Some of us don’t have the luxury of reading, and this audio option means we can participate. I am very grateful to Heather Cox-RICHARDSON for making it possible for wider swath of the community to engage.
I like having the option for both — however, I'd like to have the opening music toned down because it is somewhat jarring (but having the volume remain the same for Heather is important) - thanks for making efforts to enable communication with all easier. While I am at it, could an option to decline substack e-mail marketing for others be enabled? Think we all get entirely too much mail, unwanted promotions by substack are something we should be able to decline, as professional internet publishers allow... I am sure Heather really doesn't want to be in the marketing business and we can see those she advises we explore right in the letters — perhaps she can negotiate with substack to provide an option to spare us the unwanted marketing.
It's hard to argue against Heather's condemnations of certain far right views. Except to say, when faced with leftist extremism, one has to expect a certain reaction in kind. Given the hard left shift in politics over the last decade, one could make an argument the left started us down this path. Not that ponting fingers is any more fruitful than it was in grade school.
One correction regarding Heather's false statement about Bush losing the popular vote. A frequent deception of the left. The so called popular vote tally does not show which candidate is the most popular. To illustrate, Massachusetts which is solidly Democrat, never sees a republican candidate stumping in the state, nor do many republicans vote. It's pointless, because we all know the Democrats are going to win. If a presidential election was based on the popular vote, many more people would vote, and current wide margins of victory would be significantly narrowed in all the non swing states. Given the relatively narrow margin of the popular tally, it could easily be overwhelmed by changes in voting patterns during a true popular vote. It certainly would be an interesting study if somebody could actually predict these changes based on demographic and local voting data. So careful for what you wish for Democrats. You never know what a real popular vote might result in.
Some of us don’t have the luxury of reading, and this audio option means we can participate. I am very grateful to Heather Cox-RICHARDSON for making it possible for wider swath of the community to engage.
I read and listen.
Dual Threat!
I like having the option for both — however, I'd like to have the opening music toned down because it is somewhat jarring (but having the volume remain the same for Heather is important) - thanks for making efforts to enable communication with all easier. While I am at it, could an option to decline substack e-mail marketing for others be enabled? Think we all get entirely too much mail, unwanted promotions by substack are something we should be able to decline, as professional internet publishers allow... I am sure Heather really doesn't want to be in the marketing business and we can see those she advises we explore right in the letters — perhaps she can negotiate with substack to provide an option to spare us the unwanted marketing.
I want to read rather than audio. Plus wont deal w substack, a time wastef
She posts on Facebook.
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I am so glad that you are reading your own words to us. It makes a difference! Thank you
It's hard to argue against Heather's condemnations of certain far right views. Except to say, when faced with leftist extremism, one has to expect a certain reaction in kind. Given the hard left shift in politics over the last decade, one could make an argument the left started us down this path. Not that ponting fingers is any more fruitful than it was in grade school.
One correction regarding Heather's false statement about Bush losing the popular vote. A frequent deception of the left. The so called popular vote tally does not show which candidate is the most popular. To illustrate, Massachusetts which is solidly Democrat, never sees a republican candidate stumping in the state, nor do many republicans vote. It's pointless, because we all know the Democrats are going to win. If a presidential election was based on the popular vote, many more people would vote, and current wide margins of victory would be significantly narrowed in all the non swing states. Given the relatively narrow margin of the popular tally, it could easily be overwhelmed by changes in voting patterns during a true popular vote. It certainly would be an interesting study if somebody could actually predict these changes based on demographic and local voting data. So careful for what you wish for Democrats. You never know what a real popular vote might result in.
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