Outside the Beltway

Michele Bachmann is not Sarah Palin.

Will last night’s debate have any influence on the potential candidates who weren’t there?

The debate format was the biggest loser last night, but there were a few memorable moments in New Hampshire.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.

There’s precedent for this sort of thing happening and the candidate making the comeback. And you don’t have to go back too far.

Newt Gingrich’s entire senior presidential staff has resigned.

Herman Cain says he wouldn’t sign any bill longer than three pages. It’s a line that will get him applause, but it’s totally impractical.

To paraphrase Rumsfeld: you go to the ballot box with the candidate you have, not the candidate you want, or would like to have.

Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.

Sarah Palin will be heading to yet another important primary state while insisting she isn’t running for President yet. And the press follows her like a lonely puppy.

The battle of Iowa is beginning with Mitt Romney in the lead, but Herman Cain and Sarah Palin aren’t far behind.

Herman Cain is getting a lot of attention lately, but will he amount to anything?

Sarah Palin’s latest media spectacle will be heading west next month.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops the latest CNN poll of Republican presidential contenders.

Once again, Sarah Palin has made herself the center of attention in the political world.

Should we worry about the deficit when funding “disaster relief”? Should we be funding “disaster relief” at all?

Sarah Palin has commissioned a film to bolster her reputation. This is very intriguing on a number of levels.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

You don’t often see a candidate for President tell Iowans that he wants to eliminate ethanol subsidies, but Tim Pawlenty did.

Yea you get to live in a nice house for a few years if you win, but why would any normal human being put themselves through a campaign for President?

With the customary hand-wringing over the low quality of the presidential field well underway, the corollary pining for other candidates to join the race is starting.

Wall Street says raise the debt ceiling. The Tea Party says no. What will the GOP do?

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

All signs are that Michele Bachmann is running for president. What impact will she have on the race?

With Huckabee out, the right side of the GOP primary base may end up divided. And that will help Mitt Romney.

It’s Campaign Fact of Life No. 1: If you aren’t a factor in the race, you aren’t going to get free media.

Mike Huckabee’s decision not to run has shaken up the GOP field for 2012.

New rules for the 2012 primary open the door for a Tea Party candidate to take the GOP nomination.

David Brooks declares Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, and Jon Huntsman the only serious candidates for the Republican nomination.

A study shows that most national columnists and talking heads are about as accurate as a coin flip.

There are signs that the Ryan Plan isn’t playing well with the public.

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