Your Election Day Sedative, Ma’am
🕑 Added 2024-11-05 14:00:11 +0000 UTCThe girlies bring you a silly Election Day episode to distract you from the horrors and feelings of impending doom. They discuss the craziest smear campaigns of elections past, why “our candidate is a great guy to have a beer with” has always been a winning message, and some truly wild political memorabilia from America’s history. Digressions include some wonderful, apolitical headlines from the esteemed Daily Mail and how we’re planning to spend the most stressful day of the last four years.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.
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SOURCES
The Role of Music in the 1840 Campaign of William Henry Harrison
William Harrison: Campaigns and Elections
The Whig Campaign of 1840: The Editorial Policy of George D. Prentice
The Campaign of 1840: William Henry Harrison and Tyler, Too
The New Political History and the Election of 1840
Political Buttons and the Material Culture of American Politics, 1828-1976
Whig Women, Politics, and Culture in the Campaign of 1840: Three Perspectives from Massachusetts
Getting the Message Out: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Collection of Allen A. Frey
Quirky Tools of Past Presidential Campaigns Find a New Audience
Political Fashion Statements From the 1952 Presidential Campaign
John Quincy Adams: Campaigns and Elections
A Brief History of Presidential Campaign Merch
Cash for kitsch: Let’s talk about campaign merchandise
The Forgotten Joy of 1960 Presidential Campaign Jingles
7 Campaign Gimmicks Used by Presidential Candidates
Sewing Box, Andrew Jackson, 1828
6 Presidential Campaign Slogans That Fell Flat
These Artifacts Show the Best—And Worst—of American Election Ephemera
Win or Lose: Memorable Presidential Slogans
Incredible Political Fashion Statements From Past Elections
The Forgotten Joy of 1960 Presidential Campaign Jingles
Why did early presidents not campaign? It’s all modern presidents seem to do
The Origins of Modern Campaigning
Edna Mae Phelps Political Collection
The Long Tradition of the Smear Campaign
“Pulp Fashion”: Paper Dresses of the 1960s
The IKE Dress: Did it Really Deliver its Promise?
William Harrison: Life Before the Presidency
Vote for Me: West Virginia Political Memorabilia
Al Smith: Provocative Slogan Button....
Jeb Bush Wants to Sell You a $75 Guacamole Bowl
Comments
Mia Levine
As an ex-MUN(er) SOO much went down
em
we NEEEEEEED the full pot of tea on ari
maddie haines
HEYYYY
Cara Walkam
I have a George W Bush key ring. I thought he was hot before I was old enough to realise he was a terrible man.
Alana Wegner
never forget the howard dean scream
Allie
Here’s a pitch for a segment if Eliza decides to start smoking pot again: “Dream Blunt Rotation”, where they get high with a religious or spiritual leader and discuss a relevant topic.
avvsies
WE NEED U ON THE POD!!
Vanja
Off the back of this, in Australia we are also the one of the few countries to have mandatory voting and I would love to see this discussed because I think it can be a blessing and a curse
Ysabella Vargas
JULIA YOUR TWEET GOT ON DAILY MAIL TIK TOK
Victoria
I have no words… good for you for getting the hell out of there!! I am seriously so so sorry!!! My heart goes out to everyone in these environments
Madelyn Wood
Full Miss Ariana Patreon episode pleasereeeeee
Caitlin Whalen
Hannah from Fairport we neeeeeeed to link up
Marsss
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB7xrr5MwlM/?igsh=MTUyc2VqajBwcXN6OA== Blue dots in red states 💙
T. Chau
Does anyone want to talk and rant together for a bit? I need to talk to someone soooo bad rn , no one cares about the election where I am and I need to talk to a fellow liberal leaning girlie about it....
Diana Sarah
OMFG! How did I miss the student government ask? Can I put in a late mailbox moment? 🤣
Meredith Floyd
went into the office wednesday morning … made it 30 minutes before the group of men in the row of desks next to me were gleefully discussing “whores losing rights” & then this older woman bringing in donuts to celebrate😞 said i thought i had food poisoning and went home
Mary
HBD to you too 🥲🥲
Mary
thank u queen omg
Victoria
You’re awesome!! Can you maybe link the article or whatever platform it comes out on?!
