Outside the Beltway

Some context.

It’s depressingly short.

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

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

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

Data from Texas underscore a frequent point about primaries.

Assessing her actions in 2018 in light of 2020 and onward.

A new poll show a very close race.

The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.

It makes voting harder.

HR1 is a national approach to expanding voter access. State legislatures are trying to both expand and restrict the vote as well.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

It isn’t unidirectional.

Trump’s nonsense campaign against vote-by-mail could cost the GOP votes.

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

Evidence from the four early states is not looking promising.

Cyber security experts are quite alarmed.

After months of silence, Maine Senator Susan Collins has announced that she is running for a fifth term in office.

After months of anti-government protests, Hong Kong headed to the polls in record number.

One political scientist says yes. A bunch of others say wait, what?

Elizabeth Warren is rising tn the polls of the Democratic primary race, but one analyst argues she may be the perfect candidate….to help re-elect Donald Trump.

A new poll shows Donald Trump losing to top Democrats in head-to-head races.

As early as Tuesday, Boris Johnson could be confirmed as the winner in the race for Tory leadership. This will make him the next British Prime Minister. Not everyone in the United Kingdom is thrilled about that idea.

Susan Collins hasn’t officially announced her intentions for 2020 just yet, but she looks like she’s running for re-election. If she does, she appears to be facing some political headwinds.

It’s still way too early to be predictive, but the latest head-to-head matches between the President and the top contenders for the Democratic nomination.

It’s still early in the 2020 cycle, but Democratic candidate are finding rally attendees focused on one thing. Beating Donald Trump.

Ultimately, it isn’t a very good one.

Pew has a new study that confirms our basic understanding of “independents.”

Former Vice-President Joe Biden isn’t officially running for President yet, but says his family is on board if he does.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan continues to sound like someone seriously considering running against Donald Trump.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden will reportedly decide on whether or not he’ll be entering the race for President in the near future.

Preliminary figures indicate that voter turnout in the 2018 midterms was higher than it has been for any midterm election in fifty-two years.

Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has made several mistakes since Election Day, but she’s likely to win tomorrow’s runoff election.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.

While the numbers seem to show that scandal-plagued Senator Bob Menendez will win re-election on Tuesday, national Democrats aren’t taking any chances.

A Senate race in Mississippi could end up being the deciding factor in the battle for control of the Senate.

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

Voter turnout in primary elections in 2018 was significantly above normal levels. especially in Democratic races.

The second day of questioning for Judge Brett Kavanaugh was a bit rockier than the first, but nothing happened that seriously threatens his eventual confirmation.

Tom Nichols argues it should. I disagree.

Virginia Republicans took a hard-right turn in yesterday’s primary. This is likely to benefit the Democrats.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.

A few key observations on the bigger picture.

In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.