Outside the Beltway

He probably lacks the legal authority. And business interests in is state will fight hard against him.

A subtle but odd change in house style for the Paper of Record

The GA GOP is butting heads with corporations over HB202

A shocking number of states no longer require them and the Leader of the Free World lacks the authority to change that.

Georgia Public Broadcasting provides a useful list of provisions.

An example from Dan McLaughlin of NR

It makes voting harder.

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

HR1 is a national approach to expanding voter access. State legislatures are trying to both expand and restrict the vote as well.

What’s taking him so long?

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

Specifically: the former confederacy and Democratic dominance.

House Democrats have done what their Republican colleagues refused to do.

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

Weeks of claims of rigged elections may well have cost the GOP the Senate.

Historical precedents fall apart when we’re in a truly unprecedented time.

The Republican Party is not really a thing.

American political parties are controlled by the primaries.

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

Outliers are bad places to look for solid support of your argument.

The Crimson Tide’s best season is one that shouldn’t have been played.

Here we go again.

So. Much. Winning.

Trump tried to interfere in GA earlier than we knew.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

Trump’s lack of fealty to truth and reality gives supporters an out (if they choose it).

It’s finally officially official.

A startling number than may understate the problem.

Kamala Harris will be very, very busy the next two years.

Although prosecution and conviction are unlikely.

The President who promised to “Make America Great Again” has made her a laughingstock. And worse.

On the op/ed page of WaPo, the 10 living former U.S. secretaries of defense say things that shouldn’t have to be said.

The sitting president is asking GA officials to find votes despite the fact that the results have been confirmed thrice.

Steve Sarkisian joins a frustrating trend.

Our cultural divide over the pandemic is turning us into worse people.

Granted, there are more than two. But from a political science/political history POV, these two stick out in my mind.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

The Trump Presidency has been a long con.

The Georgia governor and his family are under attack because he did his job.

Our long national farce is over.

Too little, too late.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

There won’t be a Lincoln Party. It isn’t sustainable.

Further musings on the future of the Grand Old Party.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.