Outside the Beltway

How we feeling?

They have a preference but may not vote.

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

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

A stark contrast in vibes.

His rants about the new race are unhelpful but not unfounded.

What? He’s undisciplined?

Unpacking J. D. Vance’s bad PR instincts

A development as shocking as it was inevitable.

Stuck in the semi-public stage.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

But almost certainly won’t be.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

The inevitable is all but official.

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

An interesting but uneven debate.

Yesterday showed that Biden understands the “dignified” part of politics.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

The inevitable has happened.

We now have five candidates in double-digits.

How Iowa works.

It’s time to start speculating about a brokered convention again,even though it probably isn’t going to happen.

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

Many of the 2020 Democratic candidates for President are arguing that the caucus process itself is unfair and undemocratic. They’re right.

Nine months after what seemed like the end of his political career, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has mounted a comeback,

History shows us that candidates who enter the race for President late rarely do well, and rarely manage to win.

Virginia voters don’t like Donald Trump, or Republicans in general, very much right now, and that could translate into Democrats taking control of the state legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Fifty years ago today, we were reminded of what humanity can accomplish if we put our minds to it. It seems like we’ve forgotten that over the past half-century.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

Hours before departing the United States for a pomp and circumstance filled State Visit to the United Kingdom, President Trump sticks his foot in his mouth.

Pete Buttigieg is getting a lot of attention for a relatively unknown candidate. but it’s unclear if it can last.

For their 2020 convention, Democrats are headed to the Midwest.

For the fourth time since the 2008 election cycle, Michael Bloomberg flirted with the idea of running for President. For the fourth time, he declined to do so.

Michael Cohen pulled back the curtain and revealed much about the true nature of Donald Trump yesterday. It’s not a pretty picture.

Another Friday, another political mess for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

All three of the elected state officials in Virginia are under some kind of cloud, and nobody seems to know what’s going to happen next.

RIP, Dolly.

Fifty years ago tonight, one of the most iconic photos in history was taken.

Cory Booker’s interest in running for President has been an open secret for some time, now he’s being far less coy about it.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.

Democrats have pulled the trigger and essentially eliminated the power of superdelegates except in the unlikely event that a nominating convention goes to a second ballot.

Sad news about a Senate stalwart who has been fighting an aggressive form of cancer for more than a year.