Outside the Beltway

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

Democrats are mostly condemning it and Republicans are divided.

The information bubble is real.

He’s clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

Hint: another variables may be the key.

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

Non-college-educated White men remain happy.

A reminder.

The polls are showing a really weird dynamic.

An OTB example to illustrate a larger problem.

Sad and strange circumstances have forced the Democratic party to become the conservative party now. It’s important to remind ourselves of what is good in our lives and what is worth defending. 

Waiting for the other side to self-destruct has always been ridiculous and dangerous.

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

A symbol of party and person, not of country.

An observation or two.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

But reports are he will leave office “early.”

Some context.

Breaking News

Some sense of proportion would be nice.

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

How that awful man won again.

Here we go again.

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

A different take on our political realignment.

The MSG rally.

Ignorance and motivated reasoning are never a good combination

The 39th President hits the century mark.

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Why press coverage of the former and possibly future President doesn’t match the reality.

To what degree is right wing media shaping Trump’s view of Harris?

The sitting Vice President isn’t getting blamed for the economy.

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

Just another challenge of being a female candidate in American politics.

A surreal Democratic National Convention.

Democrats suddenly have multiple paths to victory.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

The Democrats are in a good place heading into their convention.

Stoking anti-Semitism for political gain

His Presidential aspirations may have played a big factor

They’re apparently ongoing. Who knew?

An odd juxtaposition in the major press.