Outside the Beltway

Bernie Sanders is continuing to let his supporters believe he has a chance to win the Democratic nomination. He is either delusional, or he is lying to his supporters.

Hillary Clinton is hoping to avoid an embarrassing loss in California to Bernie Sanders, and she just got some help from an unlikely source.

Even as it becomes more and more apparent that he cannot win the Democratic nomination for President, Bernie Sanders is not letting up on his rhetoric against the leadership of the party he claims he’ll support in November.

Bernie Sanders won the Indiana Primary last night, but Hillary Clinton continues to accrue the delegates she needs to become the Democratic nominee.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

Hillary Clinton scored another big win in New York last night, putting her closer to clinching the Democratic nomination, and causing Bernie Sanders’ campaign to make even less sense.

Just days before a high stakes primary in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed over familiar themes in their latest debate.

There are many aspects of the way delegates to the party convention are chosen that is “undemocratic,” but it’s unclear why this is a problem.

Bernie Sanders pulled off another win, but it puts him no closer to having a realistic chance of winning the nomination.

With the Democratic race headed into territory where Hillary Clinton is heavily favored, Bernie Sanders may finally be coming to realize that he can’t possibly win the Democratic nomination.

If you were looking for evidence that the race for the Democratic nomination is basically over, you need look no further than last night’s Democratic Debate.

So close, and yet so very, very, far.

Good for her.

Beau Biden, the former attorney general of Delaware and son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer at the age of 46.

A man best known, perhaps, for what he didn’t do, has passed away

Columbus, Philadelphia, or New York City (well, Brooklyn really)?

Todd Akin continues to give Republicans headaches.

Just in time for the midterms, Todd Akin is back to remind voters of the GOP’s problems with female voters.

One of the most repeated comments about the 2016 race is based on something that just isn’t true.

The very idea of a “war on religion” in the United States is absurd.

Charlie Crist, and his tan, want the Governor’s Mansion back.

As expected, President Obama’s latest “pivot” to the economy is less than meets the eye.

What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?

Charlie Crist, run out of the Republican Party, is now a Democrat.

Increasingly, the right of people to speak is being sacrificed in the name of “tolerance” and “security.”

The Presidential race seems to be returning to the state it was in before the political conventions.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

The biggest surprise of the Presidential race to date is the fact that Mitt Romney has lost the edge he once had on economic issues.

The President’s poll lead has shrunk, but there are still signs of trouble for Mitt Romney.

It’s still possible for Mitt Romney to win this election, but is it probable?

The Occupy movement began one year ago today. It’s no surprise that it ended up being a failure.

Romney supporters seem to want to paint Obama as Carter. This is unlikely to help.

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy weaknesses are starting to become apparent.

A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.

Jimmy Carter’s ex-presidency has lasted the equivalent of 26 Iranian hostage crises.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney was sounding more like Rick Santorum than himself.

If the first round of post-convention polling is correct, President Obama may be pulling away from Mitt Romney.