Speed of Life

By Gregg Chadwick This crisp Sunday morning in Santa Monica, I am reflecting on the remarkable achievement by so many to keep the United States steered toward a bright future as evidenced by the inspiring results of the November 2022 midterm elections. Our democracy was tested and held firm.  As Nick Corasanti reports in the New York Times: “Every election denier who sought to become the top election official in a critical battleground state lost at the polls this year, as voters roundly rejected extreme partisans who promised to restrict voting and overhaul the electoral process.” Writer Billy Mernit wrote in a comment to a story that I linked on twitter, “It's still amazing to me that ‘Tell people who like to vote to vote for the people who want to take their votes away‘ was perceived to be a winning strategy.” I painted the musician H.E.R. performing America the Beautiful at the Super Bowl in February 2021. America the Beautiful was written as an aspirational response to the blu...

The midterms turned out exceptionally well for Democrats and in the process David, Simon, and Tara’s analysis from last week was vindicated!  The team reconvenes with Tom Bonier of TargetSmart to talk about the races that have already been called and the vote that is still left outstanding.  What are the key takeaways from last night?  Is this a victory for Democrats or just better than expectations?  Is GenZ the most important generation politically now?  Find out in this thoughtful discussion. Students wait in line to vote and register at the UMMA Tuesday night. Jenna Hickey/Daily