Outside the Beltway

Forecasters give Democrats better than even odds of a majority.

Injecting data into the conversation.

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

It will, however, be appealed to SCOTUS.

A quick overview and some examples to start a longer conversation.

The President has hit rock bottom.

Trump’s nonsense campaign against vote-by-mail could cost the GOP votes.

Roll Damn Tide.

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

Tommy Tuberville is likely the next Senator from the state of Alabama.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

Those who wish to vote for Tommy Tuberville or Jeff Sessions will have to walk to the mailbox.

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

The Magnolia State is the last in the nation to have the stars and bars on its state banner.

This time, the Pences

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

A stroll down memory lane.

This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.

An attempt at getting the point across.

Can there be truth when there are consequences?

Contrary to some expectations, Americans are logging three extra hours of work a day.

Sigh.

Cable news “experts” frequently aren’t.

Critics of the modeling and of the data analysis are being too simplistic.

Leadership matters (as does sources of news).

He’s a long way from 1991 delegates but no one can beat him.

Not a great night for the former New York major. But he still has $54.5 billion to comfort him.

A bad night for Bloomberg and Warren has radically reshaped the race.

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

Lee Boyd Malvo may be eligible for parole in two years.

Speaking of xenophobia.

Which ones have you owned?

Could the fevered dream really come true?

The plurality of New Hampshire voters are unaffiliated. Should they all stay at home?

The primary season has just started. It is almost over.

Surprising news from an unsurprising process.

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

In just three years in office, Donald Trump has succeeded in taking huge steps in transforming the judiciary for decades to come.

A newly filed lawsuit seeks to blunt expected efforts in 2020 to “ratify” the Equal Rights Amendment even though it effectively died nearly 40 years ago.

Willie Simmons is 61 years old. He’s spent the last 38 years in prison for stealing $9.00 thanks to what clearly appears to be an unjust and overly hard “habitual offender” statute. His story is far too common.

After months of silence, Maine Senator Susan Collins has announced that she is running for a fifth term in office.

With her eyes on her political future in a GOP dominated by Trumpism, Nikki Haley is attempting to rewrite the history of one of the most significant events of her time as Governor of South Carolina.

After flirting with the idea many times over the past decade and a half, Mike Bloomberg is officially running for President.

Mike Bloomberg isn’t officially a candidate for President yet, but he’s getting closer.

Jeff Sessions demonstrates just how obsequious he’s willing to be to get his Senate seat back.

We won’t have Sean Spicer to ikick around anymore.

The newest entrant is outperforming most rivals but is intensely disliked.

Mike Bloomberg is apparently entering the race for the Democratic nomination.

Jeff Sessions entered the race for the GOP nomination for Senate in Alabama by heaping obsequious and pathetic praise on a man who had spent two years insulting him publicly and privately