I got up very early so I could make sure and see the lunar eclipse. Stood out in my yard with my young dog and just watched and breathed while she sat and leaned on my leg. All I could hear was insects, flying squirrels and acorns dropping from the huge oak trees (good mast this year!). What a great way to start election day 2022. I highly recommed finding something that brings you peace to find some focus today. I will be voting when the polls open here even though there isn't much chance that my blue vote means much in Alabama. However, if I do not vote, I know it won't matter. Hang in there. There ARE more of us than there are of them.
Heather Cox Richardson said this this today and it describes exactly how I am feeling and I am sharing it with you. “ Finally, for all the uncertainty surrounding tomorrow's election, there is one thing of which I am 100% certain. Far more Americans today are concerned about our democracy, and determined to reclaim it, than were even paying attention to it in 2016. There are new organizations, new connections, new voters, new efforts to remake the country better than it has ever been, and the frantic efforts of the Republicans to suppress voting, gerrymander the country, and now to take away our right to choose our leaders indicates we are far more powerful than we believe we are. No matter what happens tomorrow, that will continue to be true, and I am ever so proud to be one of you. I am also proud of all of you on this site and the community we have built.
I'm expecting a mixed bag of results from this election... Not as good as we'd like, but not as bad for us as the MAGA crowd wants. Probably leading to two more years of "gridlock", but hey!! That's what we've had the last two years, and Biden and the Democrats have accomplished a tremendous amount! Incremental change is not a bad thing, and it IS changing in our direction. Thanks Rob!!
First thing this morning, I’m off to the polls to be a first time poll monitor. Apparently more than volunteers, but folks from the DOJ will also be present all over the country to do the same. If I see something worrisome, I’ll be calling them. If you see something call: 866-OUR-VOTE.
Here is the DOJ’s announcement and listing of locations they will be on the ground.
Well said as always. Could not agree more. And just to add more inspiration. I flew to Las Vegas Sunday and yesterday took 15 dozen donuts to a large community college in what I call #DonutsforDemocracy. I spoke to over 200 students over 5 hrs. I looked up polling information for 100+. I’ve done alot of GOTV work over the years and I truly believe this is the most impact, high return effort. (I also did it last week in Reno.) This will be my GOTV plan for 2024.
Young people need help navigating voting in the beginning and many just don’t know where to start.
So if anyone can, I’d highly recommend buying a few dozen donuts today and heading to a nearby campus - find a high traffic area. Offer “want a free donut? No catch. Then ask them - hey have you voted yet? Be positive and upbeat. If they have, celebrate. If they haven’t, ask them if they have a plan and do they know their polling location. If not, look it up for them on iwillvote.com.
Thank you Robert, this has been an exhausting election cycle and we are at the point now where we just have to wait. I am taking a media break for the rest of the day, since we won’t know the full results until later in the week. I would be nice if we could all just take a breather after the election and enjoy Thanksgiving, but I appears the ‘24 race is gonna start right after unfortunately.
While Trump may be planning a "big announcement on November 15," I hope that the Department of Justice is planning an even bigger announcement on November 14! It would be so sweet for an indictment -- or three -- to be handed up to Trump the day before his "bigly" announcement.
An awesome letter and reminder, thanks Robert. Anecdotally, there was a line waiting when we opened the polls and turnout has been heavy compared to the primary.
Thank you, Robert, for words of sanity. I am keeping my radio off today (do not own a tv). My computer will be only a playtoy today (election day) until this evening, and then I will briefly check in. Maybe. The sun is shining, my dog (the beauteous Beatrice) is eager to go for a walk, and I am tired of listening/reading to people make guesses and try to sound like they have insight into the unknowable.
I see no reason to subject myself to endless breathless repetitions of endless exit polls and prognostications by people who have no better idea than I do about how this is going to roll out. My attendance is neither mandatory or necessary (not even as poll watcher- there are more than enough in my small town in Vermont).
There's tomorrow and there is next week. Then there will be planning on how to define where we landed and what we need to do. Right now: cup of coffee and then a meander with Beatrice.
Nov 8, 2022·edited Nov 8, 2022Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
When I see someone like Elon Musk behave in ways I don't understand, I ask myself the question "What in that person's life experience brought him to that way of thinking and acting?" Looking up Musk's biography I find he was born in June, 1971, in South Africa as a member of the minority white over-privileged ruling class and grew up during the worst of apartheid. Apartheid ended about a week before his 20th birthday in June, 1991. No wonder he shows anger and revenge at those who don't recognize and bow to his inherent status as an over-privileged white male. It also makes me think that Twitter is unlikely to ever again be a platform for free speech and multicultural perspectives and discussion. At the rate he is upsetting advertisers, celebrities and top influencers it is difficult to see how Twitter survives except perhaps as a far-right increasingly isolated bubble of propaganda. We, the People, all of us this time.
Whatever happens today, let’s remember that truth always wins in the end. Sometimes it prevails in a few minutes, sometimes in hours or days, sometimes over years and sometimes—as with Copernicus and Galileo—it takes centuries. But truth wins, because it is, well, true.
(Tomorrow we can talk about how Democrats could have done a better job at presenting the truth.)
Excellent "election eve" newsletter Robert! Thank you for your steady, realistic and hopeful perspective.
I got up very early so I could make sure and see the lunar eclipse. Stood out in my yard with my young dog and just watched and breathed while she sat and leaned on my leg. All I could hear was insects, flying squirrels and acorns dropping from the huge oak trees (good mast this year!). What a great way to start election day 2022. I highly recommed finding something that brings you peace to find some focus today. I will be voting when the polls open here even though there isn't much chance that my blue vote means much in Alabama. However, if I do not vote, I know it won't matter. Hang in there. There ARE more of us than there are of them.
