Outside the Beltway

Elise Stefanik Next UN Ambassador

· Tuesday, November 12, 2024 · 10 comments

The MAGA Congresswoman is Trump’s pick.

Tuesday Tabs

· Tuesday, November 12, 2024 · 14 comments

Marco Rubio Next Secretary of State

· Tuesday, November 12, 2024 · 39 comments

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, November 12, 2024 · 51 comments

“One Weird Trick” Election Takes

· Monday, November 11, 2024 · 18 comments

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

Slow Vote Counting is a Problem

· Monday, November 11, 2024 · 34 comments

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

Veterans Day Forum

· Monday, November 11, 2024 · 103 comments

The First Trump Term, Economic Indicators Edition

· Sunday, November 10, 2024 · 84 comments

Some comparative data.

What ‘Mass Deportation’ Might Look Like

· Sunday, November 10, 2024 · 28 comments

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, November 10, 2024 · 96 comments

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My Bubble

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 22 comments

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

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It’s the Media, Stupid

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 26 comments

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

Election Post-Mortem Silliness

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 20 comments

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

Trump’s Ukraine Position Starts to Emerge

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 17 comments

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

More Possibilities for Trump 2.0

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 22 comments

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 52 comments

Friday Night OTB

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 8 comments

And Another Thing!

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 63 comments

While we’re on the subject of commenting protocol . . .

You Win Some, You Lose Some

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 9 comments

A reflection on four decades of presidential elections.

Another List

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 50 comments

Putting down markers for future reference.

Trump’s Mandate

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 39 comments

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

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Because it was Always a Lie

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 14 comments

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

A Lame-Duck Session SCOTUS Nominee?

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 12 comments

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 4 comments

“Winging It”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 41 comments

Don’t be a Troll

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 46 comments

A reminder (and a warning).

The Ugliness of Contemporary Politics

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 28 comments

Comparative Incumbencies

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 13 comments

The US was not exceptional.

What Explains a Trump Win?

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 31 comments

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

The Trump Realignment

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 16 comments

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 87 comments

Advice From Popehat

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 29 comments

Definitely not advice from the pope

The 51 Percent

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 66 comments

How that awful man won again.

Grieving For A Country

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 27 comments

Let’s take a moment to recognize our grief, and what it means.

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Whose Predictions Were Wrong?

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 21 comments

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

Day After Tabs

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 14 comments

Some Preliminary Thoughts on Trump’s Win

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 53 comments

Here we go again.

Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Likely the Presidency

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 33 comments

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

The List

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 32 comments

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

The Day After Forum

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 77 comments

A Dearth of Democratic Competition

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 8 comments

Not a lot of true competition on my ballot in Alabama.

Rationalizing All of This Must be Exhausting

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 31 comments

I really do not want four more years of parsing this stuff.

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9ish Guy Fawkes Day & Beyond Predictions [Updated]

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 7 comments

Remember, remember the fifth of November…

Election Day Tabs

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 1 comment

2024 Prediction: SLT Edition [Corrected]

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 23 comments

My turn.

Final 2024 Predictions

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 33 comments

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Election Day Forum

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 78 comments

It has finally arrived.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, November 4, 2024 · 83 comments

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It’s the Institutions, Stupid

· Sunday, November 3, 2024 · 48 comments

A different take on our political realignment.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, November 3, 2024 · 49 comments

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