Outside the Beltway

Somewhere, Tim Russert is smiling.

At least one red state Democrat will be voting against Gina Haspel.

Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore is suing several of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct during last year’s campaign.

Supporters of Roy Moore tried to bribe the attorney for a woman accusing the former Senate candidate of sexual assault when she was just fourteen years old into repudiating his client.

This is not unreasonable.

Republican David Yancy was declared the winner of a disputed election, giving the GOP a slim one-seat majority in the state’s House of Delegates.

Roy Moore continues to think that he is special.

Roy Moore isn’t giving up, but he can’t stop the inevitable.

The battle for control of the Virginia House of Delegates remains up in the air as both sides continue to dispute the outcome in one district.

One for the textbooks.

After nearly twenty years, the Republican domination of the Virginia House of Delegates came to an end thanks to a single vote.

Let’s not forget how unique the Moore-Jones contest was.

Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama is bringing out into the open a civil war that has been going on for seven years now.

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

There are no good outcomes for the GOP in Alabama.

A top Republican political analyst is warning that a Roy Moore victory in Alabama could pose real problems for Republicans in 2018. If it does, they’ll have nobody to blame but themselves.

Polling remains uncertain in the Alabama Senate race, but the odds favor Roy Moore.

Explaining what Tuesday is likely to bring.

Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.

President Trump has formally endorsed an accused child molester for the United States Senate.

As I’ve said before, the Republican Party in the Trump Era has become the party of Trumpaloons, sycophants, sellouts, and cowards.

With ten days to go, the Senate race in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is close.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

This continues to be a highly credible story, and Moore himself has helped that credibility.

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Republicans have a Donald Trump problem, and they can’t run away from it.

Voters in Maine hand their conservative Governor a setback.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

To nobody’s surprise, a blue state returns to its roots.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

New polling shows Democratic nominee Ralph Northam continuing to lead Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia Governor’s race, but anything is still possible with three weeks to go until Election Day.

A new poll shows Democratic nominee Doug Jones tied with twice-removed former Chief Justice Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race, but it’s still too early to be optimistic.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.