Outside the Beltway

A poor answer to a softball question has created unnecessary controversy.

Why can’t some of us handle the truth?

A breakdown of new survey data.

The media’s favorite Republican is doing better in some polls than the other candidates losing to Trump.

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

Vermin Supreme and Paperboy Love Prince have as good a chance as Vivek Ramaswamy.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

“Afloat”

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

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

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

Virginia’s governor has raised a ton of money.

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

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

The former President has a 50 point lead. Is he unstoppable?

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

An unconvincing column from an old pro.

Say it ain’t so!

The parties do not control their labels.

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

Are they bored? Delusional?

Virginia’s governor is reportedly taking a shot at the 2024 Republican nomination.

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

Does a successful, moderate governor stand any chance in today’s GOP?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

A true hodgepodge to start the week.

The primary calendar debate shows, yet again, that parties don’t fully control candidate selection.

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

Trump is still in the GOP driver’s seat.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Will anyone listen this time?

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

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

Democrats meet this week to set the 2024 primary calendar.

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

Waaaay too little, waaay too late.

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

There was some quiet meddling going on.

Parsing the results thus far.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

The Needle is Broken

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.