Outside the Beltway

Kentucky Governor-Elect is backing a change in state law that would eliminate the problems created when Kim David refused to issue marriage license to same-sex couples.

Republican Matt Bevin picked up what comes as a surprise win to many observers, and that sets up a big fight over what had been a PPACA program that the White House has touted.

Rand Paul’s flailing Presidential campaign seems to be raising concerns about his Senate seat among some Republicans.

The Supreme Court has denied a Kentucky Clerk’s request to stay a ruling requiring her to comply with the law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Kentucky has offered the Supreme Court a defense of its ban on same-sex marriage that seems laughable.

Rather than being a bad thing, negative campaigning is an essential part of our political system.

The streak continues.

The string of victories for same-sex marriage continues as a Federal Judge rules that the Commonwealth of Kentucky must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

Once again, the punditocracy is bemoaning the rise of so-called “negative campaigning.”

Politico runs this morning with the shocking revelation that Keith Olbermann is a Democrat.

Once again, the political media is wringing it’s hands over “negative” ads. As usual, it’s all a bunch of nonsense.

Jack Conway’s “Aqua Buddha” ad has come back to haunt him in the polls, and may become the act that seals his fate on Election Day.

If you’re looking for negative campaigning, personal insults, and all the other things that make American politics fun, look no further than Kentucky.

Polls show the Republicans easily retaking the House but falling short in the Senate. But 2006 showed us that wave elections can produce shocking outcomes.

A newly released poll on the Kentucky Senate race may not be an accurate measure of what’s actually going on in that race.

Jack Conway is now only 2 points behind Tea Party favorite Rand Paul.

Christine O’Donnell’s victory in Delaware Tuesday has made it less likely that the GOP will be able to take control of the Senate, but they still have an excellent shot of making substantial gains that will transform Congress’s Upper House.

Rand Paul is apparently taking heat from some of his more socially conservative supporters after FEC reports indicate he received a donation from the owner of an Adult web site. People need to get a life.

Rand Paul’s initial mis-steps after winning the Republican primary seem to be largely behind him.

As the campaign in Kentucky heats up for the final sprint to November, Rand Paul seems to have succeeded in moving beyond many of the mis-steps that plagued him three months ago.