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About emptywheel
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
Entries by emptywheel
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris’ Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done
/72 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelAs you watch the torrent of news obsessing about the debate tonight, remember this stat:
Trump’s campaign is 92% done (665 of 721 days). Kamala Harris’ campaign is not quite half done (48%, or 51 of 107 days).
Lots can and likely will still happen in this race, but Trump is almost done and the Vice President is only halfway there.