Outside the Beltway

It never ceases to amaze me how many smart people manage to believe, against all evidence to the contrary, that their political philosophy has massive support.

America’s journalists are far more liberal than America.

How would a Democrat-equivalent of Rick Perry be received?

Rick Perry’s rise in the polls can be traced to factors that threaten both Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann

While Sarah Palin continues to tease her supporters about a possible Presidential run, the damage she could do to the GOP becomes even more apparent.

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

Meet your new Republican frontrunner.

Jon Huntsman just tweeted, “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.”

President Obama’s job approval numbers are even worse when you just look at the economy.

Rick Perry declared, “One of the reasons that I’m running for president is I want to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on the uniform of the United States respects highly the president of the United States.”

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

Once again, the debt ceiling deal is raising questions about the President’s leadership.

If Mitt Romney looked in the rear view mirror he might just see Rick Perry gaining on him.

President Obama is polling at 46.8 percent, below the level needed to win re-election.

Three new polls provide a warning to both sides of the debt negotiations, but mostly to Republicans.

A majority of Americans want to ban smoking in public; a fifth want to ban it even in private.

If you look at the polls, the GOP has several things to be concerned about in the debate over the debt ceiling.

President Obama has walked out of negotiations on the debt ceiling with an agreement is nowhere in sight.

A new Gallup poll discovers something rather obvious, but there’s still a lesson for the GOP.

Recent polls seem to indicate a shift in public opinion in a more libertarian direction.

A new Gallup poll has “Generic Republican” beating President Obama. Unfortunately, the GOP won’t be able to nominate this anonymous candidate.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Is it appropriate for news organizations to decide that the people don’t need to hear from certain political candidates?

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

A majority of Americans think homosexuals account for at least a fifth of the population.

Herman Cain: candidate du jour or something more permanent?

Gallup takes the first look at the GOP field after Huckabee, Trump, and Daniels dropped out.

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

President Obama’s approval numbers shot up after Osama bin Laden was killed two weeks ago. They’ve already settled back to where they were

For the first time, a majority of Republicans support creation of a third political party. Does it really mean anything?