Joementum Kills Brokered Convention Dream

Nate Silver now gives Biden an 87% chance of winning the nomination outright.

Warren Blames Sanders for Dangerous Harassment

It doesn’t look like the Progressive wing is uniting any time soon.

American Gerontocracy

Is being ruled by the elderly a bad thing?

Bernie Sanders’ Soviet Sister City

There’s nothing to see here, folks.

Sanders Says He’ll Drop Out if Biden Has Plurality

Playing nice? Or setting up a fight?

Elizabeth Warren Ends Campaign

The inevitable has happened.

Getting Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren

Women didn’t vote for her either. But that doesn’t mean sexism didn’t play a role in her loss.

Women Are Not a Voting Bloc II

A quick follow-up.

Bloomberg Drops Out, Endorses Biden

The wagons have been circled.

Bloomberg Spent Half a Billion for Little ROE

Not a great night for the former New York major. But he still has $54.5 billion to comfort him.

Super Tuesday Creates Joementum

A bad night for Bloomberg and Warren has radically reshaped the race.

A Democratic Turnout Problem?

Evidence from the four early states is not looking promising.

Warren Can’t Win

96 percent of the delegates have yet to be awarded. How can the race be down to two?

Chris Matthews Retires

The longtime talking head is the latest poster boy for #MeToo. And mandatory retirement.

The Most Important Rule Of Surviving A Political Campaign Is: Don’t Quit!

The final delegate count may well be skewed.

Pete Buttigieg Drops Out

The Iowa winner and New Hampshire runner-up has acknowledged the inevitable.

A White Guy in His 70s Will Be President in 2021

The women, minority, and non-geriatric candidates have been all but eliminated from the race.

Warren Persistent Despite Losing Again

She’s continuing to swing at the candidates beating her at the polls.

Tom Steyer Drops Out

The billionaire has decided to stop tilting at windmills.

Joe Biden Makes it a Two-Man Race

The 78-year-old is the Comeback Kid. And the only chance of preventing a Bernie Sanders nomination.

On the Act of Voting

A discussion of what #NeverTrump means, on Sanders v. Trump, and some about the philosophy of voting.

Sanders Trying to Beat Warren in Massachusetts Isn’t Disrespectful

He’s campaigning in her home state and Amy Klobuchar’s, too. And may win both.

Sanders as the Democrats’ Trump

The similarities are rather obvious. But the differences matter.

Buttigieg Wins Iowa Again

Hopefully, the final tally for a contest that shouldn’t exist.

Super Tuesday Forecast

If the current polls are right, the race will be all but over in five days.

Dictatorships and the Democrats

Bloomberg waffles on China while Sanders has a soft spot for Castro.

South Carolina Debate Was Terrible

CBS did a lousy job.

Should We Blame Bernie for His Trolls?

There’s a disturbing pattern of misogyny from his supporters.

Steyer as South Carolina Spoiler

The vanity candidate may impact the race.

Anonymous Intel Officials Say On-Record Briefer Overstated Russian Interference

Moscow helped Trump in 2016. Do they want him back?

The Magnitude of Sanders’ Win

It comports with the polling.

The Problematic Acting DNI

Only the best people.

Is Sanders Inevitable?

There’s no way to catch him in a six-candidate field.

Nevada Caucuses Go as Expected

Media overreacts to the Sanders victory all the polls predicted.

Presidential Generations

We’re going to make history one way or another in November.

Russia Backing Sanders Again

In 2016, they were backing an extreme long-shot. Now, he’s the frontrunner.

Money Could Decide Super Tuesday

Competing in fourteen states plus overseas territories in one day is expensive.

Bloomberg Tweets Doctored Debate Video

Creepy misinformation? Or just lame?

The Buttigieg-Klobuchar Dustup

It got somewhat ugly at the kids’ table.

Nevada Democratic Debate Roundup

Most national pundits saw it differently than I did.

Nevada Debate Reflections

The clear winner was Donald Trump.

Democracy is Hurting Democrats

The wrong people are choosing the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

Bloomberg to Sell Business if Elected

The mega-billionaire commits to a path quite different from the fake billionaire currently in office.

The US’ Nonhierarchical Parties

Lack of control of label is lack of control, ultimately, of a party.

Queer Activists Disrupt Buttigieg Fundraiser

Do gay candidates have a special obligation to be leftists?

Rethinking Chinese Investment

Several trends are pointing in a new direction.

Brokered Democratic Convention a Real Possibility

Could the fevered dream really come true?

Are Biden and Warren Toast?

Two early frontrunners are being written off.

Post-New Hampshire Polling

We now have five candidates in double-digits.