Outside the Beltway

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

Polling continues to suggest that voters in Virginia are not nearly as concerned with the past behavior of state leaders as the political establishment might be.

A man somehow got elected governor without being very good at politics.

There’s a good reason why Democrats want Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to get out of the way sooner rather than later.

There’s not really a good explanation for this, Governor Northam.

Nominating Corey Stewart is beginning to look like the biggest mistake Virginia Republicans have ever made.

Corey Stewart rose to become the Republican Party’s Senate nominee in Virginia with blatant appeals to racial division. Now his party fears they’ll be the ones who end up paying the price.

Virginia Republicans nominated arch-Trumpist Corey Stewart for the Senate three weeks ago. His campaign appears to be going about as well as expected.

Virginia Republicans took a hard-right turn in yesterday’s primary. This is likely to benefit the Democrats.

Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

After nearly twenty years, the Republican domination of the Virginia House of Delegates came to an end thanks to a single vote.

Republicans have a Donald Trump problem, and they can’t run away from it.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

President Obama spoke out yesterday against his successor and the America he has created.

New polling shows Democratic nominee Ralph Northam continuing to lead Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia Governor’s race, but anything is still possible with three weeks to go until Election Day.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, has come out against the most recent immigration-related action by the national leader of his party.

Republicans and Democrats have picked their candidates for 2017’s Governor’s race, but the biggest name is likely to be one not on the ballot, Donald Trump.

In addition to the race in New Jersey, the statewide races in Virginia are also being looked to as a barometer of American politics in the first year of the Trump Administration.

Virginia Democrats tried to capture control of the Virginia State Senate by, in part, emphasizing gun control issues. The fact that they failed is instructive.

As expected, former Virginia Governor and Republican National Committee chairman Jim Gilmore has tossed his hat into the ring:

A 1980 debate between Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush shows a different GOP.

In the wake of the latest Supreme Court decision, the Affordable Care Act seems to have become even more firmly established than it was before last week, and the prospect of repeal has become even less likely.

Trying to explain one of the biggest surprises of Election Night 2014.

The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.

Arguably the most surprising Senate race of 2014 was in Virginia, and it’s not over yet.

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie picked an odd issue on which to start his closing argument to Virginia voters.

The Affordable Care Act is playing almost no role in the midterm elections.

Once something that generally benefited Republicans, social issues are now becoming a wedge issue for Democrats.

Emil Henry makes “The Case for Mitt Romney in 2016.”

The establishment wins one in Virginia, but that’s unlikely to help the GOP in November

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

All eyes on Northern Virginia.

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

The Romney campaign went on television to address the Bain issue, but again they just seem to have muddied the water.

Is money the only thing that matters in post-Citizens United American politics?

Don’t confuse moderation in tone with moderation in beliefs.

President Obama and the Democrats are charging the Chamber of Commerce of funneling foreign money into ads for Republicans. It’s a desperate move unlikely to work.

Some Republicans are start to wonder if it’s such a good idea for their party to be so closely associated with the heated rhetoric surrounding the future of this former Burlington Coat Factory.