Outside the Beltway

Why even have an electoral college?

Allocating Electoral Votes by Congressional District is an idea whose time has come.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

The Obama campaign’s new “Attackwatch” site is the latest Outrage Of The Day

College towns and lily white enclaves top the list of best educated cities.

Despite previous denials, the White House did in fact intervene in the approval process for a loan to Solyndra.

The President’s jobs push isn’t doing much to help his job approval numbers so far.

A new poll shows that Americans are starting to look East.

Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D). State Sen. Mark Amodei (R) beat state Treasurer Kate Marshall (D) in a special election for the House seat left open by Sen. Dean Heller (R), who was appointed to replace Sen. John Ensign (R).

The Hoover Institution’s Henry I. Miller, MD takes to National Review to take on the subject of “Gardasil and the GOP.”

Shocking news, I know.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will examine the question whether police can track people via GPS without first obtaining a warrant.

The last two GOP debates have featured cheers from the crowd and responses from candidates that ought to be considered problematic.

It’s not a given that we’ll have a massive recovery during the next presidential term but it’s a pretty decent bet. And the party in power will get too much credit for it if it happens.

Ezra Klein argues that there aren’t many jobs for which Hill experience is an asset.

Jim Geraghty wins with “Last Night, Perry Couldn’t Inoculate Himself From Attacks.”

Oz provides an excuse for some comparative politics.

The Texas Governor was taking it from all sides at last night’s Tea Party Debate.

Governor Jan Brewer says Arizona will hold its primary February 28, per state law. This violates Republican primary rules and will almost certainly set off a chain reaction.

Support for interracial marriage is now almost universal across America.

The “how to pay for it” part of the President’s jobs plan seems destined to be rejected by the GOP. Which may be exactly what the President wants.

With the economy at the forefront of the public’s mind, the GOP needs to be careful in its response to President Obama’s new jobs bill.

In five days, Rick Perry has gone from calling Social Security a “monstrous lie” to saying we need to have a conversation about fixing it.

Rick Perry’s month in the GOP race for the White House has sent Michele Bachmann’s poll numbers into the basement.

Top Democrats are starting to voice public concerns about 2012.

Accusing someone of “politicizing” a discussion of 9/11 is like accusing someone of “athleticizing” a discussion of football.

Measuring our progress a decade after the 9/11 attacks

Many in the GOP do not like the idea of extending payroll tax cuts.

Karl Smith does the math and doesn’t see why the Federal government should be collecting ANY taxes right now.

Asserting the Social Security needs reform is one thing. Asserting its failure is another.