Victoria
Hope you survived diva! Wish I could say hope you had a good day but i can’t even say that 😍
Victoria
So sorry for all these Scorpio divas… you deserve the world…
Victoria
Hiii it’s my SD binchie! Hey girl
Victoria
I love this community so much right now
nora gore
very wonderful post election day sedative. thanks for the giggles they were much needed ❤️
Poppy
WE LOVE CHLOE SWARBRICK I bought the woke lesbo brat shirt for my bestie lol
lefthandedscorpio
I can’t believe this is happening. I had so much hope for yesterday. I feel absolutely hopeless now. And I’m watching all of the incel freak losers dance on my grave. It’s disgusting. Cannot believe what is about to come out of this.
Hannah Mitchell
Missing you too 🥰😽 wish I would’ve answered this yesterday because my reaction would’ve been way different lol! Getting by is my answer 😅
Ruby Bissett
listening post election and glad i waited lol 🥲
Marthe Annaert
We need a post election sedative...
Bianca Cross
Also on merch - someone vandalised her office with the words ‘woke lesbo’ and she got it printed into tshirts
Bianca Cross
Chloe Swarbrick (the ok boomer girl) still remains a queen and my last thread of hope in world politics
Lily
So sorry to all the Americans, we live in a scary world and I hope you all stay safe and positive!
Gabby Brunner
sending love to everyone today <3 you’re not alone
Erica Richardson
yes! community resilience is how we show up for each other
Erica Richardson
ewwwww
Indie
my husband is a descendent of William henry harrison and his historically short presidency is brought up every family gathering. what a king. hope all of the binchie listening are okay today
Lauren
Not ok 2day
sarah
where is the post-election sedative 😭
Kate Kavelman
listened to this last night and giggled…. listened again this morning and sobbed
Erin
your voices are truly the only reason i got off the bathroom floor today
Emily
Just trying to share my scientific findings with you all!
Melanie Reagan
It’s a bad day to work in a small rural conservative town
Liz D'Andrea
thank u for the bojack defending the yearly onslaught of internet talking heads saying that adult cartoons have some sort of sick crossover w child p*rn reeks HAVOC on my OCD mind
kaia
shoutout ubc!!!
Liz D'Andrea
thank u for the bojack defending the yearly onslaught of internet talking heads saying that adult cartoons have some sort of sick crossover w child p*rn reeks HAVOC on my OCD mind
Erin
I'm so sorry everyone
Erin
How uncouth
skybright
saw the way it was headed and came straight for my sedative
Anne Margaret
ATTENTION ‼️‼️ 🇺🇸🦅ITS ERECTION DAY🌭🗓️ 🖊️IN THE UNITED✨ SLAY-TES 🇺🇸⭐️THE TIME ⏰ HAS OFFICIALLY CUM💦 for Kamala’s COCONUTS🥥🌴TO ELECT HER🗳️🇺🇸 AS OUR NEXT PRESI-CUNT🥵 OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸💦 SO YOU BETTER 😤SERVING🫡💁🏻♀️YOUR CIVIC BOOTY🍑👅BY CASTING🎣 😩YOUR ✅VOTE 🗳️😏IN THE BALLOT📥 BOX👅👀 AND CUM PREPARED😳 TO PARTY 🎉🍾 THIS NOVEMBER 5️⃣TH WE CELEBRATE 🍾OUR RIGHT 🤤TO STAR 🌠SPANK 👋🏼AND BANG 💥HER 🫨IN THE LAND 🏔️OF THE FREAK 😛🔥AND THE HOME 🏠OF THE GAYS 🏳️🌈 LIKE THE 🐱CUNTSTITUTION 📜SAYS IN 🕊️🙏🏼GOD WE THRUST 👉🏼👌🏼 SEND ✉️ THIS TO 4️⃣7️⃣ OF YOUR CLOSEST CUMRADS 💦 TO GET BLESSED 🙏 BY TAMPON 🩸TIM AND QUEEN 👑 KAMALA👸🏽 AND IF YOU DON’T 🛑 THEN 🦅 JD VANCE🧔🏻WILL FORCE 🚫😱 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW 🥤 DOWN YOUR THROAT 😫🤮 WHILE HE DROPS HIS JD PANTS👖AND BUSTS 💦🤤 A FAT LOAD 🚛IN 🍆🥛IN UR COUCH 🛋️
Anne Margaret
Re: student government stories Shoutout to my alma mater UBC Vancouver for electing a literal RAT for student body president!! Nicknamed “Remy” by UBC students for reasons that will immediately become apparent, the rat president was first seen in 2022 in a dorm dining hall GETTING PICKED UP VIA TONGS. In 2023, “Remy the Rat” ran for president of Canada’s largest student union and WON on a pretty progressive platform. Joke candidates have won before, but the student who ran as Remy seemed pretty serious about their platform and voter turnout was over 22% - which is a lot for a student election. Would love to hear everyone's favourite joke candidates - imo Deez Nuts is an all-timer
Mic
we NEED to open the discussion ab Ariana Grand
Ash M
My model UN group did in fact get fucked up at the conferences
Bella
RIP to the right to be forgotten 💔
Taylor McElwain
wait speaking of tweets i need yalls take on the Navy SEAL who claimed he killed Bin Laden telling young men on twitter that they would be his concubines https://x.com/mchooyah/status/1853247567456325956?s=46&t=YXtctjC3GvRsIqDbacSn-Q
Poppy
That is sooooo cool we got a binchie priest !!!!!!!
