Conversation dies down in the aftermath of elections, up until things start to ramp up again as the next cycle starts in earnest.
I expect a lot of people are feeling as I am right now, too: depressed about the election, with all the various feelings of hopelessness and despair added in. I'm actively avoiding news about the current admin …
Conversation dies down in the aftermath of elections, up until things start to ramp up again as the next cycle starts in earnest.
I expect a lot of people are feeling as I am right now, too: depressed about the election, with all the various feelings of hopelessness and despair added in. I'm actively avoiding news about the current admin for my own mental health. The downballot (hence the name!) and more in the weeds discussions focus here are why I haven't disappeared for a while too.
Simply put, there's a lot less on-topic discussion to be had right now. Not zero, but a lot less. The adjacent discussions that we'd normally be having are ones that, at least me and I assume others, are actively avoiding having.
The only elections in before the end of the year are some red seat special elections in the house and Wisconsin supreme court. The house special elections we should lose handily, barring an extreme miracle. Wisconsin should be starting up soon-ish but usually there's less coverage, polling, etc. for us to work with to discuss for judicial elections.
The big 2025 elections will only really start to ramp up somewhere between late spring and late summer. Virginia and New Jersey governor + legislative elections, mayor of NYC, and Pennsylvania supreme court will be the marque elections of the year, and we need to wait for them to start in earnest before there's much to discuss.
I could mention that Josh Kraft announced his candidacy for mayor of Boston, but barring something unexpected happening that's merely him signing up to be pasted by Michelle Wu while the Boston Herald and its readers shake their fists in rage.
Josh Kraft is the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. He's donated to campaigns of both parties, but hasn't held elected office himself.
He donated to Wu in 2021, but in 2023 he gave to a an anti-Wu slate that had the backing of GOP financiers, even though the candidates were probably at least nominally Democratic (maybe Independent). That slate lost and there's probably not much reason to think Kraft will do much better.
Conversation dies down in the aftermath of elections, up until things start to ramp up again as the next cycle starts in earnest.
I expect a lot of people are feeling as I am right now, too: depressed about the election, with all the various feelings of hopelessness and despair added in. I'm actively avoiding news about the current admin for my own mental health. The downballot (hence the name!) and more in the weeds discussions focus here are why I haven't disappeared for a while too.
Simply put, there's a lot less on-topic discussion to be had right now. Not zero, but a lot less. The adjacent discussions that we'd normally be having are ones that, at least me and I assume others, are actively avoiding having.
The only elections in before the end of the year are some red seat special elections in the house and Wisconsin supreme court. The house special elections we should lose handily, barring an extreme miracle. Wisconsin should be starting up soon-ish but usually there's less coverage, polling, etc. for us to work with to discuss for judicial elections.
The big 2025 elections will only really start to ramp up somewhere between late spring and late summer. Virginia and New Jersey governor + legislative elections, mayor of NYC, and Pennsylvania supreme court will be the marque elections of the year, and we need to wait for them to start in earnest before there's much to discuss.
I could mention that Josh Kraft announced his candidacy for mayor of Boston, but barring something unexpected happening that's merely him signing up to be pasted by Michelle Wu while the Boston Herald and its readers shake their fists in rage.
Josh Kraft is the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. He's donated to campaigns of both parties, but hasn't held elected office himself.
He donated to Wu in 2021, but in 2023 he gave to a an anti-Wu slate that had the backing of GOP financiers, even though the candidates were probably at least nominally Democratic (maybe Independent). That slate lost and there's probably not much reason to think Kraft will do much better.
Bob Kraft will give coupons good for free happy endings to all donors to his son’s campaign.