A time capsule from the Harris Walz campaign
Note: This is the content I produced during the campaign. I tried to surface civic duty, clarify government roles and responsibilities, focus on taking action, and interpreting the differences among three platforms: the democrats, the republicans and the oligarch supported Project 2025. I am proud of my work and I hope it serves as a reminder of what so many of us were fight for – and against.
Michelle Obama was extremely clear: if we want to win this election, we must “Do Something.” This content is me accepting the challenge — 100 days of information, insights, motivation, enthusiasm, and civic engagement.
My podcast started in 2018 with the arrest of the Golden State Killer. I did a small podcast during the pandemic to help lift other voices when things were slow (currently moving that content over to my YouTube channel). Then, when Kamala Harris emerged and re-energized the campaign, it gave me life. I suddenly wanted to re-engage with the world. I grew up in a political family and love being involved in how our country is run. I hope my passion for civic engagement and why it is an essential part of our democracy motivates listeners to pay more attention, ask more questions, and focus our fighting on the things that matter most.
Each links directly to the 100 Day Countdown content.
Here are the topics (I am in the proceess of resorting this in a way that’s useful for what lies ahead). Every blog has a link to the podcast and citations. I believe in being as fact-based as possible and always write the blog first, citing my sources.
Also, here are the three political platforms. I grabbed and saved PDFs lest history be rewritten.
Get
Involved
Ways you can take action. Unsure what to do? Read Day 85 and take the PACE Assessment.
- How to get involved!
- Day 50: How to Unleash Your Political BEAST
- Day 56: Brave Women, the Time is Now
- Day 58: How to Watch a Debate! Harris vs. Trump
- Day 75: Four Steps to Do Something! Starting Today
- Day 77: Michelle Says, “Do Something!” Podcast Reboot
- Day 85: Want to Impact the Election? Find Your Perfect Campaign Role!
- Voters rights and cutting through the noise
- Day 62: American Failure-Russian Propaganda and School Shootings
- Day 86: Citizen’s Guide to Low-Key Fact-Checking
- Day 91: Is Your Vote Really Secret?
- Day 96: The Importance of Sourcing and Verifying Information
- Day 98: The Power of Your Vote and Civic Engagement
- Day 100: Reviving Hope and Political Action
Political User Experience
How to take action and uncover the facts, including registering and protecting your vote.
- Polling
- Day 51: Pollster Stephen Leuchtman Explains Polling Bias
- RNC & Project 2025 vs DNC on the Issues!
- Day 57: Harris vs. Trump on Defense, Diplomacy, and Deportation
- Day 59: Harris vs Trump: Kids, Women and LGBTQIA+ Rights
- Day 60 Harris vs Trump: Social Security, Medicare and Healthcare
- Day 61: Harris vs Trump: Environment, Climate and Energy
- Day 63: Harris vs Trump: Laws, Policing, Guns, Veterans
- Day 64: Harris vs Trump: Economy, Taxes, Poverty
- Hate, criminality, and corruption
- Day 46: The Walz-Emhoff Effect – How to be a Great Guy
- Day 48: Why Trump and the GOP Fear Women
- Day 47: Trump’s Inner Circle – The Very Bad Boys
- Day 49: Trump’s Inner Circle – The Convicted Criminals
- Day 68: Why Trump and Vance Use Insults as a Campaign Strategy
- Political Norms and Strategy
- Day 54: How the GOP Will Replace Trump with JD Vance
- Day 55: Restoring Truth to Political Discourse
- Day 69: At Arlington, Trump Reveals Contempt for Norms
- Speech Analysis
- Day 73: Two Visions, One Nation – Trump and Harris’s Acceptance Speeches Unpacked
- Day 74: Speech Battle Vance vs. Coach Walz
- Day 78: How to Evaluate a Convention Speech
- Day 97: The Art of Code Switching and Intentional Conversations
How Democracy Works
Conventions, delegates, polling places, debates, norms, and more are why we do what we do.
- Political Alignment
- Day 72: Why Down Ballot Campaigns Are Critical
- Day 76: Kamala to Accept the Nomination
- Day 99: Coalition Building and the Power of Voting
- Conventions
- Day 79: Convention Symbolism—IYKYK
- Day 80: Conventions Gone Wild: Wins & Disasters
- Day 83: From Backrooms to Ballots – Convention History
Roles in
Democracy
Responsibilities, overreach, and limits on power in all three branches of government.
- Voters
- Day 45: Five Ways Being Woke Changed History
- Federal Agencies
- Day 52: Thirty-Five Ways the Feds Protect You
- Day 53: Project 2025 Aims to Break Federal Agencies
- The Supreme Court
- Day 65: How to Prevent Supreme Court Corruption
- Day 66: Supreme Court Rulings That Changed Our Lives
- Day 67: Supreme Court as Guardian of Democracy’s Fragile Balance
- Speaker of the House
- Day 87: Speaker of the House in 2024
- Day 88 – The Speaker of the House – How It Started
- The Vice Presidency
- Day 94: Shaping History – The Vice President’s Lasting Impact
- Day 95: Power and Influence – The Vice President’s Critical Role