Outside the Beltway

More evidence for an ongoing discussion from NY.

A dumb way to choose candidates? Or the dumbest way?

It’s their own damn fault.

Plus CBS and the Trump administration keep forgetting about the Streisand Effect.

Just harness Senator Mullin’s views on regime change in Iran.

Testing a hypothesis or two.

Where’s the positive example?

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

Trump’s personal lawyer, and man accused of telling DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders is now a federal judge.

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

Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet…

Immunity edition.

Some historical context.

Virginia’s governor has raised a ton of money.

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

The past just won’t let him be.

How much ticket-splitting was there in gubernatorial v. senatorial races this cycle?

Every vote counted, with refreshing results.

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

This kind of “analysis” drives me nuts

It boils down to NV or GA.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

And a reminder of the role of political parties.