Geert Wilders ‘Wins’ Dutch Elections

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background. President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background.

Old Man Biden and Young Would-Be Voters

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

On the Median Voter

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

A Few Thoughts on the Election and Poll Interpretation

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

Dueling Election Takes

Let the punditry begin.

Democrats Win Key Off-Year Elections

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Counting the Right Votes

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

The Polls Are Skewed!

Survey research is not without flaws. But we dismiss it at our peril.

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

I Guess the Whip Can’t Count

Emmer drops out.

On Parties

Because I think it is really important.

An Observation about American Democracy

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

A Foreign Policy Election?

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Powell Pleads Guilty in GA

She took a plea deal.

House Leadership Crisis Continues [Updated]

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

“David Duke Without the Baggage”

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

Kari Lake Inevitable Republican Nominee

The Arizona gubernatorial loser is back to lose the Senate.

California Senate Sinkhole

A race a Democrat will definitely win will be the most expensive in US history.

California’s Next Senator Lives in Maryland!

A mere technicality?

Feinstein’s Seat

The rules are a bit complicated.

Dianne Feinstein, 1933-2023

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Demonstrators outside the Consulate General of India in Vancouver after the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader, in June. Credit...Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press Demonstrators outside the Consulate General of India in Vancouver after the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader, in June. Credit...Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

The India Dilemma

An increasingly undemocratic regional power is a necessary but unreliable partner.

Far Right Politics Spreading Across the West

The trend shows no sign of abating.

President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House. President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House.

The Politics of An Auto Strike

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

Romney’s Indictment of His Party

Calling out a large chunk of the GOP.

The Biden Impeachment Tantrum

The inmates are running the asylum.

Electoral Fraud in Alabama

A Republican lawmaker pleads guilty.

A Different Democracy, Indeed

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

Trump Has Huge Lead With Those Who Won’t Vote

Oh, the irony.

Florida has to Redraw Districts

So a court has ordered.

Giuliani Defamed Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

A federal court has ruled, now the question is one of damages.

Testing Section 3

State election officials are standing by for challenges to Trump’s right to run.

(Last) Sunday’s Discussion Question Revisited

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

When Allies Become Heretics

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

Russia Laundering Propaganda Through Western Media

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.

Poll Shows Iowa GOP “Divided”

But what does this actually mean?

Democrats Worried About Youngkin

Virginia’s governor has raised a ton of money.

14th Amendment Solutions

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

Whither Centrism?

What to call non-crazies who aren’t Democrats?

Trump Indicted in Georgia

This makes four.

Argentine Presidential Elections Start Today

The first of a potential three rounds.

Next Up: Georgia

The next Trump indictment looks like it is coming this week.

Republicans Repudiated in Ohio

Another example of the power of the abortion issue.

The Town Without Elections Redux

Updating the political saga of Newbern, Alabama.

On Hand-Counting of Ballots

It’s a really bad method

The Biggest Trump Indictment

The one we’ve all been waiting for.

Could Trump Really Be President Again?

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

House and Senate on Defense Bill Collision Course

A standoff over social issues may derail a $900 billion budget bill.