Outside the Beltway

The low-polling candidates met in an early debate. It was about what you’d expect.

Donald Trump is center stage, John Kasich is in, and Rick Perry is relegated to the kid’s table.

In 1992, an eccentric billionaire ran an independent campaign against a Bush and a Clinton. It could happen again.

Donald Trump leads in the first of the final polls to be released before Thursday’s debate.

Public opinion on the Supreme Court has declined significantly, largely because Republicans don’t like the Supreme Court very much right now.

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

In bringing Holocaust imagery into the debate over the Iran nuclear deal, Mike Huckabee has displayed the intellectual bankruptcy of his position.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

Donald Trump won’t rule out running against the eventual Republican nominee. Will the RNC use this as an excuse to try to force him out of the race?

Good news for the President.

Despite his remarks about John McCain, Donald Trump is likely to be around for some time to come.

Rand Paul’s Presidential campaign isn’t going so well at the moment.

Donald Trump leads in a new national poll, but a deeper look at the numbers suggests that this Trump Bubble can’t last for very much longer.

It’s all about the Benjamins.

While “fundamentals” will have more impact on choosing our next president than what happens on the campaign trail, the race itself is important.

A Republican political consultant says Hillary Clinton is in danger of losing the nomination.

As much as I wish it were otherwise, Iowa and New Hampshire are not losing their influence over the Presidential primary process.

Republicans are finally starting to react to what Donald Trump has been saying.

Donald Trump has gotten almost nothing but negative press since entering the race for President, but it doesn’t seem to be hurting him very much just yet.

In an ordinary year, Ohio Governor John Kasich seems like he’d be a perfect candidate for Republicans in an era when winning the Buckeye State is essential to winning the White House. But things are far from ordinary in the GOP.

A proposed California law would require all students who attend public school to be vaccinated, with limited exemptions for medical reasons.

Republicans aren’t going to like this one.

Matthew Dickinson takes a stab at explaining “Why So Many Republicans Are Running in 2016.”

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal enters the Presidential race today, but it’s hard to see how he even manages to become a plausible candidate.

Chris Christie appears set to enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, but voters back home in New Jersey don’t seem to think very highly of him anymore.

Jeb Bush’s campaign launch seems to be going well so far, while Rand Paul and Ted Cruz (and Donald Trump) seem to be slipping.

Surely it’s time to put a woman on American currency again, but why go after Alexander Hamilton?

Whether Republicans are ready or not, Donald Trump is coming.

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

Rick Perry is hoping to do something that hasn’t happened before in American politics, come back from a campaign that imploded.

Rand Paul Is at a distinct disadvantage compared to his fellow Republican candidates for President.

Lindsey Graham is the latest entrant into the Presidential race, but it’s hard to see how he gets out of the bottom of the polls.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was refused a job because of her hijab.

The New York Times really, really wants a horse race for the Democratic nomination.

A new poll shows that nearly seven in ten Americans believe that people who are terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives with the help of a doctor.

The race for the Republican nomination is as tight as ever, and so far nobody seems to be emerging as a clear front-runner.

Rand Paul held the Senate floor for nearly twelve hours yesterday to talk about the PATRIOT Act, but it’s unclear if he accomplished anything.

With 14 candidates vying for the Republican nomination, TV execs are scrambling to make the debates watchable.

The Republican debate stage in 2016 is going to be even more crowded than it was in 2012.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is going to be looking for that elusive second act in American politics.

George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.

Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, could hold the key to the future of Britain in her hands after the election ends on May 7th.

49 “experts in governance and democracy” to call for nonsensical reforms to the presidential debates.

For months, Ted Cruz said the nomination of Loretta Lynch must be blocked. Then, he failed to show up when the Senate voted on her nomination.