A Question for the Filibuster

Where’s the positive example?

Presidents Shape Parties More than Parties Shape Presidents

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

The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party. The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party.

Standing Up to Trump

Can Democrats do anything?

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump’s Job Approval

It’s down, but relatively steady.

A Bigly Unpopular Bill

Have I ever noted the Congress is less responsive to the public than it should be?

Joni Ernst and the Ongoing Devolution of the GOP

One for the pantheon of utterly terrible public non-apology “apologies.”

DLC 2.0?

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

‘An Experiment in Recklessness’

What could possibly go wrong?

Nuking The Federal Workforce

The people who safeguard our nuclear weapons and put out forest fires have been fired.

Trump Deploys Tariff Hammer on Colombia (Updated)

More immigration politics.

Trump Declares War on Federal Employees

Multiple executive orders aim at rooting out the Deep State.

Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

SaturTabs

Using Primary Threats to Instill Party Discipline?

Using money to control the GOP.

DeSantis For SECDEF?

The Florida governor is among several names being floated to replace Pete Hegseth.

Is Hegseth Toast?

He has to be, right?

Matthew Whitaker as NATO Ambassador

Stop me if you have heard this before, but he is unqualified for the job.

Day After Tabs

Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Likely the Presidency

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

Final 2024 Predictions

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Are We Seeing a Realignment?

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

Electoral College Bias

It could all come down to Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to the National Congress of American Indians Annual Conference, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to the National Congress of American Indians Annual Conference, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

The Gift Of F.A.I.L.ure

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Crystal Ball Moves Trumpward

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

Trump’s Increasingly Fascistic Speeches

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

Biden and Trump Secure Their Party Nominations

The inevitable is all but official.

GOP “Unity”

Data from the early primaries

President Joe Biden in the White House Rose Garden, Wednesday, October 11, 2023. President Joe Biden in the White House Rose Garden, Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Dems in Array?

A data point or two amid the panic.

FBI Informant Charged with Lying about Bidens

An unsurprising twist.

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Old Man Biden

The problem that won’t go away.

Another Nail in College Sports ‘Amateur’ Model Coffin

The NLRB has sided with Dartmouth players on unionization.

Partisans Being Partisan

Why we are where we are (at least in part).

The Raft of the Medusa

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

Trump and Biden Win New Hampshire!

Shockingly, both “incumbents” are going to win their party’s 2024 nominations.

The Last Day of the Faux Republican Primary

Two candidates enter. One candidate leaves.

Nikki Haley, Racism In America, And Trump

On racism, Republicans, and names

Trump Dominates Iowa, Ramaswamy Drops Out

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

Trump and the Silent Majority

Republicans want him but do they really, really want him?

The Absurdity of Iowa

Cold hard facts.

Chris Christie Ends Campaign

The anti-Trump attack dog is out of the race.

Biden: “Is Democracy Still America’s Sacred Cause?”

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

Nikki Haley’s Unforced Error

A poor answer to a softball question has created unnecessary controversy.

Trump’s Outrageous Statements Helpful With Republican Base

Shocking if unsurprising poll results.

Why Trump Will Almost Certainly Stay On The Colorado Primary Ballot

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

Fake Nikki Haley Boomlet Continues

The media’s favorite Republican is doing better in some polls than the other candidates losing to Trump.

Thoughts on the US Presidential Primary System

The system isn’t very good.

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Tuberville (Mostly) Ends Military Promotion Hold

400-plus general and flag officer promotions went through almost instantaneously.