Heather Cox Richardson said this this today and it describes exactly how I am feeling and I am sharing it with you. “ Finally, for all the uncertainty surrounding tomorrow's election, there is one thing of which I am 100% certain. Far more Americans today are concerned about our democracy, and determined to reclaim it, than were even paying attention to it in 2016. There are new organizations, new connections, new voters, new efforts to remake the country better than it has ever been, and the frantic efforts of the Republicans to suppress voting, gerrymander the country, and now to take away our right to choose our leaders indicates we are far more powerful than we believe we are. No matter what happens tomorrow, that will continue to be true, and I am ever so proud to be one of you. I am also proud of all of you on this site and the community we have built.
I'm expecting a mixed bag of results from this election... Not as good as we'd like, but not as bad for us as the MAGA crowd wants. Probably leading to two more years of "gridlock", but hey!! That's what we've had the last two years, and Biden and the Democrats have accomplished a tremendous amount! Incremental change is not a bad thing, and it IS changing in our direction. Thanks Rob!!
First thing this morning, I’m off to the polls to be a first time poll monitor. Apparently more than volunteers, but folks from the DOJ will also be present all over the country to do the same. If I see something worrisome, I’ll be calling them. If you see something call: 866-OUR-VOTE.
Here is the DOJ’s announcement and listing of locations they will be on the ground.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-monit or-polls-24-states-compliance-federal-voting-rights-laws
Well said as always. Could not agree more. And just to add more inspiration. I flew to Las Vegas Sunday and yesterday took 15 dozen donuts to a large community college in what I call #DonutsforDemocracy. I spoke to over 200 students over 5 hrs. I looked up polling information for 100+. I’ve done alot of GOTV work over the years and I truly believe this is the most impact, high return effort. (I also did it last week in Reno.) This will be my GOTV plan for 2024.
Young people need help navigating voting in the beginning and many just don’t know where to start.
So if anyone can, I’d highly recommend buying a few dozen donuts today and heading to a nearby campus - find a high traffic area. Offer “want a free donut? No catch. Then ask them - hey have you voted yet? Be positive and upbeat. If they have, celebrate. If they haven’t, ask them if they have a plan and do they know their polling location. If not, look it up for them on iwillvote.com.
Here are a few photos from yesterday: https://twitter.com/truthjusticehph/status/1589846624465190912?s=21&t=0HJMnMsk-3j1mcLyyXPHIw
Thank you Robert, this has been an exhausting election cycle and we are at the point now where we just have to wait. I am taking a media break for the rest of the day, since we won’t know the full results until later in the week. I would be nice if we could all just take a breather after the election and enjoy Thanksgiving, but I appears the ‘24 race is gonna start right after unfortunately.
While Trump may be planning a "big announcement on November 15," I hope that the Department of Justice is planning an even bigger announcement on November 14! It would be so sweet for an indictment -- or three -- to be handed up to Trump the day before his "bigly" announcement.
An awesome letter and reminder, thanks Robert. Anecdotally, there was a line waiting when we opened the polls and turnout has been heavy compared to the primary.
The CREW effort is worth supporting.
Thank you! You are the Captain we need in this storm.
Wait with faith and whatever happens is not the end but the beginning.
How long did black people wait to be free?
How long did black people wait for the right to vote?
How long did women wait for the right to vote?
Where would our country be without the grit and determination of ordinary people to make significant and substantial change?
We can certainly wait and continue to act!
Thank you, Robert, for words of sanity. I am keeping my radio off today (do not own a tv). My computer will be only a playtoy today (election day) until this evening, and then I will briefly check in. Maybe. The sun is shining, my dog (the beauteous Beatrice) is eager to go for a walk, and I am tired of listening/reading to people make guesses and try to sound like they have insight into the unknowable.
I see no reason to subject myself to endless breathless repetitions of endless exit polls and prognostications by people who have no better idea than I do about how this is going to roll out. My attendance is neither mandatory or necessary (not even as poll watcher- there are more than enough in my small town in Vermont).
There's tomorrow and there is next week. Then there will be planning on how to define where we landed and what we need to do. Right now: cup of coffee and then a meander with Beatrice.
Have a good morning, everyone.
When I see someone like Elon Musk behave in ways I don't understand, I ask myself the question "What in that person's life experience brought him to that way of thinking and acting?" Looking up Musk's biography I find he was born in June, 1971, in South Africa as a member of the minority white over-privileged ruling class and grew up during the worst of apartheid. Apartheid ended about a week before his 20th birthday in June, 1991. No wonder he shows anger and revenge at those who don't recognize and bow to his inherent status as an over-privileged white male. It also makes me think that Twitter is unlikely to ever again be a platform for free speech and multicultural perspectives and discussion. At the rate he is upsetting advertisers, celebrities and top influencers it is difficult to see how Twitter survives except perhaps as a far-right increasingly isolated bubble of propaganda. We, the People, all of us this time.
Whatever happens today, let’s remember that truth always wins in the end. Sometimes it prevails in a few minutes, sometimes in hours or days, sometimes over years and sometimes—as with Copernicus and Galileo—it takes centuries. But truth wins, because it is, well, true.
(Tomorrow we can talk about how Democrats could have done a better job at presenting the truth.)
Thank you Robert. Too much to take in. I need to read in short bites. I'm not religious, but. God Save America.
A morning without The Hubble Report, read by the mellifluent voice of Mr. Robert Hubble, is like a morning without sunshine!!!!
Ok. I am Zen now and will patiently await the results of the 2022 election. And may (Fill in the blank) have mercy on our souls.🤪
Dita Teitelbaum
Thank you, Robert.