On what? It was 4:30PT and I was deep in a TikTok about J.D. Vance. I had no idea what she was talking about.
“I’m on the zoom with Heather Cox Richardson!”
Oh, right! I’d forgotten it was happening. Too bad—I’d hoped to attend. But I was buried.
Then Nadine added this:
“Over 30,000 people on! It’s awesome!”
WHAT?
Nadine isn’t one to exaggerate, but the number seemed implausible. So a bit later that night I emailed Katie Paris, who runs Red, Wine, and Blue. Her response?
42k total and apparently we turned ppl away…I’m floored.
Not 30,000 but FORTY-TWO THOUSAND people on a Zoom about Project 2025, you guys. That’s absolutely jaw-dropping. Staggering.
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