Outside the Beltway

87% of those who gave at least $200 to Barack Obama in 2008 have not yet done so in 2012.

The factors influencing Russian policy in Syria are many, and some of them are quite ancient.

Should it be anyone’s business if you vote?

There may be only one solution to saving the Euro.

Alan Simpson is imparting wisdom to his fellow Republicans. I doubt they will listen.

For the first time in 68 years, neither major party candidate for President has served in the military. Does this matter?

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

The GOP has a serious problem with the Latino vote, and it may too late to fix it.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

States actually have constitutional authority over the selection of electors, not of the president.

Republican politicians have largely avoided the topic of same-sex marriage since President Obama’s announcement. Why?

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.

All the available evidence suggest that the Occupy movement has fizzled away into virtual nothingness.

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

A new poll finds that adding Chris Christie to the ticket would fail to deliver New Jersey to the Republicans.

The battle lines are being drawn for another showdown over the debt ceiling.

Will Twitter impact the 2012 elections? The evidence seems thin that it will.

Recall elections in a hyper-partisan atmosphere are not a good thing.

Some Republicans see the light on same-sex marriage. Whether the party will listen is another question.

He may be running against Barack Obama, but Mitt Romney seems to mention Jimmy Carter a lot.

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.

Some thoughts on the potential impact of the President’s announcement on same-sex marriage.

Optimism sells. Someone should remind the GOP of this fact.

The New Yorker’s John Cassidy sees “Good and Bad News for Obama” in Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat.

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

Osama bin Laden’s death provides Barack Obama with an important political shield during the upcoming campaign.

Republicans should have listened to Mitch Daniels, because he was right.

Some thoughts on the voter registration/voter turnout debate.

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