Outside the Beltway

Some sense of proportion would be nice.

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

Some comparative data.

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

The US was not exceptional.

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

Unreality and sexual anxiety on display.

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

In idea whose time is gone.

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

What prevents you from affirmatively supporting Trump?

They are not like you and me.

A mild-mannered JD Vance out-debated a nervous Tim Walz. It won’t matter.

The 39th President hits the century mark.

They have a preference but may not vote.

The skews may offset.

Or, more accurately, Trump-o-Nonsense

Donald Trump fared considerably worse against a cogent opponent.

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

It’s not 2019 anymore.

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

I love a good data visualization!

The soft bigotry of low expectations.

He’s not taking his change in fortunes very well.

Why the rent is too damn high.

Where will it go?

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.

Reactionary politics are not just a US phenomenon.

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

Why public attitudes are lagging real world performane.

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

A weird report might explain a puzzling finding in the polls.

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

He’s ratcheted up what Trump started but also shifted focus.

Presidential v. senatorial polling in swings states is just, well, odd.

Yesterday’s New Jersey speech was something to behold.

An interesting analysis by The Economist.

Americans look back more fondly on the Trump economy than they did in 2020.

It’s a relative thing.

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

It’s great for the well-off but increasingly problematic for the larger economy.