So last Sunday at 1.45 p.m. or whatever, I was at the Yankee game and I was like

holding my toddler and a beer and I see a text message from my friend who's like, it's happening. I was like, what? So that's where I was when I heard

the news about Joe Biden dropping his re-election campaign. What were you doing?

I was at the container store.

The container store?

What were you trying to contain?

Well, as you know, these last few weeks

have been somewhat busy with news.

And so I was way past my personal deadline for getting my kids packed up for Summer Camp.

That's our colleague, senior political correspondent Molly Ball.

And she says, Kamla Harris's entry into the race has changed everything.

So this is just another chapter in that sort of roller coaster ride that has been our politics for the last few years.

So you can feel, and of course it's concentrated on the Democratic side but you can feel that new sense of sort of optimism and hope in a lot of the conversation around the presidential race now where before it really struck people as just

this sort of dismal slog.

It is to borrow a term from the youth a total vibe shift isn't it?

Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.

I'm Ryan Knutzen.

It's Friday, July 26th.

Coming up on the show, Molly Ball on the new race for the White House. This episode is brought to you by Shopify.

Looking to start a side hustle or become your own boss.

Do it with Shopify.

Whether you're selling succulents or stilettoes, Shopify has the industry leading tools to help you create,

...