Outside the Beltway

Herman Cain is getting a lot of attention lately, but will he amount to anything?

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops the latest CNN poll of Republican presidential contenders.

There have been no significant surveys of the Republican field taken since the announcement that frontrunners Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump and Establishment darling Mitch Daniels have dropped out of the race.

Is Donald Trump back in the race? Not yet, but he hasn’t ruled it out.

When one realizes that Trump is basically a brand, rather than anything else, his PR foray into politics makes more sense.

All signs are that Michele Bachmann is running for president. What impact will she have on the race?

Does the Donald Trump flame-out provide any kind of guide to other candidates? Only if they want to host a reality show.

With Huckabee out, the right side of the GOP primary base may end up divided. And that will help Mitt Romney.

Mike Huckabee’s decision not to run has shaken up the GOP field for 2012.

We won’t have Mike Huckabee to kick around in 2012.

Mitt Romney began his effort to confront what is likely to be his biggest political liability in the 2012 campaign.

So, what’s up with Donald Trump’s bizarre hairdo? He insists it’s not a comb-over.

A respected liberal blogger thinks Sarah Palin and Donald Trump are the most appalling Americans of our time.

You thought the birther insanity was over? Silly you.

President Obama chided the media for paying too much attention to the birther issue, but his criticism was unwarranted.

Surprising no one, President Obama’s release of his long-form birth certificate has satisfied none of the Birthers.

Why are many of the top Republicans are sitting out the race despite a seemingly vulnerable incumbent?

Trump continues his antics: pulling out 2008 campaign memes and doing his best to paint Obama as a mysterious “other.”