Outside the Beltway

A big setback for Mississippi’s erstwhile Tea Party candidate for Senate.

Congressional elections have become “nationalized” to a far greater extent than they have ever been.

Republicans are starting to talk about immigration reform, but do they really mean it?

Republicans already seem to be blaming Hurricane Sandy in the event Mitt Romney loses.

Mitt Romney’s intransigence over releasing more tax returns is politically stupid.

A Mississippi judge has stayed a slew of pardons issued by Haley Barbour on his way out the door.

Is George Bush to blame for a weak Republican field almost four years after he left office? Not entirely.

Barring a disaster, Mitt Romney is going to win the New Hampshire Primary, but who comes in second is still up in the air.

Mississippi voters easily defeated an amendment to the state constitution that declared life begins at conception.

Are America’s political parties become irrelevant?

The story of Perry’s hunting lodge probably doesn’t tell us that much about Perry, but it is still telling.

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

Wives have played key roles in several GOP nomination trajectories this year. Newt Gingrich appears to be the latest example.

With the 2012 GOP field looking very underwhelming, GOP insiders are looking toward Indianapolis for a savior.

Can one effectively run for the presidency if one’s spouse doesn’t want to be in the spotlight?

Why are many of the top Republicans are sitting out the race despite a seemingly vulnerable incumbent?

Charles Krauthammer called Donald Trump the “Al Sharpton” of the GOP presidential primary contest

For the first time, Donald Trump is leading a poll for the GOP 2012 nomination. That’s bad news for the GOP.