Outside the Beltway

Arguably the most surprising Senate race of 2014 was in Virginia, and it’s not over yet.

Two Duke University academics make an incredibly weak, ultimately unpersuasive, argument in favor of eliminating midterm elections by changing the length of Congressional terms.

Rich guys are backing organizations that are taking over traditional party functions. Is that a problem?

Rather than being a bad thing, negative campaigning is an essential part of our political system.

Well this is a unique defense.

It turns out there was much less to that Scott Walker document dump than the press coverage claimed.

As a legal matter, the new allegations against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker don’t amount to much. But, will they impact his bid for re-election.

Purity for profit on display.

Once again, the Supreme Court reminds us that limiting political speech is unconstitutional.

Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being incredibly stupid.

Congressman Steve Stockman’s primary challenge of Senator John Cornyn could be a big deal, or, more likely, it could be a dud.

The argument that the Roberts Court has been overly “activist” does not hold up to examination.

The Supreme Court heard argument in a major campaign finance case yesterday.

The 10th anniversary of McCain-Feingold teaches a lesson we should already have learned.

A starting point for two important stories.

There seems to be an effort underway to reassess the legacy of our 43rd President.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether limits on contributions to political candidates is Constitutional.

Obama’s fundraising team helped raise half a million dollars for Hillary Clinton.

The impact of outside spending on the election turned out to be far less consequential than many had feared.

The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.

While the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United has been blamed for the massive increase in money in this year’s campaign, it really wasn’t the culprit.

The Koch brothers will spend more money in this election cycle than the entire McCain campaign did in 2008.

Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.

An unsurprising decision from the Supreme Court.

Absent something extraordinary, it’s unlikely that the GOP will lose control of the House.