It’s that time of (every fourth) year again, folks: Where we flock to the polls by the millions, cast our election ballots, and then go home to sit with our anxiety until a candidate is picked. What a good time! Tell your friends!
Jokes aside, voting is a powerful and important right, and at Playboy we believe passionately in the power of making your voice heard. That’s why we’ve planned a slate of content for you to enjoy this election week leading up to the big day on November 5, providing a little something to keep your worried brain busy while we wait for democracy to do its job.
First off, we’ll have Playboy Votes: What’s at Stake?, a breakdown of exactly what we can expect if either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump take final honors. If you aren’t 100% sure how America will look in the hands of these candidates, this is a quick and easy way to get up to speed, which may come in handy if you’re still flip-flopping about who to cast your vote for.
Next up is an editorial from legendary porn director Holly Randall, named one of the most influential women in the adult industry by AVN magazine. In Playboy Votes: Hands Off My Porn, she fills us in on the Hands Off My Porn project, which is fighting against a conservative-led movement aimed at criminalizing pornography. In her story, she tells us exactly what to expect if the movement goes forward and why it’s so important to keep it from happening.
After that is our guide to How to Survive Election Night, which may come in handy for a few laughs and to lighten the mood. Whether you have an election night party planned or intend to muscle through alone on your sofa with a few bottles of wine, this will offer up some tips to make it to November 6 without gnawing off all your fingernails.
On Tuesday the 5, election day is finally here! Playboy will be liveblogging the event on its Playboy Votes: Election Night Live Blog with several staff members, including yours truly and the esteemable Jaime Carrillo.
And lastly, our day after wrap-up, Playboy Votes: Now What?, we’ll take a close-up peek at the aftermath of it all, even if the votes are still being counted. And considering what a tight race this has been forecast as so far, we’re expecting we’ll have lots to keep an eye on.
