The Gender Election
The Daily
10/23/24
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A stark new gender divide has formed among the country’s youngest voters. Young men have drifted toward Donald Trump, while young women are surging toward Kamala Harris.
As a result, men and women under 30, once similar in their politics, are now farther apart than any other generation of voters.
Claire Cain Miller, a reporter who covers gender for The New York Times, discusses a divide that is defining this election.
Guest: Claire Cain Miller, a reporter for The New York Times covering gender, families and education.
Background reading:
- How the last eight years made young women more liberal.
- Many Gen Z men feel left behind. Some see Trump as an answer.
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As Marijuana’s Popularity Grows, So Do Its Harms
October 22, 2024
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Warning: this episode contains descriptions of a mental health crisis and violence.
This Election Day, recreational marijuana could become legal across more than half of the United States. But as more Americans consume more potent forms of the drug more often, a Times investigation has revealed that some of the heaviest users are experiencing serious and unexpected harms to their health.
Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains what she found.
Guest: Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- As America’s marijuana use grows, so do the harms.
- Stories of marijuana’s little-known risks.
- Trump signals support for marijuana legalization in Florida.
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12 Days to Go: French Fries and Fascism
October 24, 2024
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Warning: this episode contains strong language.
With less than two weeks to go in the race for the presidency, Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff is warning that he met the definition of a fascist, Kamala Harris is seizing on the message of Mr. Trump as a threat to democracy and Mr. Trump himself is relying on viral stunts and vulgarity to break through to undecided voters.
The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Michael S. Schmidt, Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Nate Cohn try to make sense of it all.
Guests:
- Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, covering Washington
- Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
- Reid J. Epstein, a New York Times reporter covering politics.
- Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- John Kelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist.
- Harris called Mr. Trump’s reported remarks on Hitler and Nazis “deeply troubling.”
- A look at the polls: A slight shift toward Mr. Trump but still no clear favorite.
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