“We Used to Know on Election Night!”

Well, kind of, but not really.

Nevada ‘Blue Shift’ Expected to Keep Senate Democratic

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Democrats Need One More to Hold Senate

It boils down to NV or GA.

Were the Election Outcomes Truly Unexpected?

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

Making Sense of the Election

Parsing the results thus far.

Murdoch Gunning for Trump

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

Republican Losers Conceding, Not Rioting

A low bar has been cleared.

Trump 2022’s Biggest Loser

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

Democrats Outperform Expectations

The Needle is Broken

Crystal Ball Final 2022 Ratings

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

Biden Warns Democracy at Stake

Is the President governing like he means it?

Congressional Control Still Too Close to Call

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

Pelosi Attack a Turning Point?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

Imagining a Stolen 2024 Election

It’s easy if you try.

Midterm Polls Shifting Republican

The race is returning to expectation.

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Democratic Local News Network

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The High Price of Politicizing COVID

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Asking the Wrong Questions

Tudor’s down. No laughing or drinking, just a crippled party.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Today’s Reverse Freedom Rides

A shameful stunt reminiscent of an even darker era.

The Polls Are Essentially Meaningless But They’re Here to Stay

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

Anti-Zionism Isn’t Anti-Semitism

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

The Media Rage Machine

Shockingly, when the most-watched news outlet is built on divisiveness, the country becomes divided.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Liz Cheney Walloped in Primary

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

Feelings Don’t Care About Facts

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

The Ongoing Mystery of Sinema

Her price to sign on to the Inflation Reduction Act was, well, odd.

Texas and Arizona Bussing Migrants to DC and NYC

A cruel and insidious ‘solution’ to the border problem.

Looking to the Senate Elections

It’s early, but here are some key numbers as they exist now.

Tony Dow, 1945-2022

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

Being Known by the Company you Keep

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

Post-Weekend Tab Clearing

Cleaning the slate for a new week.

Democrats in Disarray, Abortion Edition

Here we go again . . . .

Abortion Laws State by State

Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 11 states.

Minority Rule in a Winner-Take-All System

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

Fox Tried to Derail the ‘Big Lie’ Before Going All In

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

Watergate at 50

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

Two Republican Parties?

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

More on Ginni Thomas and the 2020 Election

She advocated that AZ overturn its election.

Mass Shootings, Ideology, and Mental Illness

We know a lot less about the motives of spree killers than the public discourse suggests.

January 6 Committee Subpoenas Republican Leaders

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

Democrats Prepared for Impending Doom

Party leaders are treating an electoral defeat as inevitable.

Republican-led States Testing Abortion Limits

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

CDC Rescinds Title 42, Democrats Panic

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

Chris Wallace Found Fox News’ Relationship with Truth ‘Unsustainable’

The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.

Ginni Thomas the Insurrectionist

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

Coronavirus Relief Funds Diverted to Pet Projects

Because of course it was.

Butterfly Center Closed Over Fears of Conspiracy Nuts

A ginned up controversy regarding a border nature reserve has escalated.

Banning ‘Insurrectionists’ Redux

Lawyers in North Carolina are trying to get a Congressman off the ballot.

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Pence Likens Election Reform to Capitol Riots

It doesn’t add up.