Outside the Beltway

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

A roundup of news and opinon.

That didn’t take long.

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

The Senate’s last conservative Democrat is taking President Biden’s call for unity seriously.

The former VP is focused on beating Bernie Sanders but his team is looking ahead.

Women didn’t vote for her either. But that doesn’t mean sexism didn’t play a role in her loss.

The women, minority, and non-geriatric candidates have been all but eliminated from the race.

He’s campaigning in her home state and Amy Klobuchar’s, too. And may win both.

CBS did a lousy job.

It got somewhat ugly at the kids’ table.

The wrong people are choosing the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

The math compelled it. But he outlasted several better-known candidates.

Proposed mid-stream changes could help Bloomberg, hurt Sanders, and divide the party.

Next week’s Democratic debate could have as few as five candidates.

Andrew Yang had an impressive fourth quarter when it comes to fundraising, but it appears unlikely to help his campaign at all.

Another one bites the dust.

Pete Buttigieg had a very successful fundraising quarter at the same time he is rising in the polls.

New Jersey Congressman Jeff van Drew, elected just last year as a Democrat, is now a Republican.

It’s time for the last Democratic debate of 2019, and the stage will be smaller than it has at any time in the past.

Cory Booker’s campaign is starting to show some of the same signs of collapse that Kamala Harris’s did.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in fifth place in national polling, but a new poll suggests that he may not rise much further.

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

In the wake of yesterday’s hearing, the House of Representatives is taking the inevitable next step.

With Kamala Harris”s exit from the race, some are raising questions about why minority candidates have failed to break through in a party that has a very diverse base.

Former President Obama has been largely quiet about the race for the Democratic nomination, but that may not last.

The latest poll out of New Hampshire shows four candidates at the top in a very close race.

Andrew Yang is upset about the fact that he’s largely being ignored at the Democratic debates. He’s right, but that’s at least partly his fault.

Wednesday night’s debate drew the smallest television audience of any of the debates so far.

A Senate Impeachment trial in early January would have a serious impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

The fifth Democratic debate brought some candidate clashes, but hardly the no-holds-barred type of event you might expect for this late in the pre-primary process.

Taking a look at the state of the race as Democratic prepare to clash in tonight’s fifth debate.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden continues to hold a strong lead in South Carolina even while slipping in other early states.

More good news for Mayor Pete.

A new poll shows Pete Buttigieg surging in Iowa, where the Caucuses are 92 days away.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is reportedly considering a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.

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

Two weeks after the most recent debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are pulling ahead in the polls.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

Facing a cash crunch, Kamala Harris is shedding campaign staff and cutting spending. This seldom ends well.

Based on a number of factors, it appears that the Democratic field for 2020 has shrunk from more than 20 to just 5 viable candidates. Is there room for more?

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

With twelve Democrats set to clash tonight in Ohio, it’s time to take a look at the state of the race.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

Joe Biden reported a mostly successful fundraising quarter for the period that ended September 30th,