Outside the Beltway

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

We won’t have whats-his-name to kick around anymore.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

With twelve Democrats set to clash tonight in Ohio, it’s time to take a look at the state of the race.

The Commission on Presidential Debates has released the schedule and criteria for the General Election debates. As usual, the criteria are heavily biased in favor of the major party candidates.

Tulsi Gabbard, who managed to qualify for tomorrow’s fourth Democratic debate after missing out on the third, is threatening to boycott what may be her last chance to make her case to a national audience.

Just days after President Trump agreed to remove American forces from the scene, Turkish forces are entering northern Syria and Kurdish forces say they ar ready for war.

After a heart attack that has kept him out of the campaign for a week, it may be time for Bernie Sanders to pack it in.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is behind in the polls but still able to stay alive financially.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

It looks like we’ll have Cory Booker to kick around for a little while longer.

The criteria for the November and December debate will make it much harder for some Democrats to get on the national stage. That isn’t a bad thing.

The time for coddling the candidates polling below 5% is over.

The latest Des Moines Register poll puts Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at the top of the pack in the Hawkeye State.

Cory Booker’s campaign is basically admitting they’re at the end of the road.

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

New York City’s Mayor ends a campaign that was going nowhere.

After falling for the second debate, ratings were back near record levels for the third debate.

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

Can the media fairly parse the statements of those running against President ‘Bottomless Pinocchio’?

This evening ten Democratic candidates for President, including all of the front runners, appear on stage together for the third debate of the 2020 election cycle.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

President Trump continues to have an odd obsession with nuclear weapons.

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton is ending a Presidential bid that few people were paying attention to.

Even when it comes from his favorite propaganda network, Donald Trump doesn’t like bad news.

As many as twelve candidates for the Democratic nomination may not qualify for the next debate. They should use that as an opportunity to get out of a race they clearly aren’t going to win.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is the latest candidate to drop ou of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He won’t be the last.

Joe Biden continues to lead the Democratic field but Elizabeth Warren has slipped into second while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris appear to be slipping.

Joe Biden continues to have a strong lead in the Palmetto State, thanks largely to strong support from African-American voters.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

Beto O’Rourke is once again rejecting the idea of running for Senate instead of President.

We won’t have Hickenlooper to kick around anymore.

There are hints that former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper could abandon his seemingly doomed Presidential bid to run for Senate.

Rich candidates are buying artificial donors to stay in the contest.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

One week out from the second Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren appears to be the biggest beneficiary. while Kamala Harris appears to be falling behind.

Another post-debate poll shows little change in the race for the Democratic nomination.

A new poll has a majority of respondents saying the President is a racist. He won’t care.

The first poll since this week’s debate concluded shows little movement in the race for the Democratic nomination.

As was the case in June, the second night of the second Democratic debate was seen by more people than the first night.

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

It looks like fewer people are tuning in for the second Democratic debate.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

The bizarre format meant an angry old man got the lion’s share of air time.

For the second time in month, the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination will face off in a two-night debate, so it’s as good a time as any to look at the polls.