Outside the Beltway

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

The ludicrous appointments keep coming.

An indefensible choice.

No, I am not kidding.

In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

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

Some comparative data.

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

Putting down markers for future reference.

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

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

The US was not exceptional.

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

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

Definitely not advice from the pope

How that awful man won again.

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

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

Here we go again.

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

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

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

Remember, remember the fifth of November…

My turn.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

The guardrails may not hold this time.

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

Trump is less unpopular than ever.

The consequences of the post-Roe world.

How we feeling?

Floating the idea that NC should just award its EVs to Trump.

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

Escalation? Russian desperation?

Our long national nightmare is not over.

Apparently, some of us have been a “bad little girl” who needs a “vigorous spanking” (and I quote).

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

From an NYT interview.

With a guest appearance by Hitler.

Ignorance and motivated reasoning are never a good combination

A modest disturbance in the force.

Hitler comparisons.

Each state sets its own election rules. That’s not a good thing.