Chappell Roan is getting yelled at because she said sheโs voting for Kamala Harris but is not necessarily crazy about the idea, which is a fairly accurate description of a key part of the coalition that will propel the VP to victory in a key handful of states, if she does in fact win
yes, asheville, famous for its hardcore conservatism and climate change denial
a lot of people seem to think pragmatism means being a squish but my politics are about as hard-edged as those of anyone I know
For those you keeping track, this would not be the first time national elections have overlapped in Japan and the United States in the modern/postwar eraโฆothers include June 2000, Sept-Oct 1996, June 1980, Oct-Nov 1960, Aug-Oct 1952
One thing that Brink Lindsey once wrote has always stuck with me โ Iโm paraphrasing, but something about how libertarianism in the US has always suffered from an inability to prioritise among threats to liberty or among which policies to advocate for
One of the things Trump wrecked is any illusion that institutional libertarianism is grounded in principle. Itโs always been grounded in the politics of anti-left donors. But that own-the-libs donor base has trended MAGA, leaving libertarians depending on them for a paycheck even more compromised.
