I’m feeling optimistic about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I want to put this extraordinary moment into context. Like many of you, I’ve worked my heart out during elections. (My first one was in 1968, when I went “clean for Gene” — Eugene McCarthy — shaved off my beard and organized volunteers to go door-to-door for the anti-Vietnam War candidate.) And like many of you, I’ve been heartbroken by some election outcomes. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. This one feels different. Over my lifetime there’s been a shift in power: from small businesses, loc…