to ignore the genocide in Gaza being carried out with our weapons.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Unlearning Zionism with Simone Zimmerman & Eliza Skinner - The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini) - Air Date 8-13-24

KP 2: Dems Walz All Over GOP Attacks; Harris's Israel Tightrope w/ Krystal Ball - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 8-9-24

KP 3: The Rise of Kamala Harris with Heather McGhee Part 1 - Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - Air Date 8-13-24

KP 4: Jon Stewart on Why Trump Wants Biden Back So Badly He's Reusing His Old Attacks - The Daily Show - Air Date 8-12-24

KP 5: 'Stupidest' candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions - The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell - Air Date 8-8-24

KP 6: Democrats, Republicans, and the Meaning of Life - Steve Shives - Air Date 8-19-24

(48:45) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

on the vibes and archetypes of the election

Kamala Harris Is Providing a Very Specific Kind of Psychological Relief to America - Slate

Tim Walz is the dad that we lost - TikTok

DEEPER DIVES

(1:03:02) SECTION A - HARRIS'S POSITIVE VIBES

(1:33:14) SECTION B - GAZA WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN

(1:54:55) SECTION C - REALITY OVER VIBES

(2:25:41) SECTION D - TRUMP MELTDOWN

SHOW IMAGE:

Description: Composite triptych graphic showing Kamala Harris smiling with her hands in the air at a podium, the flag of Palestine in vertical, and Trump in profile stepping off the stage with his head down.

Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Image 1: “Kamala Harris” by Marc Nozell, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Cropped ; Image 3: “Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

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