Outside the Beltway

The soft bigotry of low expectations.

A graph that shows why Trump should be concerned

Trumps undercuts current messaging & brings up past military service controversies

Democrats suddenly have multiple paths to victory.

A reflection the Trump campaign with helpf from James Baldwin

Trump on X.

He’s not taking his change in fortunes very well.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Revisiting a post from yesterday.

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

Reflections on reflections.

On hacks and different treatment for Clinton and Trump.

Revisiting an old post.

Too many! Too few!

Unpacking J. D. Vance’s bad PR instincts

Trump was in an emergency landing in 1990, just with another politician

A third (and hopefully final) post on the matter.

That’s not a rhetorical question.

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

The Democrats are in a good place heading into their convention.

Where will it go?

Staging is important.

His Presidential aspirations may have played a big factor

The anti-DEI party is suddenly really concerned about identity

Some thoughts and the chance for you all to discuss.

The reset is real.

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

Perfectly sensible suggestions that are unconstitutional, politically infeasible, or both.

Spoiler: the same people often work at both

They’re apparently ongoing. Who knew?

* if you are an African parasite

A better articulation of the problem.

Bonus track: “I am not Christian”

I question the strategy.

Running for President as Vice President is uniquely challenging.

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

An odd juxtaposition in the major press.

Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.

Apparently even she gets it wrong.

Meanwhile: rain is still wet; sun is still hot.

A fresh choice provides room for movement.

We’re back to Square 1.

Unity is good, and “coronation” is the wrong word.

Taking a closer look at Cooper, Kelly, and Shapiro

Is all diversity created equal?

It’s logical, maybe even inevitable. But is it a good idea?

More endorsement and support for Harris.

The number of scenarios has diminished.