Speaking of Numbers

Because a certain kind of election nerd likes graphs.

More Nonsense About the Election

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

Team Trump loses in PA Again

This time in the PA Supreme Court

On Faux Analysis of Biden’s Win

Arguments and analyses that are, well, turkeys.

80,000,000?!

That’s unpossible!

Recount Protip

Team Trump and the WI recount.

Third Circuit Rejects Trump Campaign Appeal

They were rejected bigly.

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead

America’s Slow Presidential Transitions

Why isn’t Joe Biden President already?

GSA’s Certification Decision

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?

Cracks in America’s Election System?

Was Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome a one-off or a sign of things to come?

Certification Day in Michigan

At high noon.

Trump Has Already Stopped being President

He seems to have taken his ball and gone home.

More on Alternative Electors

More on why it isn’t going to happen.

MI and GA Continue to Thwart Trump

Some Republicans are doing their jobs.

Not a Coup Attempt

But, still very bad.

The High Cost Of Authoritarianism

We spend so much time fighting over who should be in power that we don’t get anything important done.

This is what a loser looks like. This is what a loser looks like.

Republican Leaders Refuse to Lead

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Elites Signal, the Rank and File React

Trumps words, Michigan GOP Canvassers’ actions.

Anti-Democracy

The GOP is behaving exceedingly irresponsibly. Senator Graham and Representative Collins are prime examples.

Donald Trump v. Stacey Abrams

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

Republicans Stuck Between Trump and a Hard Place

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

No Congressmen in Biden Cabinet?

Competing priorities.

Team Trump Struggles in Court

It is one failure after another.

Less Than Meets the Eye

The utter smallness of Trump’s legal challenges to the election.

American Gerontocracy II

More GA GOP Irresponsibility

More sowing of doubt about electoral integrity without evidence.

OAS Mission Report on US Election

Guess what they found?

There Is No Fraud

The President’s claims have no merit.

70 Percent of Republicans Believe Election Unfair

The President’s message is getting through.

Not as Bad as We Feared

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

The Erosion of Democracy Continues

Sowing doubt in the absence of evidence is corrosive.

GOP Fracturing Over Trump

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

Comparative EC Maps

How the EC affects our thinking.

Some Context for Biden’s Win

Looking back on the last three decades of presidential elections. (Part 1: the popular vote).

Will This Be The End Of False Equivalency?

The press’ abandonment of Bothsiderism is decades overdue.

Moving to Georgia

The requirements for voting in the Peach State appear loose.

‘They’re Trying to Rig an Election’

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Two Parties, Not Two Countries

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Susan Collins Wins Re-Election

Her Democratic opponent has conceded.

Wisconsin Officially Biden’s

10 more Electoral votes.

Blue Wave Crashes

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

The Great Disappointment

Election 2020 Scenarios

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

Voting From the Grave

When early voting meets tragedy.

UPS ate my Propaganda

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

Competing Visions For a Biden Presidency

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Could Trump Shock the World Again?

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

SCOTUS’ Consistent Inconsistency on Voting Cases

A defensible distinction could give way to a Constitutional crisis.

How Confident Should We Be in the Polls?

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

Peek Hack

Up is down. Down is up.