Outside the Beltway

Hillary Clinton seems to be bouncing back from recent troubles in the latest national poll, but Vice-President Biden is starting to rise in the polls before even getting in the race.

The first significant national polls taken in the wake of last week’s debate show that Donald Trump has slipped somewhat, but still remains the clear leader of the Republican race for President.

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

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

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

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

Hillary Clinton continues to look more inevitable by the day, but Joe Biden doesn’t want to go away just yet.

President Obama thinks that it would be a good idea if everyone were forced to vote. He’s wrong, and his idea is most likely unconstitutional.

Mitt Romney is set to make an announcement at 11 Eastern today. [UPDATE: He’s out!]

Based on the available evidence, there’s very little evidence that Voter ID laws had a significant impact on the midterm elections.

Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

What happened Tuesday? And what does it tell us about 2016?

Time to look into the crystal ball.

Early numbers seem to suggest that it depends on which state you’re looking at.

The odds say that the GOP will end up with a Senate majority in the 114th Congress when all the votes are counted, but if it doesn’t happen then there’s likely to be quite a battle inside the GOP.

Early voting is a still new idea in the United States, but one that has quickly spread to a majority of states. But, is it a good idea?

Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.

After a setback, Texas will be allowed to enforce its Voter ID law. At least for now.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

A major voting rights ruling out of North Carolina.

A somewhat surprising win in Georgia.