Outside the Beltway

A new poll of 2016 primary voters shows that even Republicans are coming to accept that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married.

By refusing to stay the legalization of same-sex marriage in Alabama, the Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that it is ready to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Conservatives finally seem to be waking up to the truth about Sarah Palin.

The Tea Party may be the most vocal wing of the GOP but most Republicans seems to favor candidates that aren’t quite so right wing.

The budget bill Congress set to pass Congress would effectively reverse the will of the voters of Washington, D.C., who just voted to legalize marijuana.

Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.

Mary Landrieu’s Keystone XL Hail Mary isn’t going to save her.

Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In addition to gains at the national level and in Governor’s races, the GOP also saw more gains in state legislatures around the country.

The party’s loss of Senate control has basically sealed Landrieu’s fate.

Tuesday’s Republican wave didn’t change the fundamentals.

Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.

Despite speculation, both Angus King and Joe Manchin will stay with the Democratic caucus. And that makes sense for both of them.

The Republican wave extended even to Governor’s races that, in any other year, they should have lost.

Big victories for advocates of marijuana legalization.

2014 was not supposed to be a wave election, but it clearly qualifies as one.

Time to look into the crystal ball.

Freedom of choice.

There’s nothing wrong with choosing not to vote.

Two states and the nation’s capital could have legal marijuana after Tuesday’s elections.

Quietly, oil prices have been falling for months now. That’s potentially a very big deal.

With the midterms over, it’s time for Sarah Palin to start grifting again.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

There’s at least a 50-50 chance we won’t know who controls the Senate until weeks after Election Day.

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.

The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

And Alaska makes 30.

In the space of one week, we’ve gone from 19 states that recognize same-sex marriage to 29. Soon, it will be 35.

Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.

The death of the Tea Party is greatly exaggerated.

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

For purely political reasons, the Administration is delaying the announcement of new executive action on immigration.

A political earthquake in the Sunflower State that could have a big impact on the battle for control of the Senate.

Cowardice, or politically prudent?

One analyst thinks that the predictions of a Republican Senate in 2014 are wildly optimistic.