Outside the Beltway

They have a preference but may not vote.

The persuadables and the irregulars.

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

With less than forty-eight hours to go until voters head to the polls, the odds are pointing to a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.

Republicans have been hoping that the tax bill passed in December would help them in the midterms. That’s appearing to be less and less likely by the day.

New polling shows the Democrat’s lead in the Congressional ballot poll shrinking slightly, but enthusiasm is still on their side.

Things continue to look good for Democrats as we get closer to the midterm elections.

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

John McCain is bidding for a sixth term in office, with a challenge from the right in tomorrow’s primary and Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

A new poll shows that Hillary Clinton remains largely unstoppable on her quest for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, and she has a pretty clear path to the White House as well.

So far at least, there’s little evidence in the polls that Hillary Clinton has been hurt by the news reports about the financial dealings of the Clinton Foundation.

A brutal assessment of Chris Christie’s presidential chances.

Top Republicans worry that their party’s response to the President’s executive action will alienate Latinos. However, there’s little they can do about that.

What happened Tuesday? And what does it tell us about 2016?

Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.

More bad poll numbers for the President.

A new poll indicates that most Americans don’t want to see the United States intervening overseas.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

The trends in President Obama’s approval numbers are not moving in the direction he ought to want them to go.

A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Obama’s performance and a whopping 70 percent think the country is moving in the wrong direction.

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

Americans tell pollsters that hate Congress, but they never seem to do anything about it.

Wherein I get a bit petty (but to make a point and, maybe just because it amuses me).

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

Heading into the party conventions, the Presidential race is as close as ever.

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

The election is about the economy. The economy is awful. Yet the incumbent still holds a slight lead.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Herman Cain is leading Mitt Romney in two respected polls.

The debt ceiling debate may turn out to be Obama’s Katrina.

Three new polls provide a warning to both sides of the debt negotiations, but mostly to Republicans.

Voters head to the polls in thirteen days, and current indications are that they’ll be handing a big victory to the Republican Party.

Support for the Tea Party is at record levels but that movement does not have a coherent policy platform. Can the energy be harnessed to good use?

As the mid-term elections enter their final eight weeks, there’s more bad news for Democrats.

Another poll brings bad news for the White House.