Outside the Beltway

So far at least, the 2014 elections do not appear likely to be a political earthquake on the scale of 2006, 2008, or 2010.

Vladimir Putin seems to be getting a lot of love from cultural conservatives in the United States.

The likelihood of any action on gun control in 2014 is extremely limited

The PPACA has had a rough 2013, and 2014 could be even worse.

For a year that seemed to start out so well, 2013 has been among the President’s worst of this five years he’s been in office.

David Brooks thinks that the problem with American Government is that the Presidency isn’t strong enough.

Gun control has faded as a political issue as the memory of Newtown has faded, and that was entirely predictable.

The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

Time to start talking about lame ducks?

Congressman Steve Stockman’s primary challenge of Senator John Cornyn could be a big deal, or, more likely, it could be a dud.

In 1789, George Washington took office after being elected by only a small portion of the population of the U.S. Does that mean he wasn’t “democratically elected?”

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.

Millenials don’t seem very concerned about signing up for ObamaCare, and they’re not very thrilled with Obama at the moment either.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

The Obama White House dropped some big news as everyone headed out of town.

The Generic Congressional Ballot has shifted again, but how long will this trend last?

We have a certified “winner” in the Virginia Attorney General’s race, but where it heads from here is still up in the air.

Yesterday’s change to the filibuster rule is likely to have little impact outside the beltway and the political chattering class.

The trends in President Obama’s approval numbers are not moving in the direction he ought to want them to go.

Do Voter ID laws really suppress voter turnout? The evidence from at least one state doesn’t prove it.

Congressional Democrats are not very pleased with the White House right now.

The next Attorney General of Virginia will be named Mark. And that’s about all we really know at this point.

Once again, pretty much everybody hates Congress. However, it’s unclear if that will matter come Election Day.

A story that has turned into a partisan kickball and some bad journalism have resulted in a celebrated news program getting considerable egg on its face.

The margin in the Virginia Attorney General’s race is, quite literally, razor thin.

Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.

When it comes to the unfolding conflict inside the GOP, Mitch McConnell seems to have fired an opening shot.

Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

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

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

87.18% of the caucus is elected from safe to very safe districts and, therefore, the only real fear that they might have for their jobs would be at the primary stage.

Legislation to ban discrimination in employment against gays and lesbians is set to make major gains in the Senate.

Polls in Virginia don’t open for another 48 hours or so, but the end result has become fairly apparent when you look at the polls.

The news that Obama aides discussed a change to the 2012 ticket is part of the latest Halperin/Heilemann campaign history.

Could Congress actually pass some form of immigration reform before the midterms? Don’t bet on it just yet.