Outside the Beltway

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops the latest CNN poll of Republican presidential contenders.

Mitt Romney sent some leftover pizza to President Obama’s Chicago re-election team.

Herman Cain: candidate du jour or something more permanent?

Once again, Sarah Palin has made herself the center of attention in the political world.

Newt Gingrich and his wife had a quarter million dollar line of credit at Tiffany’s. A story, a scandal, or much ado about nothing? I’ll take Door Number Three.

With so many Republicans wringing their hands over the 2012 field, one name that keeps popping up as a possible game changer is Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Gallup takes the first look at the GOP field after Huckabee, Trump, and Daniels dropped out.

There have been no significant surveys of the Republican field taken since the announcement that frontrunners Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump and Establishment darling Mitch Daniels have dropped out of the race.

Sarah Palin has commissioned a film to bolster her reputation. This is very intriguing on a number of levels.

Republicans tired of the current slate of presidential candidates can rest easy: Thaddeus McCotter may offer up his services.

Obama brings rapid response, blogger “hand holding” in-house.

Comparing Obama to Carter on foreign policy (especially in terms of electoral politics) doesn’t make sense.

You don’t often see a candidate for President tell Iowans that he wants to eliminate ethanol subsidies, but Tim Pawlenty did.

The bungled politics of the Ryan plan.

Is Donald Trump back in the race? Not yet, but he hasn’t ruled it out.

Tim Pawlenty may face trouble from a pardon he issued while he was Governor of Minnesota.

Some think that 2012 will be like 1992. However, that analogy is problematic.

Yea you get to live in a nice house for a few years if you win, but why would any normal human being put themselves through a campaign for President?

With the customary hand-wringing over the low quality of the presidential field well underway, the corollary pining for other candidates to join the race is starting.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

Jon Huntsman made his first stop in New Hampshire as he explores a presidential bid. So far, so good.

Willie Nelson is torn between Gary Johnson and Dennis Kucinich.

Part of a speech that Mitch Daniels made in 2009 is setting off a firestorm among some conservative bloggers.

Newt is looking a bit toasty to me (not that that is a surprising position to take).