Outside the Beltway

A reflection on four decades of presidential elections.

Putting down markers for future reference.

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

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

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

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.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

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.

“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.