Outside the Beltway

It’s a shame that Duverger’s Law doesn’t come with criminal penalties.

State-level job approval numbers seem to suggest that the President could have Electoral College worries in 2012.

The electoral map should be making the Obama 2012 camp just a little bit nervous.

With the customary hand-wringing over the low quality of the presidential field well underway, the corollary pining for other candidates to join the race is starting.

A new set of polls from Gallup show that President Obama is still looking good for re-election.

Florida has again scheduled its primary ahead of the deadlines set by the Republican and Democratic parties.

A new poll finds that Republican policies on immigration are chasing Latino voters straight into the arms of the Democratic Party.

Political columnist John Heilemann thinks he’s come up with a scenario that would put Sarah Palin in the White House, but his assumptions don’t add up.

Thomas Friedman engages in some early speculation about a serious third party presidential run. As usual, such speculation ignores the basic structures of American politics.

A new projection of Congressional reapportionment shows a dramatic shift to traditionally Republican states in the South and Southwest.

How does the Electoral College influence policy and campaigning?

The first in a multi-part series on the Electoral College.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

Massachusetts becomes the latest state to join in the National Popular Vote initiative.

Massachusetts will become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote movement, a compact wherein states throw their Electoral College votes to the nationwide winner once enough states agree to ensure that outcome.

A new poll shows that Americans have some odd ideas about the Constitution, and how to change it.