“We Used to Know on Election Night!”

Well, kind of, but not really.

Nevada ‘Blue Shift’ Expected to Keep Senate Democratic

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Democrats Need One More to Hold Senate

It boils down to NV or GA.

Were the Election Outcomes Truly Unexpected?

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

Making Sense of the Election

Parsing the results thus far.

Nevada Election Results Could Take ‘Days’

Republicans hold narrow leads for Governor and Senator but . . . .

Democrats Outperform Expectations

The Needle is Broken

Crystal Ball Final 2022 Ratings

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

Congressional Control Still Too Close to Call

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

Imagining a Stolen 2024 Election

It’s easy if you try.

Four Seats

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

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Democratic Local News Network

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

The Polls Are Essentially Meaningless But They’re Here to Stay

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

Looking to the Senate Elections

It’s early, but here are some key numbers as they exist now.

Democrats Punt on Primary Order

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

White House Rudderless, Aimless, and Hopeless?

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

Takeaways From the Takeaways

It’s not all about Trump.

Monday Tab Clearing

Stories of note sans write-ups.

Democrats Killing Iowa Caucuses?

Momentum for ending an undemocratic anachronism is building.

If It Was an Insurrection, Why Hasn’t Anyone Been Charged with ‘Insurrection’?

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

Harry Reid, 1939-2021

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

Gerrymandering State Legislatures

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

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The Middle Ain’t Woke

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

10 Million Jobs, 8.4 Million Unemployed

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.

The Size of the US House of Representatives

It hasn’t changed in over 100 years (but the population sure has).

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America Getting Less White

The long demographic trend continues.

Start the Steal?

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

The Broadband Gap

Huge swaths of the country are underserved.

Beverly Cleary, 1916-2021

The beloved author of children’s books had died days short of her 105th birthday.

Will Iowa and New Hampshire Lose Their Special Place?

Nevada is mounting a challenge to the rural, lily-white states that always go first in the presidential primary gauntlet.

Congress Certifies Biden Win

It’s finally officially official.

Expect at Least Three Objections Tomorrow

AZ, GA, and Pa are on the table.

The Politics of Vaccination

The science and ethics are not the hardest part of determining who should go first.

The Next Attempt to Subvert

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

The Court Failures Continue to Mount

Almost 50 losses in four weeks,. Impressive.

More Nonsense About the Election

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

SCOTUS Strikes Down New York Church Closures

The right to worship trumps the public’s health.

Less Than Meets the Eye

The utter smallness of Trump’s legal challenges to the election.

Recount Blues

The numbers behind recounts.

Joe Biden the 46th President of the United States

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

Biden Wins Pennsylvania and the Presidency

We have a President-Elect.

Biden Ahead in Georgia

Hopefully, we can finally declare a President-Elect today.

President Donald J. Trump greets guests on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, prior to boarding Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md. to begin his trip to Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Nevada. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) President Donald J. Trump greets guests on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, prior to boarding Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md. to begin his trip to Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Nevada. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

A Repudiation After All?

The early reaction was premature.

‘They’re Trying to Rig an Election’

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Where the Presidential Race Stands

Why it’s all over but the crying.

Biden Wins Michigan’s 16 Electors

He needs one more state to hit the magic 270.

Maine Gives Biden 3, Trump 1

Biden inches closer to 270.