Outside the Beltway

Yesterday it became clear that the Presidential campaign is headed into the mud.

A group of former special operations and intelligence officers are criticizing President Obama for “Dishonorable Disclosures.”

A victory for the proponents of Voter ID Laws in Pennsylvania.

There’s a large group of people out there that like the President, but they’re probably not going to vote.

Victor Davis Hanson thinks President Obama plans to win the back the White House by alienating the white man.

Has the Romney campaign foolishly abandoned its best argument against the President?

If a new Gallup poll is any indication, Paul Ryan was not a great pick.

Both campaigns seem to be focusing on an argument that the voters don’t want to hear.

Mitt Romney has effectively rebooted his campaign by picking Paul Ryan, but he’s also handed the President a powerful weapon.

The Obama campaign has begun to respond to the addition of Paul Ryan to the Republican ticket.

The most recent round of national polling seems to show that the negative attacks on Romney are having an impact.

Politico’s Mike Allen reports that several Republicans are expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention next month.

In calling for the sequestration cuts to be delayed, Republicans are demonstrating their lack of seriousness on the issue of fiscal responsibility.

The Obama campaign told a few fibs in its effort to distance itself from a controversial Priorities USA ad.

President Obama still has the advantage in the battleground states.

Romney’s new ad on a ruling issued by HHS on welfare-to-work requirements doesn’t pass the smell test.

Mitt Romney continues to have serious problems getting people to like him.

Harry Reid is a scoundrel, not a hero.

Once again, people are demanding to see Barack Obama’s college transcripts for no good reason.

The war in Afghanistan has not been a topic of discussion in the Presidential campaign, but that’s largely because there’s not much left to talk about.

Breaking: The American press often does a lousy job.

The Obama campaign is challenging an Ohio law that gives members of the military three extra days to vote. They have a very persuasive argument.

The United States Congress can still work together to pander before election season.

July’s Jobs Report was better than what we’ve seen the last few months, but it’s still not very good.

Three new polls show President Obama leading in three key battleground states.

Mitt Romney faces an uphill battle in trying to get to that magic number of 270 Electoral Votes.

Mitt Romney is no more of a wimp than George H.W. Bush or John Kerry.

The fact that someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean they’re evil

An important ruling on the Obama Administration’s contraceptive coverage mandate from a Judge in Colorado.

My latest for World Policy Review, “Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay,” has posted.

There are still three months or so go. The race is incredibly tight. And, voters are starting to really dislike both candidates.

Two words spoken by a Romney aide have led to a ridiculous firestorm on the right, while the rest of their comments are being ignored.