Outside the Beltway

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

The difference is politics, not reason.

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

His executive order blocks schools from having masking rules.

Thinking about party evolution and behavior going into 2022.

Public health shouldn’t be made into a partisan issue.

Ron DeSantis and friends are afraid of higher education.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

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

Nonhierarchical parties strike again.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

GOP leaders in key states signal no EC shenanigans.

Racial and xenophobic rhetoric and Covid-19.

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

While much of the talk about Robert Mueller’s testimony has focused on the Trump campaign, there was another part to his testimony that brings attention to a far more serious threat.

Let’s call it what it is.

Last November the state voted overwhelming to amend its constitution. The lawmakers they elected at the same time are sabotaging it.

Florida’s New Governor has removed the Sheriff of Broward County over his officer’s lack of response before and during the Parkland shooting.

Preliminary figures indicate that voter turnout in the 2018 midterms was higher than it has been for any midterm election in fifty-two years.

The Governor’s race in Florida is over, and the Senate race isn’t far behind.

While the outcome in the Florida Governor’s Race is clear, the Senate race remains up in the air and headed for a hand recount that, in the end, is unlikely to change the outcome of the race.

Florida has begun the recount process in both the Senate and Governor’s races. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

Somewhere, Tim Russert is smiling.

Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution that will restore the voting rights of as many as 1.2 million ex-felons and make it easier for future released felons to get their civil rights back.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

A new poll shows a decided turn toward the Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator in Florida, but it may be an outlier.

The first significant post-primary poll of the Florida Senate race shows a dead heat between Governor Rick Scott and Senator Bill Nelson.

A new poll shows Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum with an early, but slim lead, over Congressman Ron DeSantis in the race for Florida’s Governor’s Mansion.

Less than twelve hours into the General Election campaign for Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis is already making mistakes.

Florida voters in the Republican and Democratic parties have set up a Gubernatorial race that provides a stark choice on the table for Sunshine State voters in a race that will likely have national implications moving forward.

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

Marco Rubio changes his mind, and drops the first hint that he’s already thinking about the Presidential race in 2020 or 2024.

Marco Rubio may be running for re-election to the Senate after all.