Outside the Beltway

A lot to think about, not a lot of conclusions.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

The degree to which the country is divided is truly shocking.

The expectations game will be especially tricky this year.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

Trump needs them both.

When early voting meets tragedy.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

A defensible distinction could give way to a Constitutional crisis.

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

The state polling is not lining up along usual patterns.

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

Thinking about what we might know on the night of the election.

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

A right-wing militia’s hairbrained scheme to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer has been foiled.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.

Definitions are fun, right?

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

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

The Electoral College is once again having the opposite effect of what its defenders claim.

A potentially catastrophic delay has been averted.

More good news for Biden.

A party-line vote may scuttle mail-in voting in a crucial swing state.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

The two oldest major party nominees in American history are not inspiring great confidence.

Biden is polling well, and consistently so.

The latest FNC poll has more good news for Biden.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

The politics of protests.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

Some recommended reading.

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

The latest Morning Consult numbers are more bad news for Trump.

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

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

More dominoes are falling. They won’t be the last.

Even Republicans are wondering if President Trump is at his “Katrina moment.”

Those who wish to vote for Tommy Tuberville or Jeff Sessions will have to walk to the mailbox.

Joementum.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

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.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

Hypocrisy, lies, and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies on mail-in voting.

Pandemonium during a pandemic.

Things are not looking good.

Sigh.

He has ended his bid for the Democratic nomination.

An irrelevant judicial order is being enforced for no apparent reason.