Outside the Beltway

Most agree that it was good theater. But it’s not clear what they’ve proven.

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

Voting ourselves out of this mess is not so easy

Policy wonks are seeing a refreshing return to the normal order. Some believe that’s a bad thing.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

It’s finally officially official.

A startling number than may understate the problem.

The President who promised to “Make America Great Again” has made her a laughingstock. And worse.

They’re actually going to go through with it.

A look back at the last time there was a challenge to a slate of electors.

It will be symbolic, but the symbol will be an anti-democratic one.

Our long national farce is over.

Too little, too late.

Biden wins again.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

There won’t be a Lincoln Party. It isn’t sustainable.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

The party is unlikely to suffer consequences for its anti-democracy actions.

The phone tour continues.

Wherein I respond to a ridiculous comparison.

Not of governance.

That’s unpossible!

Why isn’t Joe Biden President already?

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?

Was Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome a one-off or a sign of things to come?

More on why it isn’t going to happen.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

Gridlock doesn’t mean government stops. It just shifts who is governing.

Because he’s an idiot.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

A myriad of possible explanations.

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

A nonpartisan official is refusing to do her duty.

Looking back on the last three decades of presidential elections. (Part 1: the popular vote).

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

A reminder that narratives are narratives and data are data.

The early reaction was premature.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Last night amplifies a long pattern.

A lot to think about, not a lot of conclusions.

We may be a little closer to ending the tyranny of the Electoral College.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

The expectations game will be especially tricky this year.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!