Outside the Beltway

Floating the idea that NC should just award its EVs to Trump.

Hitler comparisons.

The 45th President and the press, part a million.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

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

The slide continues.

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

Does Nicholas Kristof make his case?

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

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

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

An anti-Trump Republican endorses Trump.

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

Data from the early primaries

In a shocking development, the overwhelming frontrunner is winning.

The politics of chaos.

A data point or two amid the panic.

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

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

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

Two candidates enter. One candidate leaves.

The race to be the top loser in the GOP primary process just lost a competitor.

The man is not well.

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

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

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

The target this time: Nikki Haley.

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

Why can’t some of us handle the truth?

A breakdown of new survey data.

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

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

Vermin Supreme and Paperboy Love Prince have as good a chance as Vivek Ramaswamy.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

“Afloat”

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

State election officials are standing by for challenges to Trump’s right to run.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

Virginia’s governor has raised a ton of money.

The Establishment is desperate for an alternative that’s not coming.

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

The former President has a 50 point lead. Is he unstoppable?

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

An unconvincing column from an old pro.