Is there a sane way to follow this election?
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Way, way, way back last January, there was a search engine question I wanted us to try to ask but never did, which was, how long am I allowed to just ignore the presidential election? I felt like very sure that there was going to be a moment where I was going to completely seize my attention, but I wondered how long I could reasonably fend that moment off. Anyway, we didn't do that story. July happened. Mid-July was where, for me, I think for most people, this election season entered into a completely insane series of news cycles. You probably shouldn't compare these things to TV shows, but it really was like every week was another finale. The stunningly bad Biden debate, the Trump assassination attempt, Biden's withdrawal from the race, Kamala's rise, the Democrats' veep stakes —
My nervous system has been fully plugged back into the social media internet in a way it hasn't since maybe the Trump presidency. Every Nate Silver election model update, every incremental piece of news, each new line of attack, I am monitoring this election as if I am running in it, which does not seem totally optimal, either as a human being or even just as a citizen trying to understand the arguments that Harris and Trump are making for what America is or where it should go next. And I wondered... Is there a sane way to follow this election? I thought I would bring that question to Search Engine's outside sanity consultant, Ezra Klein. Ezra is the host of The Ezra Klein Show and a columnist at The New York Times. He has followed more than one presidential election. Ezra, welcome back to Search Engine. Hey, Paige. It's good to be here. It's good to have you.
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