Masking Didn’t Become Normal

Or did it?

Six Swing States

America’s weird system for choosing Presidents keeps getting weirder.

Democrats Win Key Off-Year Elections

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

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Laphonza Butler Tapped to Replace Feinstein

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

The Quest for a Non-Trump Republican

The Establishment is desperate for an alternative that’s not coming.

Reclaiming Playtime

Another call for letting kids be kids.

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States, the Feds, and Revenue Transfers

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

The Ever-Shifting Media Landscape

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

Democrats Upend Primary Cycle. At Least for 2024. Maybe.

South Carolina and Georgia win! Iowa loses! New Hampshire whines!

Forecasting 2024 Way Too Early

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Democrats Radically Overhaul Presidential Primaries

The idiocy of Iowa and New Hampshire having outsized influence on who is elected President may be ending.

The 2024 Democratic Primary Calendar Debate

Democrats meet this week to set the 2024 primary calendar.

Ticket Splitting in the 2022 Mid-Term

How much ticket-splitting was there in gubernatorial v. senatorial races this cycle?

Red and Blue States Aren’t Permanent

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

Not Both Sides

One of these things is not like the other.

Democrats’ Chaotic Skullduggery

There was some quiet meddling going on.

Election Denialism did Poorly at the Polls

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

Democrats Keep Senate Control

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

“We Used to Know on Election Night!”

Well, kind of, but not really.

Nevada ‘Blue Shift’ Expected to Keep Senate Democratic

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Democrats Need One More to Hold Senate

It boils down to NV or GA.

Were the Election Outcomes Truly Unexpected?

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

Making Sense of the Election

Parsing the results thus far.

Nevada Election Results Could Take ‘Days’

Republicans hold narrow leads for Governor and Senator but . . . .

Democrats Outperform Expectations

The Needle is Broken

Crystal Ball Final 2022 Ratings

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

Congressional Control Still Too Close to Call

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

Imagining a Stolen 2024 Election

It’s easy if you try.

Four Seats

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

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Democratic Local News Network

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

The Polls Are Essentially Meaningless But They’re Here to Stay

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

Looking to the Senate Elections

It’s early, but here are some key numbers as they exist now.

Democrats Punt on Primary Order

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

White House Rudderless, Aimless, and Hopeless?

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

Takeaways From the Takeaways

It’s not all about Trump.

Monday Tab Clearing

Stories of note sans write-ups.

Democrats Killing Iowa Caucuses?

Momentum for ending an undemocratic anachronism is building.

If It Was an Insurrection, Why Hasn’t Anyone Been Charged with ‘Insurrection’?

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

Harry Reid, 1939-2021

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

Gerrymandering State Legislatures

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

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The Middle Ain’t Woke

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

10 Million Jobs, 8.4 Million Unemployed

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.

The Size of the US House of Representatives

It hasn’t changed in over 100 years (but the population sure has).

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America Getting Less White

The long demographic trend continues.

Start the Steal?

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.