Outside the Beltway

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

The idiocy of Iowa and New Hampshire having outsized influence on who is elected President may be ending.

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.

A memory of pop culture and its linkage to broader myths about America.

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

The Attorney General can’t please everyone, so he’s got to please himself.

Democrats meet this week to set the 2024 primary calendar.

Democratic politicians are lining up behind the octogenarian President.

How much ticket-splitting was there in gubernatorial v. senatorial races this cycle?

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

The holiday week of photos from DC continues.

“Politics”

A reminder of how things (specifically the party system as a whole) have changed.

More centrist fantasies.

What to make of her second straight loss?

The next Congress will look a bit more like America than did the last.

Every vote counted, with refreshing results.

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

MAGA loses again (twice)

There will be 222 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the next Congress.

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

One of these laptops is more important than the other.

Waaaay too little, waaay too late.

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

You know, Russia, Russia, Russia.

Tales from the GA campaign trail.

The lines aren’t everything, but they need more attention than they get.

One of these things is not like the other.

It would be nice if politicians and cable news outlets were more responsible.

It was a squeaker, but this one is a win for the MAGAs.

This kind of “analysis” drives me nuts

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Losing has a way of creating intraparty strife.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

The re-election campaign is quietly forming but don’t expect an announcement any time soon.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

Covering the coverage.

A MAGA challenger has already emerged for 2024.

Do his achievements and good works outweigh his virulent antisemitism?

There was some quiet meddling going on.

Another election denier loses.

This one at the University of Virginia.

How much is enough?

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

Looking at past Senate elections and some more thoughts on historical patterns.

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

We used to (usually) know the results on Election Night because the outcomes were clearer.