No Joe-mentum

The Democrats are in a good place heading into their convention.

Harris Has a Slight Lead

The reset is real.

A Rebooted Race

We’re back to Square 1.

Some Brief(ish) Thoughts On Kamala Harris’s Potential Running Mates

Taking a closer look at Cooper, Kelly, and Shapiro

Weekend Tabs

Polls, Damn Polls, and Aggregators

There’s something for everyone in the post-debate surveys.

Polls Continue Trumpward Shift

The slide continues.

More Post-Debate Polling

More polling that contradicts the panic.

More Data

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

SCOTUS Makes Corruption Easier

Apparently, ex post facto payments are cool.

Trump Leads Biden Going into Tonight’s Debate

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

Kennedy Won’t Qualify for Debate

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

Crystal Ball Moves Trumpward

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

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Biden is a Fibber*

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

Republicans Expect and Experience Higher Inflation than Democrats

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

Trump’s Path to 270

It’s depressingly short.

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Congressional Typologies

Grouping House Members by their voting patterns.

Politics, Memory, and Reality

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

Sunday Afternoon Tabs

The number of open tabs is just getting silly.

Is Our Problem a Lack of Public Virtue?

Are we betraying the Founders?

Biden Has Lowest Approval in History, Should Still Win

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

Maine Joins ‘National Popular Vote’ Compact

A longstanding project inches forward.

Will Biden’s Israel Policy Matter in November?

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

If Inflation is Down, Why Are Prices Up?

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

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Biden Ratchets Up Pressure on Israel

A two-level game where unconditional support has conditions.

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Biden Declares Easter Trans

Calendars, How Do They Work?

Youngkin and the ‘Government as a Business’ Trope

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

Ronna McDaniel Likely to Sue NBC

There will be lawyers.

Third Parties and Ballot Access for 2024

And back to thoughts on section 3.

Biden and Trump Secure Their Party Nominations

The inevitable is all but official.

Treating COVID Like the Flu

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

Biden and Trump Cruise Despite Discontent

Reading the tea leaves in Michigan.

Biden’s Gaza Dilemma

Some Democrats are threatening to sit November out.

Trump’s Mounting Legal Bills

He owes over half a billion so far. That creates significant conflicts of interest.

Another Nail in College Sports ‘Amateur’ Model Coffin

The NLRB has sided with Dartmouth players on unionization.

Nick Saban Retires

The greatest coach in college football history is hanging it up.

Where The Gays Are

A breakdown of new survey data.

Thursday Evening Tabs

Lie down with dogs you get up with fleas edition.

College Football Playoff Chaos

The four-team Playoff will go out making a lot of folks mad.

Dozens Quitting Congress

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.

Six Swing States

America’s weird system for choosing Presidents keeps getting weirder.

Another Judge Rejects 14th Amendment Solution

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

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Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

Home Schooling Exploding if You Were Taught Math at Home

The innumeracy hurts.

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

UAW Strikes Widen as Biden Signals Support

The President and his predecessor are heading to Detroit.

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The Politics of An Auto Strike

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

Stupid Polling Tricks

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.