Outside the Beltway

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.

Even the 2020 election deniers are conceding close elections in the midterms.

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

How long did we wait in 2000?

Well, kind of, but not really.

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

It boils down to NV or GA.

Looking at some historical data.

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

Parsing the results thus far.

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

Disproportional representation!

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee lost his re-election.

Republicans hold narrow leads for Governor and Senator but . . . .

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

Colorado’s third is neck and neck.

The Needle is Broken

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

Open Forum for election chatter.

Most don’t even know it passed!

An interesting wrinkle in the 2024 race.

President Biden is being pressured to face the music after the midterms.

They’re not sending their best people.

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

We really have no idea how Tuesday’s election will unfold.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Is the President governing like he means it?

A generic attack ad that’s cringeworthy in the specific.

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

Not everything is racially-motivated but most things have a disparate impact.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.