Outside the Beltway

The wrong solution for a real problem.

Trump’s Deputy AG nominee is an promising choice

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution

Definitely not advice from the pope

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

Ignorance and motivated reasoning are never a good combination

What prevents you from affirmatively supporting Trump?

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

And more silence from our MAGA aligned commenters

Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Haitian Propaganda Is Harming Real People

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

Racism this explicit needs to be directly confronted

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

To what degree is right wing media shaping Trump’s view of Harris?

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

J. D. Vance seems to have a cruel sense of humor and issues with women. Weird!

I love a good data visualization!

A graph that shows why Trump should be concerned

Trumps undercuts current messaging & brings up past military service controversies

A reflection the Trump campaign with helpf from James Baldwin

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Unpacking J. D. Vance’s bad PR instincts

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

That’s not a rhetorical question.

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

His Presidential aspirations may have played a big factor

* if you are an African parasite

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

Taking a closer look at Cooper, Kelly, and Shapiro

Too little, too late.

It must be another day that ends in a “Y”

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

On racism, Republicans, and names

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts