Outside the Beltway

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It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

A few notes from the beach.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

It’s at least as bad as you thought it was.

Huge swaths of the country are underserved.

The latest front on the war on truth.

Republicans who admit Joe Biden won the election fair and square are being driven from the party.

The trends over the last half century are really something.

The long shift of population from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt continues—with the unusual exception of California.

Let’s call it what it is.

It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.

It’s seemingly just a matter of time before recreational use is allowed throughout the United States.

When the solution is worse than the problem.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

Defense of the filibuster tend to be a combo of mistakes and mythology.

HR1 is a national approach to expanding voter access. State legislatures are trying to both expand and restrict the vote as well.

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against ramming it through in the COVID relief bill.

Historical precedents fall apart when we’re in a truly unprecedented time.

The Republican Party is not really a thing.

Losing viewers to fringe networks, the Fair and Balanced team is joining them.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

In the words of Roseanne Roseannadanna, “Never mind.”

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

A one-time denizen of Blogger’s Row at CPAC has come a long way.

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

It’s finally officially official.

A startling number than may understate the problem.

AZ, GA, and Pa are on the table.

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

As we approach the new year, the virus is at its peak.

Biden wins again.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

Further musings on the future of the Grand Old Party.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

Masklessly criss-crossing the country.

Almost 50 losses in four weeks,. Impressive.

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

Was Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome a one-off or a sign of things to come?

We won’t have Sidney Powell to kick around any more.

More on why it isn’t going to happen.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

GOP leaders in key states signal no EC shenanigans.

The utter smallness of Trump’s legal challenges to the election.

A myriad of possible explanations.

The numbers behind recounts.

Guess what they found?

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.