Outside the Beltway

There must be a pony here somewhere.

Congress is defying the President on Iran, Ukraine, the slush fund, and more.

It won’t be easy.

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

The state’s Supreme Court’s ruling was basically over a dubious technicality.

A significant blow to Democrats.

Plus, I question the timing.

A dumb way to choose candidates? Or the dumbest way?

A little self-promotion.

Only 32 of 435 House seats are competitive.

Race and partisanship collide once again.

Disentangling the two is challenging, if not impossible.

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

Ready or not, the campaign has begun.

Don’t tell me there’s no hope at all

Debates about whether Trump is strong or weak often ignore the fundamental fact that he has power.

Permanent damage appears to be coming (oh, and it enhances the authoritarian power of the presidency as well).

Although it is still on life support.

How party change actually works in the US. Plus more on messaging and organzing.

We need to be focused on the system, not fantasies about messages and organization.

SCOTUS appears ready to supercharge gerrymandering.

Some limits on Democratic pushback

This time: North Carolina

A four-pronged test.