Outside the Beltway

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

There are still three months or so go. The race is incredibly tight. And, voters are starting to really dislike both candidates.

Two words spoken by a Romney aide have led to a ridiculous firestorm on the right, while the rest of their comments are being ignored.

Carbon emissions in the U.S. have declined just as use of natural gas in electricity production has increased. That’s no coincidence.

Alex Pareene’s quip that “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals” has gone viral.

Antonin Scalia says “The only question in Bush v. Gore was whether the presidency would be decided by the Florida Supreme Court or the United States Supreme Court.”

While the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United has been blamed for the massive increase in money in this year’s campaign, it really wasn’t the culprit.

Another poll demonstrates the serious problems that the GOP has with Latino voters.

By failing to respond adequately, Mitt Romney is letting his opponent define him for the voters. That could hurt him greatly in November.

John Boehner speaks an inconvenient, for Mitt Romney at least, truth.

In advance of tomorrow’s ruling, some pundits on the left are displaying some very odd views on the role of the law in American politics.

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

More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.

Are the Stuxnet and Flame attacks the opening shots in a dangerous new era of secret war?

Mitt Romney continues to trail the President very badly among Latino voters. That could be a big problem in November.

It’s a wonder the Constitution gets followed at all.

Thomas Friedman continues his quixotic quest for a third party. His candidate: a fantasy Barack Obama.

Mitt Romney believes he could take America to war without Congressional involvement.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

Neil Munro acted like a jerk, but Barack Obama needs to be more open to questions than he has been.

A year old, seconds-long, scene from a show on HBO has apparently become the latest cause for outrage.

The President’s comment that the private sector is “doing fine” continues to be a topic of discussion.

Mitt Romney thinks prospective Presidents should be required to have business experience.

Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to eschew GOP tax orthodoxy.

The official portrait of George W. Bush, the 43rd president, was unveiled at the White House yesterday. The ceremony was a rare display of political humor and grace.

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

The New York Times finds some infighting among old Republican foreign policy hands.

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.

Another reason to give everyone adiditional pause (as there already ought to be some) for anyone looking to Breitbart’s empire for good information.

Jennifer Rubin accuses Colin Powell of political opportunism for hedging on whether to renew his endorsement of Barack Obama.

The people who gave us the “war on Christmas” are now touting an upsurge on black-on-white crime.

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.