Outside the Beltway

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

A new Tim Pawlenty television ad is raising copyright issues rather than, as intended, bringing back memories of the 80s.

President Obama is polling at 46.8 percent, below the level needed to win re-election.

Speculation about Michele Bachmann’s health continues.

Once again, the primary scheduling race is getting ridiculous.

A Presidential candidate’s medical condition is entirely relevant to their fitness for office.

It isn’t just President Obama who should be worried about the economy next year.

The Obama campaign is stressing that 98 percent of its donations were from little guys contributing $250 or less. But 40 percent of the money came from a handful of major donors.

The idea that the GOP can block a debt ceiling vote and benefit politically is, quite simply, absurd.

If you look at the polls, the GOP has several things to be concerned about in the debate over the debt ceiling.

For the moment, the GOP race looks like a race between Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann, which should make Romney happy

Jon Huntsman is sharpening his message, pointing to his accomplishments while denigrating those of Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty.

Tim Pawlenty took aim at Michele Bachmann yesterday but will he keep up the attack?

The White House would really appreciate it if you didn’t pay attention to all that bad economic news.

Tim Pawlenty was the first major Republican to enter the 2012 race. He may well be the first to quit. If so, it may take a while to notice.

More than any other time in the past, the GOP is now firmly under the control of its most conservative members.

The biggest news story of the past six weeks was something completely trivial.

Whatever happened to the GOP’s promise to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act?