Outside the Beltway

America’s weird system for choosing Presidents keeps getting weirder.

The game is the game.

Virginia’s governor has raised a ton of money.

Only the best attorneys.

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

It really is rife with problems.

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

An unconvincing column from an old pro.

The panic continues. Is it warranted?

An aggressive but expected move.

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

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

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

A low bar has been cleared.

Georgia Republicans didn’t violate the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act.

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

Two incumbents roared to victory despite his opposition.

Did we not already know this?

Two hundred-odd people have pled or been found guilty. One has been acquitted.

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

It’s Manchin-approved.

Doing the right thing on 1/6/20 doesn’t absolve him of being a key Trump enabler.

In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

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

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

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

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

The political calculus of Arizona’s senior Senator is unclear.

A novel but flawed legal argument.

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

An interesting podcast conversation.

An emotional day set the tone for the investigation.

The College Republican National Committee Chairman elections shows the lessons taught by the national party.

Some Democratic election observers think so.

We need what we aren’t going to get.

The trends over the last half century are really something.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

America’s institutions are undemocratic but only some of them are a product of the Constitution.

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

The pivot point in the impeachment charges: two hours of silence.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

The #3 Republican in the House will vote to impeach.