Outside the Beltway

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, November 9, 2024 · 52 comments

Friday Night OTB

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 8 comments

And Another Thing!

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 63 comments

While we’re on the subject of commenting protocol . . .

You Win Some, You Lose Some

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 9 comments

A reflection on four decades of presidential elections.

Another List

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 50 comments

Putting down markers for future reference.

Trump’s Mandate

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 39 comments

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

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Because it was Always a Lie

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 14 comments

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

A Lame-Duck Session SCOTUS Nominee?

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 12 comments

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 4 comments

“Winging It”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, November 8, 2024 · 41 comments

Don’t be a Troll

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 46 comments

A reminder (and a warning).

The Ugliness of Contemporary Politics

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 28 comments

Comparative Incumbencies

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 13 comments

The US was not exceptional.

What Explains a Trump Win?

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 31 comments

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

The Trump Realignment

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 16 comments

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 87 comments

Advice From Popehat

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 29 comments

Definitely not advice from the pope

The 51 Percent

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 66 comments

How that awful man won again.

Grieving For A Country

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 27 comments

Let’s take a moment to recognize our grief, and what it means.

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Whose Predictions Were Wrong?

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 21 comments

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

Day After Tabs

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 14 comments

Some Preliminary Thoughts on Trump’s Win

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 53 comments

Here we go again.

Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Likely the Presidency

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 33 comments

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

The List

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 32 comments

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

The Day After Forum

· Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 77 comments

A Dearth of Democratic Competition

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 8 comments

Not a lot of true competition on my ballot in Alabama.

Rationalizing All of This Must be Exhausting

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 31 comments

I really do not want four more years of parsing this stuff.

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9ish Guy Fawkes Day & Beyond Predictions [Updated]

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 7 comments

Remember, remember the fifth of November…

Election Day Tabs

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 1 comment

2024 Prediction: SLT Edition [Corrected]

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 23 comments

My turn.

Final 2024 Predictions

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 33 comments

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Election Day Forum

· Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 78 comments

It has finally arrived.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, November 4, 2024 · 83 comments

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It’s the Institutions, Stupid

· Sunday, November 3, 2024 · 48 comments

A different take on our political realignment.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, November 3, 2024 · 49 comments

Jazz Shaw, 1959-2024

· Saturday, November 2, 2024 · 7 comments

The longtime conservative blogger is gone at 65.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, November 2, 2024 · 46 comments

trend trend

OTB Late Night

· Friday, November 1, 2024 · 5 comments

“Election Day”

Trump Advisors Promise A Recession (And Worse) If He Wins

· Friday, November 1, 2024 · 41 comments

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

Starting The Steal

· Friday, November 1, 2024 · 36 comments

The guardrails may not hold this time.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, November 1, 2024 · 5 comments

“Window to the Sky”

Welcome to November Forum

· Friday, November 1, 2024 · 49 comments

All Hallow’s Tabs

· Thursday, October 31, 2024 · 24 comments

Fascist Side Trips: Tucker Carlson Edition

· Thursday, October 31, 2024 · 57 comments

Unreality and sexual anxiety on display.

A Photo for Halloween

· Thursday, October 31, 2024 · 7 comments

“Halloween Smile”

Halloween Forum

· Thursday, October 31, 2024 · 50 comments

Trick or treat!

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Companies Go On Record About Future Tariff-Related Price Increases

· Wednesday, October 30, 2024 · 20 comments

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

An Unfavorable Election

· Wednesday, October 30, 2024 · 25 comments

Trump is less unpopular than ever.

This isn’t “Pro-Life”

· Wednesday, October 30, 2024 · 32 comments

The consequences of the post-Roe world.

Vibe Check

· Wednesday, October 30, 2024 · 81 comments

How we feeling?

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