Election season can be so overwhelming that some experts consider election anxiety a public health concern. UC Berkeley’s researchers say 7 out of 10 adults experience anxiety about the future because of an election. Policy concerns are a major cause for election anxiety, all of which can feel out of the average voter’s control. According to the Pew Research Center, U.S. residents are most concerned about the economy, immigration, healthcare, and foreign policy. Whether thes

Vice President Kamala Harris raised $200 million in the week following President Joe Biden announcing he was leaving the presidential race. And according to the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v FEC , that’s 200 million “free speech signals” in support of her candidacy. Former President Donald Trump raised an average of $27.5 million a week during this election cycle, which is 27.5 million signals of support for him (on the heels of the attempt on his life). The outpo

This week was the first Presidential Debate of the 2024 election. Much like 2016’s and 2020’s debates, a lot of opinions came out of it but for us, it didn’t feel like enough time was dedicated to seriously considering important governing concepts, especially legislation. At Pinion we know that presidents don’t make legislation, but they do have a lot of influence on it. We also know that the U.S. was built as a democratic republic, with democracy at the forefront of a govern