Well, the election results are out. Kamala Harris has lost. Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47th president of the United States. In this episode, we break down the results and give our initial reaction, with a focus on the strategic takeaways for Democrats.

Show Notes

NYT: Election Results

Data analysis by John Burn-Murdoch at the Financial Times:

* What is the point of polling?

* Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents

NYT:

* See the Voting Groups That Swung to the Right in the 2024 Vote

* Harris Had a Wall Street-Approved Economic Pitch. It Fell Flat.

Jacobin: If Harris Loses Today, This Is Why  

Gabriel Winant’s excellent essay: Exit Right

Matt Karp election reaction in Jacobin: It’s Happening Again

Washington Post: Voters prefer Harris’s agenda to Trump’s — they just don’t realize it. Take our quiz.

Polling showing swing state voters care above all about inflation and immigration

Class dealignment:

Voter insanity about inflation:

Detachment from reality on the right:

Autor, Dube, and McGrew on gains for low-wage workers in recent years: The Unexpected Compression: Competition at Work in the Low Wage Labor Market

Credits

The podcast’s theme music was made by our youngest brother Tate.

Cover art by Arthur Santoro.

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