Outside the Beltway

The degree to which the country is divided is truly shocking.

A brief video that puts the US in broader context.

Monmuth’s latest.

Contrary to the assertions of some, this isn’t going away.

The expectations game will be especially tricky this year.

The man is unwell.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

Trump needs them both.

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

Predicting a Biden wave.

More on a dangerous and disturbing incident in Texas

Trump has pulled ahead in some individual polls but Biden continues to have a commanding lead.

Just when you thought the 2020 campaign couldn’t go any lower.

When early voting meets tragedy.

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

A FiveThirtyEight-inspired message from the Democrats doesn’t compute.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

It isn’t unidirectional.

Some guy you never heard of is the guy.

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

Sigh.

A whole ‘nother board came to a sane conclusion.

The two parties learned different lessons from the last contested election.

Disconnected representation in action.

Up is down. Down is up.

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.

A desperate re-election gambit that has no impact on the outcome.

Another unwelcome milestone that magical thinking won’t fix.

Usually candidates don’t talk about how bad things are across the country while appealing to be re-elected.

Alabama’s junior Senator needs my help.

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.

The state polling is not lining up along usual patterns.

Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.

Let’s just say Rasmussen is an extreme outlier.

Less Trumpy Trump still Trump.

Lots of places in the US don’t make it easy.

Same endless song, different verse.

Not the flu.

The Lone Star state is making up its own rules.

Election Day is increasingly a myth.

Some surprising poll numbers.

Comparing the White House’s approach to that of sports leagues on testing.

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

A Blue Wave still looks quite likely.

Some judicial alphabet soup in dialog with my co-blogger.

After weeks of evasion, the frontrunner hints at a compromise policy.

Instead of a second presidential debate, we got competing TV shows.