Is this the most consequential election of this or any other lifetime? Um… probably not? But are we going to spend an entire evening of our short lives treating it with undue importance, and are we going to use it as an excuse to drink whiskey and talk shit? You bet we are.
And we invite you to join us! Tune in on Tuesday night at 8pm EST for our Midterm Madness livestream, featuring your favorite podcast hosts plus special guests Peter Meijer, Jessica Tarlov, Jamie Kirchick, Mary Katharine Ham, Josh Barro, Megan McArdle, Ben Dreyfuss, Jonathan Martin and more!
Where to watch? You have choices!
But, you ask, what are you supposed to do before the livestream? Well, our friends at Substack have pulled together a bevy of the political thinkers on the platform and created an US Midterms ELECTION HUB. There you can follow along all day for commentary and real-time election results, and analysis from experts across the Substackisphere.
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Do my eyes deceive me? Are those wacky Young Turks kids part of the Substack election night coverage team? Hoo-weee!
Sorry I’ll miss it, but this will be the last time directing a newscast on election night.