Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney continues to benefit from the first Presidential Debate, but will that last past the second debate?

A round of finger pointing in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack.

Last night’s Vice-Presidential debate was combative, but is unlikely to have a major impact on the race for President.

Viewers thought Paul Ryan was more likable and articulate than Joe Biden.

Did Biden come across as intense? Or just a jerk? Did Ryan come off as inexperienced by comparison to the much more seasoned Biden? Or as a decent, earnest guy ready to step onto the stage?

The Presidential race seems to be returning to the state it was in before the political conventions.

Sizing up the stakes for tonight’s one and only meeting between the two Vice-Presidential candidates.

Romney’s post-debate surge is being picked up in swing state polls, but will it be enough?

President Obama hinted that he might be more aggressive in his next debate with Mitt Romney. That could be a mistake.

Will conservatives freak out if Romney loses? That’s pretty much guaranteed.

One pollster has called three battleground states 27 days early.

The official narrative on the Benghazi consulate attack has changed again.

Barack Obama attended Martha Raddatz’ wedding. Now, she’s moderating the VP debate. Conspiracy!

For the first time all cycle, Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama in the RealClearPolitics average.

Republican problems among Latino voters could have an influence on several close races this year.

This campaign has gone to the birds.

The Pew poll is no longer an outlier but the start of a trend.

Let’s take a trip back in time to see what some conservatives thought 2012 would look like if Barack Obama were elected President.

Mitt Romney has gotten a bump in the polls from Wednesday debate, but it’s still too early to say if it means anything.

Another legal victory for the Obama campaign in Ohio.

Within minutes after today’s Jobs Report was released, the conspiracy theorists began to come forward.

Too little, too late?

September’s BLS Report will likely be significant but, behind the numbers, things don’t look all that great.

Before last night, Romney was toast and Republicans were demoralized; now, there’s a glimmer of hope.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

A five year old “shocking” video of President Obama speaking to a group of African-American ministers proves to be not very shocking at all.

For no apparent reason, the presidential race is tightening ahead of tonight’s first debate, according to two reputable national polls.

A sign at a local Exxon station seemingly blames high gasoline prices on Barack Obama.

Not surprisingly, television and reality don’t really coincide.

The biggest surprise of the Presidential race to date is the fact that Mitt Romney has lost the edge he once had on economic issues.

Virginia went Republican in every presidential contest from 1968 to 2004. It’s likely to vote for Barack Obama again five weeks from now.

There’s little evidence that Presidential debates can be game changers.