Outside the Beltway

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

A POLITICO analysis finds that “Obama and his top campaign aides have engaged far more frequently in character attacks and personal insults than the Romney campaign.”

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

President Obama says he’s a huge Clint Eastwood fan and wasn’t offended by his performance at the RNC.

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

It’s official.

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

The GOP is set to approve rules changes that will impact the 2016 primaries, and beyond. They’re a good start.

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

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

It’s been two months since the President has taken questions from the reporters who cover him.

Yesterday it became clear that the Presidential campaign is headed into the mud.

Has the Romney campaign foolishly abandoned its best argument against the President?

Mitt Romney has effectively rebooted his campaign by picking Paul Ryan, but he’s also handed the President a powerful weapon.

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

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

Stephen Green projects the best case and minimal winning scenarios for Obama and Romney.

The Romney campaign is trying to shift the narrative.

One part of the Supreme Court’s PPACA ruling has not received a lot of attention, but it has the potential to have a lot of impact in the future.

A Fortune Magazine investigation puts a new spin on Operation Fast And Furious, but questions still remain.

The election is about the economy. The economy is awful. Yet the incumbent still holds a slight lead.

The Veepstakes doesn’t matter nearly as much as the media tells you it does.

The dispute between the Justice Department and the House of Representatives just became a bigger deal.

How would modern Republicans treat Ronald Reagan and his Vice-President?

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

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

A tough new Obama campaign ad highlights people who lost their jobs after a Bain Capital takeover–at a time Mitt Romney was not at Bain Capital.

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

Further thoughts on Ron Paul’s game plan, assuming he has one.

Ron Paul’s supporters are racking up delegate wins at party conventions in caucus states, but it won’t matter in the end.

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

What would have happened if Sarah Palin had decided to run for the Republican nomination this year?

We may have Rick Santorum to deal with in 2016.

Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, what happens to his delegates?

We won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore.

Far from being deterimental, there is a case to be made that SuperPACs have actually expended democracy during this election cycle.