Outside the Beltway

Looking for historical analogs and looking at some numbers.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

A potentially catastrophic delay has been averted.

Hypocrisy, lies, and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies on mail-in voting.

The races are more alike—and yet more different—than we seem to remember.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

The map shows the flaws of the Electoral College

Four years ago, Donald Trump began his campaign for President. What has followed has been as bad as could have been predicted that day.

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

It’s far too early, but Joe Biden’s advantages in these polls of Democratic voters can’t be ignored.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

On the way out the door, Scott Walker signed a bill to take powers away from his successor (and demonstrated a lack of understanding of Venn diagrams).

Republican lawmakers in Michigan and Wisconsin are responding to their party’s losses at the Gubernatorial level by attempting to restrict the powers of the incoming Democratic Governor.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

President Trump is now claiming he will end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants via Executive Order. He clearly lacks the authority to do this.

A new poll suggests that Governor Scott Walker could be in trouble as he seeks a third term as Governor of Wisconsin, but he’s been counted out before only bounce back and confound the doubters.

Paul Ryan won’t be running for re-election this year, opening up both a Congressional seat and a leadership spot.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump in droves after last night’s revelation of lewd remarks he made in 2005.

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton pointed out truths about Donald Trump that his fellow Republicans were too scared to point out during the primary..

Republican hopes that Wisconsin might go Republican this year seem to be slipping away.