Outside the Beltway

Can Rick Perry bounce back from the epic disaster of his 2012 campaign?

A pattern continues.

Does one Special Election in Florida tells us anything about nationwide trends? Probably not.

Some interesting polls out of Virginia today, but McAuliffe is still the clear leader in this race.

Reports of the death of the Voting Rights Act have been greatly exaggerated.

Election rules should be oriented towards increasing participation, not based on partisan calculations.

Thinking can be an uncomfortable exercise.

Not as much learning going on as one might like, to be honest.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on another big case.

It’s time to panic over anonymous guys in Philadelphia again, at least if you work at Fox News Channel.

Will Ohio’s Provisional Ballot’s be 2012’s version of the Hanging Chad?

Democrats Barack Obama and Tim Kaine have gained momentum in Virginia in weekend polling.

Republicans already seem to be blaming Hurricane Sandy in the event Mitt Romney loses.

Republicans are going to get trounced among Latino voters tomorrow, and they only have themselves to blame.

Could Romney win Ohio by ginning up Republican turnout and tamping down Democratic votes?

The OTB gang give their best guess at the outcome of the 2012 presidential contest.

A recent poll has Obama and Romney tied among women. Another gives Obama a 33 point edge.

Once again, the Obama campaign appears to have an advantage among people who have voted already or will be voting before Election Day.

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

Romney’s post-debate surge is being picked up in swing state polls, but will it be enough?

Mitt Romney has gotten a bump in the polls from Wednesday debate, but it’s still too early to say if it means anything.

Another legal victory for the Obama campaign in Ohio.

September’s BLS Report will likely be significant but, behind the numbers, things don’t look all that great.

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.

Mitt Romney has an Ohio problem, and little time to fix it.

Should people be able to vote six weeks before Election Day?

Understandably, Republicans are becoming nervous about the way things are going for Team Romney.

The reported Romney “reboot” doesn’t look very impressive.

Several recent polls suggest that Mitt Romney is losing the advantage he had over the President on economic issues.

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

A clear victory for the Obama campaign in an Ohio Court, but will it stand on appeal?

Breaking: The American press often does a lousy job.

The Obama campaign is challenging an Ohio law that gives members of the military three extra days to vote. They have a very persuasive argument.

We should want more voters, not less, if we actually value representaitve democracy.

The future of the Republican race in 2012 is in the balance in the Wolverine State.

Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.

This is no way to pick a Presidential Nominee.

Mitt Romney won big last night, Newt Gingrich was Newt Gingrich, and the race is coming to the beginning of the end.