Outside the Beltway

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

The state polling is not lining up along usual patterns.

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

A clever political gambit that raises real issues.

The lawyers can’t clean up the mess left by the President’s sudden incapacity.

A pandemic and a government populated with people in their 70s and 80s.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

Is Trump really an outlier?

A defense of the indefensible.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

New numbers show more consistency.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

The platform decision is emblematic of a Trump-led party.

The Republicans are putting on quite a show.

A partial response in the context of a complex topic.

Yet another call for military intervention in domestic politics.

She would hardly be the first running mate who criticized the nominee in a debate.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

I don’t see it.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

For the second time, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan has been fired.

An amazing statement from Bolton’s book.

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

The Economist gives Joe Biden an 83% chance to win the Electoral College.

Trump fires another Inspector General.

The status quo ante is not just waiting for us around the corner.

Some potentially good news for Biden,

Especially for Joe Biden.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

Trump’s performance during this crisis is a reminder that electing an amateur to the presidency is a really bad idea.

The billionaire has decided to stop tilting at windmills.

A discussion of what #NeverTrump means, on Sanders v. Trump, and some about the philosophy of voting.

Primaries are not all they are cracked up to be.

The mega-billionaire commits to a path quite different from the fake billionaire currently in office.

Lack of control of label is lack of control, ultimately, of a party.

The policy was undeniably harmful and unconstitutional. Is it forgivable?

The Democratic nominee will be white.

The Vermont Senator is a better politician than most give him credit for.

The State of the Union is petulant.

(At least the removal part)

The paper of record endorsed both Warren and Klobuchar

Some reports are indicating that Joe Biden’s campaign is considering making a pledge that he would only serve a single term if elected. This would be a mistake.

Kamala Harris didn’t fail because of her race, she failed because she was a bad candidate.

Especially Senate inaction.

After arguing for a month about an “unfair” impeachment process, the WHite House is saying ‘no thanks’ to an invitation to participate in the next round of impeachment hearings.

And another one gone, another one gone, another one bites the dust.

The California Supreme Court has struck down a state law purporting to require a candidate for President to release their tax returns,

A new article puts Joe Biden’s gaffes and malapropisms in a new light.

The fight over the President’s tax returns has reached the Supreme Court.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump a loss in his effort to prevent prosecutors in New York from getting copies of his tax returns.