Outside the Beltway

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

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

My turn.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

“Election Day”

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.

It’s the opposite of politics as usual.

Florence and the Machine

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

Escalation? Russian desperation?

Making mountains of molehills.

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).

In idea whose time is gone.

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

Nostalgia is not new.

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.

What prevents you from affirmatively supporting Trump?

From the Univision forum.

Plus: Governor Glenn Youngkin helps out.

Here’s the full video.

They are not like you and me.

And yes, Trump fits the definitions all too well.

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

The violence perpetrated by its namesake is well known. The violence that led to its creation, less so.

They won’t tell you who’s going to be President. They’re still useful.

Bizarre conspiracy theories shared by powerful people are immune to fact checking.

“Scum” and the “enemy from within.”

Six GOP members of the House are targeting military ballots.

Another tidbit from Woodward’s new book.

Trump is significantly outpeforming his 2020 results in New York and Florida. It doesn’t matter.

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

Lying about hurricanes and stoking ridiculous theories about weather control are the latest examples.

Democrats and Republicans alike are less supportive than they were four years ago.

Some direct evidence of the effects.

Trump Bibles: made in China.