Outside the Beltway

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

A new ground game in Iowa?

Newt Gingirch ups the ante in his rhetorical assault on judicial independence.

Should Ron Paul find his currently upward trajectory to continue he will find himself facing greater media (and opposition) scrutiny.

Newt Gingrich’s ideas about the role of the judiciary are very dangerous.

Newt Gingrich last night declared that he would abolish the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

Ron Paul is surging in Iowa. He’s in 3rd place in the national polls and has been for most of the race. He’s not Mitt Romney.

Signs that Newt Gingrich’s rise may be faltering.

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Newt Gingrich is leading the GOP field, but losing to President Obama, but Republican voters don’t seem to care.

More in common than they might think.

Except, of course, the parts he doesn’t like.

In a desperate bid to save a floundering campaign, Rick Perry is willing to sacrifice important freedoms.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

Newt Gingrich is looking really good in the Hawkeye State right now.

Rick Santorum has some extreme views on social welfare. Of course, he isn’t alone.

Gingrich is rising in the polls for reasons that help him in the primary race, but may hurt in a General Election.

The odds of a come back by the Texas Governor do not look good.

Stranger things have happened.

Herman Cain will announce his future campaign plans this afternoon but, in some sense, it doesn’t matter what he decides to do.

Is technology making retail politics less important?

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

Is the Cain Train finally running out of steam?

It was a good day for Newt Gingrich, but will it matter in the end?

Newt Gingrich spoke some truth on immigration last night, and that might hurt him with Republican voters.

I liveblogged and tweeted my instant, mostly snarky, reaction to the CNN foreign policy debate. Here are some more fully formed thoughts.

Newt Gingrich, Republican frontrunner. Four words most people never thought they’d see together.