Outside the Beltway

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

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

One of these laptops is more important than the other.

Waaaay too little, waaay too late.

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

“DC Shapes”

B&W Capitol Profile

You know, Russia, Russia, Russia.

Tales from the GA campaign trail.

The lines aren’t everything, but they need more attention than they get.

In case you need some reading this morning.

One of these things is not like the other.

It would be nice if politicians and cable news outlets were more responsible.

It was a squeaker, but this one is a win for the MAGAs.

This kind of “analysis” drives me nuts

“Mythical”

Go ahead and pop a few.

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Losing has a way of creating intraparty strife.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

The re-election campaign is quietly forming but don’t expect an announcement any time soon.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

Covering the coverage.

A MAGA challenger has already emerged for 2024.

A new milestone in human history.

Do his achievements and good works outweigh his virulent antisemitism?

There was some quiet meddling going on.

Another election denier loses.

A showdown over wages could upend the apprenticeship arrangement that has long characterized graduate education.

This one at the University of Virginia.

How much is enough?

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

Looking at past Senate elections and some more thoughts on historical patterns.

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

We used to (usually) know the results on Election Night because the outcomes were clearer.

Even the 2020 election deniers are conceding close elections in the midterms.

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

How long did we wait in 2000?