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But now it’s November and “brat” might better represent Harris’ campaign as an acronym: Beaten, Rejected, Adrift and Terrified.

Confusion soon gave way to despair among Trump’s detractors this week as the ramifications of another four years of his vision became clear. Terrified of women. Terrified by Gaza. Terrified by commerce. Terrified.

I wrote on LinkedIn during the week that people started talking to me about “turning off the news for the next four years.”

I said they shouldn’t. Quelle surprise, from a newspaper editor, I hear you say.

But listen to me. General elections will be held on November 29.. This means that, for the next three weeks, you will have the attention of politicians.

Mobilize. Bell. Write. Argue. Protest.

Read different points of view and challenge them.

Subscribe to an organization like irish examinerwhich sends reporters and photographers throughout Ireland and abroad to witness and report on events first-hand.

Don’t you like reports? Do you have a different vision? Tell us. Tell your TD.

Support Trump? Tell us why (No, seriously, tell me why).

I want him irish examiner take a different approach to this choice.

There will be fewer statements from candidates making promises to voters, more writings from experts and communities who understand the issues that should matter.

I hope this helps our readers be informed and armed with questions for the potential TDs darkening your doors this month.

He irish examinerThe campaign will focus each day on a different topic in print, online, via podcasts and on video.

On Monday, we begin our election coverage with our education correspondent Jess Casey, UCC president John O’Halloran, Generation Z columnist Jane Cowan, and students and educators discussing the future of higher education.

Our staff and columnists will discuss challenges and solutions on topics as diverse as hospital waiting lists, rural issues, the future of cities, climate change, crime prevention and much more.

Download our Irish Examiner appFollow our social media channels and subscribe to the newsletters and podcasts you want online, or if you prefer print, we’ll have you covered and more.

Speaking of more, the Irish ExaminerLike so many titles, it is having to do more with less.

We want to invest in journalism, counter misinformation and continue sending journalists to the front lines.

For this we need your support.

Elon Musk is the theme of our Big Read in Forum today. He tweeted to his followers after the election: “Now you are the media.”

This is the new challenge facing established media and you, its readers.

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The electoral counts will be clear later this month and whatever you do, don’t sit around feeling sorry for yourself when the votes come in.

Read. Look. Hear. Engage. Thank you.

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