Outside the Beltway

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Monmuth’s latest.

Trump needs them both.

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

Let’s just say Rasmussen is an extreme outlier.

Same endless song, different verse.

The Lone Star state is making up its own rules.

Some surprising poll numbers.

He has the largest lead of any challenger since modern polling began in 1936.

Trump continues to lag.

One of these really isn’t like the other.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

President Trump is historically unpopular and has consistently trailed Joe Biden. He could still win.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Our screwy electoral system requires thinking about screwy scenarios.

The Toddler-in-Chief strikes again.

Is shunning those without college degrees the last acceptable prejudice?

I’ve been thinking it wrong for years.

Joe Biden’s running mate will be highly scrutinized. What’s fair game?

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

A lousy column indirectly makes an important point.

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

It’s just not immediate.

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

Joementum.

President Trump is behind 14 points in the latest NYT poll.

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

Because sometimes a comment starts to become a post.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Likely the right outcome but I wish I political motivation weren’t the default presumption.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

Presidents have appointed loyalists since time immemorial. Has this one gone too far?

We won’t have whatshisname to kick around any more.

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

And some notes on Trump’s media exposure.

Some potentially good news for Biden,

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

He’s a long way from 1991 delegates but no one can beat him.

There’s very little upside.

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

She lost in both of her home states. She shouldn’t be embarrassed.

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

Evidence from the four early states is not looking promising.