Outside the Beltway

The Democrats have a big advantage in the Electoral College, at least for now.

Contrary to popular belief, eyewitness testimony is often quite unreliable.

Can Rick Perry bounce back from the epic disaster of his 2012 campaign?

New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.

Today in “Dumb Things Republicans Say.”

The Democratic field for 2016 is frozen in place waiting for the presumptive frontrunner to make a decision.

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Was there ever a more tepid endorsement than “Joe Scarborough for President? Sure, Why Not?”

So, Dana Milbank has a column.

Nora Caplan-Bricker contends that, “Mike Huckabee Could Be President—If Only He Wanted It.”

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

If something is going to be done about an out of control National Security State, it’ll be because the American people demand it.

Huckabee resurgent? A new poll makes the case, but it’s far too early to say.

Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.

Will a couple closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge end up being a problem for New Jersey’s Chris Christie going forward?

A new book by former SecDef Robert Gates is making political waves in Washington power circles, but will it matter to ordinary Americans?

The year that will soon ended will go down in history as the year that the same-sex marriage debate changed forever.

A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Some recent political science on the subject.

Felons! Foreigners! When will the madness end?

Is Mike Huckabee about to re-enter politics in a big way?

Republicans have some good ideas about overhauling how they pick a nominee. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see how most of them can be enforced.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts has promised to serve her entire six-year term.

The 7 seats most likely to switch parties are held by Democrats.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.

After the GOP blocked a series of Obama judicial nominees, Democrats are again threatening to go nuclear on filibuster reform.

The state where the same-sex marriage battle began is just days away from legalizing same-sex marriage.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

Looking at Chris Christie as he interacts with voters in New Jersey offers a glimpse of just how he could succeed in a 2016 GOP nomination fight.

Chris Christie’s decision to take a tactical retreat on the issue of same-sex marriage raises some interesting questions for 2016.

Polling looks bleak for the GOP right now, but it’s unclear what that will mean a year from now.

To borrow a phrase from Stephen Colbert, if you want to understand how Congress works, you better know a District.

The news PPACA controversy appears to be based on a complete misunderstanding of one provision of the law.

The one Republican currently polling anywhere close to Hillary Clinton is, unfortunately for the GOP base, Chris Christie.

Some Members of Congress are calling for a debate before any strikes on Syria. They’re absolutely right.