PILOT: Hi! Justin here. This is the pilot episode of Opposable Digits – my new show about the numbers that make us argue. Believe it or not, this is the first show I've hosted solo, so I'd love to hear your feedback on how it goes.
I can't think of a better or worse way to start this show than with the election of Donald Trump for a second term as US President. Nothing better for the show, because it gives us some good statistics to dig into; and nothing worse to start with, because... well, y'know.
In this episode, I'm going to try to report what went wrong for Harris/Walz and the Democrats, what went right for Trump/Vance and the Republicans, and what it all might mean for the next federal election here in Australia in or around May 2025.
If you like the show, please leave a review, hit subscribe and all that good stuff! And check out all the other great podcasts at https://www.pzinner.com.au/.
MUSIC: Theme music & some incidental music by Justin McArthur. Additional music licenced through Envato Elements, or under a CC-0 license via Freesound.org or Wikimedia Commons.
'DID NOT VOTE' STATS: Winning votes in each state sourced from The Guardian's live election map: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/06/us-election-results-map-2024-live-donald-trump-kamala-harris-president. Reconciled with election turnout rates sourced from the UF Election Lab: https://election.lab.ufl.edu/
Opposable Digits is made on the lands of the Kaurna people.
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