To Panic, or Not to Panic? VF’s Pre-Election Rundown

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

With the election just days away, host Brian Stelter is joined by Vanity Fair executive editor Claire Howorth and politics correspondent Bess Levin to talk about the vibes going into November 5, why this particular election is so close and so stressful, some down-ballot races you should keep an eye on, and how the media will likely approach election night. The team agrees, "Hope is a terrible thing to waste," and confidence is too terrifying to project. Instead, they discuss some good reasons people might go into Election Day with a positive attitude and ways to keep calm as we await results.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Radika Jones, editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair.
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0:39.0	You know, we do this every four years.
0:40.7	We elect a president every four years.
0:42.6	So Claire, why does this time feel so different?
0:47.3	Oh, I think this time it's less about a choice between candidates and more about a
0:52.0	referendum on the country and the direction we're going in.
0:56.4	We might have said that the past two cycles but this time it's true, it's absolutely true and it's scary.
1:03.3	That's Claire Howorth,
1:06.4	executive editor of Vanity Fair. And I'm Brian's Delta.
1:10.0	Yes, welcome to Inside the Hive where this week we're taking you inside Vanity for Headquarters and putting together a guide to surviving next week's election.
1:19.0	For that, I'm also joined by politics correspondent, Bess Levin.
1:23.3	Hi, Bess.
1:24.3	Hi, thanks for having me.
1:26.5	Yeah, we're going to reveal a few secrets about politics and media today.
1:29.6	We're going to talk about why this year's election is so close and so stressful.
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