Outside the Beltway

A little electoral studies wonkery for Sunday morning contemplation.

It won’t be easy.

An unpopular war and sagging economy are driving down already low ratings.

A desperate but plausible gambit made necessary by a flawed system.

Paid for by Never Surrender, Inc.

Looking ahead, hopefully with some purpose.

It’s hard to win a street fight under Marquess of Queensberry rules.

More than any of his predecessors, we know in real time.

Republicans are winning the gerrymandering wars thus far.

A significant blow to Democrats.

Only 32 of 435 House seats are competitive.

Race and partisanship collide once again.

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

Free speech is not always met with more speech.

A way out of the mess.

Dictating the curriculum from on high.

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

Returning to a debate from the comment section.

The two oldest members of the Supreme Court are taking a big gamble.

Nineteen minutes. Zero answers.

Trump issues an EO; now we wait on the legal challenges.

Sounding a barbaric yawp over the streets of the world.

How it started and how it’s going.

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

An update from the Commander-in-Chief.

An ominous sign for the majority party.

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

What it is and isn’t. Some polisci basics.

A potential Executive Order on elections.

USA! USA! USA!

The critics are divided.

His growing focus on the mid-terms is concerning.

Even if the Chinese come for the Stanley Cup.

The Epstein fallout highlights differences in the US and UK systems.

Another data point that shows Trump’s unpopularity.

Destroying democracy in order to save it.

A never-ending story.

What could possibly go wrong?

Flooding the zone saps his opponent’s attention, but also his White House’s.

The big lie of 2020 continues.

So says the Cook Political Report

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

Abigail Spanberger made history this afternoon.

Has the tide turned?

If the politics of cruelty has peaked, what follows?