Outside the Beltway

Ok, so what should change?

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

My latest for Defense One.

We’ve removing mail sorting machines just in time for mail-in voting.

A quick overview and some examples to start a longer conversation.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

McConnell and McCarthy both reject the notion of a delay.

Trump’s irresponsibility continues.

It’s just not immediate.

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

Those who wish to vote for Tommy Tuberville or Jeff Sessions will have to walk to the mailbox.

An ad boycott has the Facebook co-founder down to his last $82.3 billion.

The Administration has done nothing about intelligence reports of a grave escalation from Moscow.

Whether the 26th Amendment precludes giving preferential treatment to the elderly will have to wait for another day.

Joementum.

Something significant was going to happen to Tulsa. Who could have predicted a genre shift?

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

An amazing statement from Bolton’s book.

Always look for evidence.

The GA14 House race.

The Economist gives Joe Biden an 83% chance to win the Electoral College.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Hypocrisy, lies, and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies on mail-in voting.

This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

A further attempt to explain how party is such a key variable.

What if instead of the unit rule, states doled out electoral voter based on the proportion of votes each slate of electors received?

SCOTUS and “faithless electors.”

An irrelevant judicial order is being enforced for no apparent reason.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

In recent weeks the US has ramped-up pressure on Maduro.

Orban has used Covid-19 to kill whatever vestiges of democracy remained.

It’s time to end this thing.

Is being ruled by the elderly a bad thing?

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

Evidence from the four early states is not looking promising.

Many people have voted for candidates who aren’t running anymore.

A discussion of what #NeverTrump means, on Sanders v. Trump, and some about the philosophy of voting.

CBS did a lousy job.

Moscow helped Trump in 2016. Do they want him back?

Only the best people.

In 2016, they were backing an extreme long-shot. Now, he’s the frontrunner.