Outside the Beltway

An open Senate race is now much more likely to stay Republican.

The simplism is strong.

A clip from Trump’s Axios interview shows a man who really does not understand what is going on.

Trump’s nonsense campaign against vote-by-mail could cost the GOP votes.

McConnell and McCarthy both reject the notion of a delay.

Trump’s irresponsibility continues.

An ambitious veepable. What a concept!

Are “trust issues” in the way?

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Tommy Tuberville is likely the next Senator from the state of Alabama.

Are Republicans eschewing absentee voting?

I don’t see it.

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

A useful insight from the former late night comic.

The “Biden must pick a black woman” plea may be masking a different agenda.

Joementum.

Something significant was going to happen to Tulsa. Who could have predicted a genre shift?

President Trump is behind 14 points in the latest NYT poll.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

A television interview promoting his book further reveals what an awful man he is.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

Always look for evidence.

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

The GA14 House race.

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

Because sometimes a comment starts to become a post.

The Economist gives Joe Biden an 83% chance to win the Electoral College.

Trump should be worried.

Mostly stability.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

Iowa Republicans have had enough of being represented by a racist buffoon.

The contrast could not be more clear.

Yet again, this administration puts Trump’s political fortunes ahead of the national interest.

Former prosecutors are suddenly “out.”

Hypocrisy, lies, and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies on mail-in voting.

Jared Kushner and others want one that fits on a index card.

This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.

Every Democratic woman seems to be under consideration.

Jo Rae Perkins may be a nut, but she won a four-person primary.

We won’t have whatshisname to kick around any more.

Biden’s polling lead over Trump is historically stable.

A report outlining steps for re-opening the economy in the wake of COVID-19 has been leaked to the press.

The Tara Reade allegations haven’t hurt the presumptive nominee with the party.

A sober assessment of President Trump’s plan to get the country running again.

Another allegation of Biden misbehavior that is another category altogether.

And a broader discussion of the ongoing Tara Reade story.