Outside the Beltway

If we are gong to assess the significance of Trump, we need to pay attention to the numbers.

Susan Crawford claims that “Cable-Only Presidential Debates are the New Poll Tax.”

Thanks to $500,000, Rand Paul bought himself a caucus so he can run for two offices at once.

For a variety of reasons, it’s unlikely that the Republican field will shrink significantly before the Iowa Caucuses.

The reports about Vice-President Biden possibly entering the Presidential race continue to persist.

There are no “anchor babies,” there are only Americans.

Another poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the Iranian nuclear deal, but the effort to defeat it in Congress is still likely to fail.

Hillary Clinton’s own campaign admits she “didn’t think it through” when she decided to use a private email server as Secretary of State.

There are some signs that Donald Trump has peaked in the polls, but at his current position he’s still in pretty good shape unfortunately.

While new information seems to come out on a daily basis, Hillary Clinton would rather that everyone think that her private email server wasn’t really a very big deal.

It will never actually happen, of course, but some of Donald Trump’s fellow candidates for President have been eager to endorse his idea to abolish birthright citizenship.

Trump illustrates the weak nature of our parties.

Donald Trump is still in the lead of the Republican circus, but the rest of the field remains uncertain in the wake of the first debate.

The National Labor Relations Board refused to certify an effort by athletes at Northwestern University to unionize.

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is would create a police state, violate people’s rights, and hurt America’s economy. And his supporters will most likely love it.

Top Democratic donors don’t really seem very eager for Vice-President Biden to enter the race for President.

There have been some changes in the race for the Republican nomination.

To lose something one has to have it in the first place. (It is pretty basic logic).

The POLITICO gang report that a “Joe Biden strategy for [a] White House run [is] taking shape.”

The buffoonish billionaire is tapping into something real.

Clinton’s wanton disregard for the rules had predictable consequences.

Connecticut eliminated the death penalty several years ago, and now the state’s Supreme Court has ruled that the men remaining on death row cannot be executed.

Like many Republicans, Jeb Bush continues to be willfully blind to the truth about the Iraq War.

So does this mean Big Bird will show up on Game Of Thrones?

Donald Trump is leading in Iowa, and very few things make sense anymore.

A Clerk in Kentucky appears to be headed for a showdown with a Federal District Court Judge that she is destined to lose.

Donald Trump’s assertion that he will get Mexico to pay for his border wall is being laughed at in Mexico City.

Another poll shows that most Americans, and even most Republicans, support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

“Fiscal conservative” Scott Walker is handing Wisconsin taxpayers a $400 million bill for a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

A new poll shows Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton, but within the margin of error, in New Hampshire. But a deeper examination suggests that Bernie-mentum is a mile wide and an inch deep.

Hillary Clinton has turned over her private email server in the wake of reports about highly classified information in her email.

Based on a recent poll, it doesn’t appear that Democrats are all that eager for Vice-President Biden to challenge Hillary Clinton.

A company you probably thought had died off years ago filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.

Rick Perry’s campaign is already showing signs that it may not last long.

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

Kimba Wood has finally found a teacher exam she likes.