Outside the Beltway

A tough map for the Democrats.

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

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

Contrary to a Politico headline, the GOP response to Trump’s anti-constitution talk continues to underwhelm.

The response to extreme rhetoric from Trump is producing the some old responses.

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

More centrist fantasies.

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

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

There was some quiet meddling going on.

How much is enough?

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Parsing the results thus far.

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

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The Needle is Broken

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

The race is returning to expectation.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Tudor’s down. No laughing or drinking, just a crippled party.

How well has the famous thesis fared?

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

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

A few quick observations at the end of the week.

Capitol Hill Republicans are turning the concept on its head.

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

It’s been more of a reading than writing morning.

Republicans killed their parents and demanding mercy for being orphaned.

Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 11 states.

The most expansive firearms legislation in decades is likely to become law.

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

The Ohio GOP Senate contest.

Anyone familiar with Betteridge’s law of headlines knows where this is going.

Did we not already know this?

An irregualr, ongoing series.