Outside the Beltway

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

Republicans think they found the smoking gun of the 2012 election. They’re kidding themselves.

Mitt Romney’s campaign schedule has been oddly light recently.

In order to win, Mitt Romney needs the support of a large segment of the 47% of the populace he wrote off back in May.

Michael Lewis has a long feature in Vanity Fair titled “Obama’s Way,” based on six months with the president.

Capitulating to a mob is never a good idea.

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

One Professor suggests we sacrifice yet more of our freedom in the wake of the embassy protests in the Middle East.

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

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy weaknesses are starting to become apparent.

My latest for The National Interest, “Freedom of Speech and Religion in Egypt and Libya,” has posted.

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

A day of protests over a film nobody has ever heard of has lead to the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.

The 9/11 attacks and our response to them changed America, and not for the better.

A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney was sounding more like Rick Santorum than himself.

If the first round of post-convention polling is correct, President Obama may be pulling away from Mitt Romney.

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.

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.

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

Jeb Bush continues to speak the truth on the GOP’s position on immigration issues. Sadly, his fellow Republicans aren’t listening.

I question the timing of the Republican Convention.

The political convention we know is a 19th Century relic. It’s time to modernize it and make it a lot shorter.

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

“To Be Announced” has a prime speaking slot late in the Thursday program.

As Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, will the Republican Convention be even further impacted?

Unless something changes, Obama remains the odds-on favorite to win.

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

Tropical Storm Isaac won’t be as much of a danger to Tampa as feared, but it’s still having an impact. That’s all because of bad scheduling ideas.

The former Republican governor of Florida says his former party is so extreme that it holds positions he held two years ago.

The fact that yesterday’s shooting at the Empire State Building resulted in nine civilians being injured by police bullets raises several questions.

The fallout from Todd Akin’s rape comments on Sunday has exposed a rift in the Republican Party.

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

The Romney/Ryan ticket has gained grown in Wisconsin and Florida, and is steady in Ohio, but they’ve got a Medicare problem.

Heading into the party conventions, the Presidential race is as close as ever.