Why the 2024 Election Was Defined by “Crazy S--t After More Crazy S--t”

Roe’s Impact • MSNBC’s Election Plans • Can Tech Fix Toxic Politics? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Why the 2024 Election Was Defined by “Crazy S--t After More Crazy S--t” It’s Election Day in America! That doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll have a clear winner tonight given the historically tight race. “Genuinely, to my core, I feel 50-50,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes [tells]( Natalie Korach, “and just at the most basic emotional and psychological level, it’s kind of the best way to go into it.” The polls are close, but the final messages coming from Kamala Harris and Donald Trump couldn’t be further apart. While Harris has stressed unity and projected a forward-looking agenda, Trump’s campaign has essentially been telling “Americans the ways they’d make their lives much, much worse,” [writes]( Eric Lutz. Trump recently expressed an openness to banning some vaccines as well as fluoride in water, at the suggestion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while also, Bess Levin [notes](, musing about “fake news” being shot, and pantomiming a sex act on stage. As Democratic strategist Rebecca Pearcey [sums up]( the Trumpian chaos this election cycle, “It’s just more crazy shit after more crazy shit after more crazy shit.” If Harris does win, Molly Jong-Fast [expects]( it’ll be women voters, motivated by Roe’s demise and Trump’s misogyny, who put the VP over the top, while Nick Bilton [writes]( that, regardless of who wins, Big Tech needs to step up and fix an information ecosystem rife with misinformation and toxicity. We will kick off the Vanity Fair live blog this morning at 9 a.m. and cover the results as long as it takes. See you there! —Michael Calderone, editor [Image may contain: Donald Trump, People, Person, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, Performer, Solo Performance, Adult, and Crowd]( [Why the 2024 Election Was Defined by “Crazy S--t After More Crazy S--t”]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Less than two months after Donald Trump was convicted, he was nearly assassinated. Then Joe Biden was abruptly forced out of the race, letting Kamala Harris take the mantle.]( [Read more button](   [Women Can Put Kamala Harris Over the Top]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [Yes, the polls are excruciatingly close, but I expect women voters, motivated by Roe’s demise and Trump’s misogyny, to help elect the first female president of the United States.]( [Read more button](   [Tech Created Our Toxic Political Landscape, and Only Tech Can Fix It]( By [Nick Bilton]( [No matter who wins on Election Day, Americans will continue to dwell in incompatible media bubbles until Silicon Valley addresses its algorithm problem.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Muses About the “Fake News” Being Shot and Pantomimes a Sex Act in Final Days Before the Election]( By [Bess Levin]( [This is his closing message to voters.]( [Read more button](   [MSNBC Stars Break Down the 2024 Election Endgame—and Threats Ahead]( By [Natalie Korach]( [Vanity Fair checks in with Chris Hayes, Stephanie Ruhle, Alex Wagner, and Ari Melber on the anxious state of the nation, the toss-up nature of the race, and fears of a 2020 redux.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast