The 2024 U.S. presidential election was one of the most disheartening nights of the last year. It was also the first time I heard about Polymarket. This was not a coincidence, of course. As a group of friends and I were crammed in a claustrophobic dorm room watching a map of states flipping red or […]
Tag: 2024 Election
Democrats have a Liberal Problem
A rather worrying sentiment has pervaded America in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election. It has arisen as disheartened Americans, confounded by the abrupt rightward turn the nation took and by nine onerous months of living under the second Trump Administration, grapple with the nation’s political predicament by asking the curious question, “How did […]
Flight to the Right: How Democrats Lost San Francisco Asian Americans
In a historically progressive city, San Francisco’s Asian American community showed up and showed out in support of right-wing candidates and policies down the ballot in the 2024 election. While Trump’s share of Black and Latino voters hardly shifted, Trump captured Asian Americans in tension with the Democratic Party. After President Donald Trump’s onslaught of […]
Road Work Ahead: The Rust Belt Revolution is (Almost) Here!
The Rust Belt is likely to make a comeback, and it’s about time. With recent positive developments for these economically hollowed-out states, and the 2024 presidential election in full swing, the Rust Belt is set to take center stage in the coming months. It remains to be seen, however, whether sustained engine-nuity can keep their […]
The Danger in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
“They’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.” In the weeks following the 2024 Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the former president’s false claim—and now […]