Binch Topia
There’s no video for this episode as Eliza was on tour and the girls recorded remotely!
Shaelan Donovan
Omg yeah
Emily
My college mock trial team dramatically ousted its leadership board two years in a row
binchl0ver
haven’t even started the episode yet
binchl0ver
needed this 🙏🏻
Hiley
there were 2 impeachments, a voter fraud scandal, and a LAWSUIT in my university’s student senate this past year 😭😭 too much lore to explain but people go CRAZY for low stakes shit
Madison Greer
Yall Nixon went to my undergrad (Whittier College) and there’s a Richard Nixon Young Republicans club on campus
Grace Stibr
My friend has a clinical phobia of snakes (can’t even look at a photo of one) because when she was young she was in her friends pool and the friend let her pet snake loose into the pool and it chased her in the water and continued chasing her for hundreds of meters on grass. I giggle every time I picture this in my brain. & also I will be a bojack defender until the day I die if you don’t like it then you simply don’t understand the nuance of it (I have a Diane tattoo from the episode ‘Good Damage’.)
Chris Beale
Episode idea: dive into different voting systems like proportional representation (used in Europe), ranked-choice (Australia), and first-past-the-post (US/UK) with some history behind each!
Allie
Women can be priests in the Anglican/Episcopal church! I am one!
oh.shit.mybad
thank you on behalf of all Pennsylvania binchies (we are tired of being the center of attention)
bug
thank u queens
Carlyn Cunningham
How can I watch the video version sorry I can’t find
Lily Ana Verna
you’ve got this!! sending you good vibes and strength to tune out the office bros 🩵🩵🩵
Amanda R
checking in to say that model un was the HORNIEST
Lily Ana Verna
HAHAHAHA I came here to say this too
maddie haines
listened to this while filling out my ballot 🫡
Sofia Ilic
Omggg miss you!! How are you!!
Moera Kalafatides Hunter
Can confirm that all Model UN babes are sexy, but the debauchery is real. I spent every conference getting hammered and partying😭
Emily
No the nightly erection thing is actually very true. Literally every time I wake up in the middle of the night, my husband has a boner for no reason
Ru
Feel this queen HBD
S Johnson
in highschool us history we got assigned presidents we had to pretend to be and debate each other and i got assigned nixon and was so committed to winning the debate that i genuinely became a nixon stan cause i chose to only learn the positive things. anyway me and my bestie who was reagan look back on that… i even wore a mask of nixons face
Sabrina Benchaabane
FAIRPORT MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Ru
“You think she needs the clowning of the world as well?”
Sophie Foster Trask
snake hatred is unnecessary…… very docile and harmless species and NO venomous snakes in the US would kill a healthy person if they seek medical care !!! eliza i guarantee the snake you saw was a garter snake or something…………. snake fear is not genetic it’s learned!!!!!! we don’t need to be fearing them at all times !!!!
Mary
we deserve better!!! and happy early bday 😊 praying that the vibes aren’t atrocious 🙏🏻
Aspyn Martin
my bdays on the 14th, and i’m a HUGE birthday girly, but i can’t even plan anything with the chance of trump winning looming over me😞
Hannah Mitchell
Hey queeeeen🥰
Alissa
i just had to get my blood drawn, thank u for the auditory support queens
grace
i just wanna be part of your 🐬 CYNTHONY 🐬
avvsies
If you’re reading this I hope you remember that your joy is in the way you choose to think and no one has the power to take that from you. Not trump, not NO ONE. It is not your responsibility to hold a torch for every single aggrieved person on the planet. I realized that my choice to be miserable was draining my energy away from being able to show up for my community. I’m having less energy for my friends who bring the doom and gloom but work in the private sector instead of a nonprofit, who don’t volunteer, who don’t bring food to their elderly neighbors and don’t show up for their community. Choose your energy wisely yall and let that energy power you in the most productive way you can much love to yall. 🩷💙
Liv Tambrini
Still thinking about “girl that was me in my garments”
Julia
I just wanna be part of your Synthanyyyy
Grace Linder
I was grabbing my clonopin as Julia said she’d need one lmao
Lucy Johanneman
I needed this more than you guys could’ve ever known
Sofia Ilic
I found a book at the library yesterday by Maeve Binchy and I checked it out because I, too, am a fellow binchy
Mary
any scorpios in the chat?? my 21st bday was two days after the 2016 election (I’m old) and I really cannot take another potential T***p presidency cursing my birthday 😭😭
Julia
Real ones know about Harrison from parks and rec!
