Outside the Beltway

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

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

Mitt Romney still has problems with Southern whites that could pose problems for him in states like Virginia and North Carolina.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

It’s Obama’s race to lose, not a coin toss.

Once again, a Presidential election could be decided by the Buckeye State.

Brookings Institute scholar William Galston says election night might end early this year even if the race remains tight.

The Romney Campaign is reportedly planning a more aggressive campaign against the President for the fall.

The GOP is set to approve rules changes that will impact the 2016 primaries, and beyond. They’re a good start.

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

There is much to critique in Washington, but the nexus of the governance problem at the moment is the GOP.

Rob Portman, Bob McDonnell, and Brian Sandoval yield the biggest Electoral College advantage.

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.

Mitt Romney faces an uphill battle in trying to get to that magic number of 270 Electoral Votes.

Virginia could be the state that decides who controls the United States Government.

Three swing state poll results should be raising some real concerns among Team Romney today.

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

Yet more evidence that this is shaping up to be a very close election.

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 biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

The odds are against anyone who challenges an incumbent President. So, how do you do it?

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

A new poll shows just how badly the GOP is doing among Hispanic voters.

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

Wherein we find that Santorum is the “fun” choice and a few election cliches pay a visit.

Once again, people are engaging in largely mindless speculation involving Hillary Clinton.

Gary Johnson’s quest is quixotic, but interesting nonetheless.

Expect plenty of GOP infighting if President Obama is re-elected next November.

Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a Republican law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public employees–and also rebuked the health insurance mandate central to ObamaCare.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

George Will reminds conservatives to look in the mirror if the prospect of a President Romney dismays them.

Neither political party is resonating with the public right now, and neither is acting in the manner the public would like.

Rick Santorum: naked partisan. (Although, really, this is more a post about the EC than it is about Santorum).

A book could be written on this subject, but let me suggest the following as a good place to start

Of the institutions designed by the Framers, the electoral college is the one that deserves the least amount of defense if one’s defense is predicated on assumptions of the genius of said framers.

Allocating Electoral Votes by Congressional District is an idea whose time has come.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

The US came a lot closer to something resembling a parliamentary system than most people think.