Outside the Beltway

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

Sowing doubt in the absence of evidence is corrosive.

A tale so bizarre it is hard to believe it is real.

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

How the EC affects our thinking.

Looking back on the last three decades of presidential elections. (Part 1: the popular vote).

A quadrennial tradition.

“Now this campaign is over, what is the will of the people? What is our mandate?”

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

The requirements for voting in the Peach State appear loose.

A reminder that narratives are narratives and data are data.

We have a President-Elect.

Some good news for our democracy.

Hopefully, we can finally declare a President-Elect today.

The early reaction was premature.

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Who’s to blame for the Blue Wave not materializing?

Look, either you believe in democracy or you don’t.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Why it’s all over but the crying.

He needs one more state to hit the magic 270.

Some interesting findings from the preeminent Republican polling firm.

Her Democratic opponent has conceded.

Biden inches closer to 270.

10 more Electoral votes.

Last night amplifies a long pattern.

The picture is becoming clearer.

The usual suspects are not playing along.

Either democracy is sacred, or it’s not.

A lot to think about, not a lot of conclusions.

We may be a little closer to ending the tyranny of the Electoral College.

The votes for President and the ballot measures don’t seem to line up.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

Damn straight.

A surprisingly uneventful experience.

The degree to which the country is divided is truly shocking.

A brief video that puts the US in broader context.

Monmuth’s latest.

The expectations game will be especially tricky this year.

The man is unwell.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

Trump needs them both.

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

Predicting a Biden wave.

More on a dangerous and disturbing incident in Texas

Trump has pulled ahead in some individual polls but Biden continues to have a commanding lead.

Just when you thought the 2020 campaign couldn’t go any lower.

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

A FiveThirtyEight-inspired message from the Democrats doesn’t compute.