Meredith Floyd
neeeeed this as a girlina in texas that works in a very male dominated VERY conservative office and can’t work from home today🫠 airpods will be superglued to my ears for my full shift today
halle
gorginas as an arizona binchie who has interacted w many a rattlesnake they can kill a small dog (or child…) w a single bite if they dont get immediate medical care… praying for pepper in these trying times she is a REAL hero
Ella Fuller
it’s kinda heartbreaking to me that william henry harrison organized the most goated and unprecedented presidential platform then died after being president for a MONTH
meegan m
Listening to this in line to vote rn
Marsss
Binchies!! I was interviewed by USA Today on Sunday about voting blue in a red state 😚💙
Jaelyn Wratchford
fear of snakes can def be tied to the religious condemnation of snakes as the physical representation of the devil in genesis
isbly
i live in pittsburgh pennsylvania and just voted.. it’s been swing state hell for weeks… THANK U FOR THE DISTRACTION
Gabrielle Greco
needed this bad
Avery Vilandrie
Thank god
Audrey Zelinka
this is all to say obviously that i think all us presidents are war criminals and they’re all running for the position of supreme fascist of the world, but i do think this ^^ dynamic is present and also IM JOKING IM JOKING
Luisa Giancristofaro
NEEDED THISSSS
Audrey Zelinka
this totally supports my friends theory that only stupid chads win american presidential elections. smart chads (bernie, fidel, kerry, gore) come off as not “common man” enough, and although they would make excellent leaders, they don’t have that beer drinking appeal. smart virgins (romney, AOC, ben shapiro types) are way too sterile and calculated and the people can tell it’s all an act, or that these people have no warmth and charm. stupid virgins (desantis, mccain) have no appeal at all. the people don’t trust their leadership and they come across as bumbling idiots AND they have absolutely no swagger or sex appeal. But the stupid chad is the ultimate shining example of a US president (Regan, bush jr, trump, biden, clinton, JFK). doesn’t really matter what their policies are, but they have so much unabashed cowboy confidence and anything they say goes. They are like celebrities in their respective supporter groups (and sometimes actual celebrities, re; Reagan and trump). the people elect them because they are DUDES. you can have a beer with them, they’re kinda wacky and silly, or sometimes sexy, and their favorability has virtually nothing to do with their actual stances or policies.
abby burnett
I’m getting lasik surgery today which means I’m getting a free Xanax 😝 but trust and believe I will be listening to this later when im supposed to keep my eyes closed
tesscwright
Thank goodness
sexybaby666
🙏🙏
Christina Helowicz
And for this I am most grateful
Allena Wright
needed this one
MK
i just voted :)
jo 🍭
yes ladies
Madison Haley
Oh thank GOD
Adelaide Rava
I will be listening to this in my 3hr line today thank you
Sarah Peake
foaming at the mouth
Madeline Finley
needed
Corinne Thomas
God bless you
Marina Wallman
this ep is going to hit after an 11 hour day of practicum and class while i drink an entire bottle of wine
olivia canterbery
saw this notification and literally said thank god
Kate Bailey
CLAIMING IT, TY ! I am Aussie in Europe but much like many of us pure shitting bricks for the foreseeable… thanks for this one, legends.
Rachel Edwards
I love y’all thank YOU
josh caine-welch
I needed this
Katie Arendt
Needed this desperately
Em Guen
Julia how much r u smoking today 😃
blaine
Omg yes
theodora
god’s work!!!!
Pagrocrag
Thank you for this. It means a lot.
Em Guen
I could cry thank u binchqueens
Maeve
oh thank god
Hannah Carter
THANK YOUUU
Sarah Billings
thank you angels
Lucy L
NEEDED this today
Campbell Coker
needed this thanks ladies
Allie Safonov
Thank you queens
Tori D
have never hit play faster in my life
Eden Wright
Thank god
jaleesa flores
Wowowowow AND with the morning deliveryyyy 😘 yall have a blessed day🤩
maggiemoo
This just made my day