Outside the Beltway

News outlets are suddenly finding out that Trump was a cad in 2005. Film at 11.

Some early musings on a political fantasy that’s less implausible than it was 12 hours ago.

Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump in droves after last night’s revelation of lewd remarks he made in 2005.

Damon Linker writes, “Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn’t make them moral monsters.”

Even if Donald Trump loses next month, the political forces inside the GOP he tapped into are likely to remain very powerful.

Donald Trump is doing worse with white voters than Mitt Romney did in 2012.

According to one report, the GOP’s longest living former President plans to vote for a Democrat this fall.

The GOP civil war continues…..

Donald Trump is signaling a big shift in his immigration position.

America’s largest voting bloc is heavily turned off by Donald Trump, and that is posing long-term problems for Republicans in general.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

It just keeps getting worse.

Predictably, the latest effort to prevent Donald Trump from gaining the Republican nomination has ended in failure.

If anything, the Trump campaign is going to provide some interesting data for future political scientists who study campaigns.

Top Republican donors are becoming increasingly concerned that Donald Trump isn’t paying enough attention to raising money for the General Election campaign.

Republican insiders are apparently still looking at ways to stop Donald Trump at a convention. It’s far too late for that, guys.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

Donald Trump now has enough delegates to win the Republican nomination on the first ballot.

Some of the GOP’s top donors still aren’t sold on Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has announced that he would not be self-funding the General Election campaign. That’s probably because he really couldn’t afford to do so.

With Donald Trump now destined to become the GOP nominee, some Republican insiders are trying to put together another ‘too little, too late’ strategy to stop him.

Even before the 2016 convention, Republicans are talking about possible rules changes to stop another Trump-like candidate in 2020 or beyond.

With the field before him now clear, Donald Trump is now assured to win the Republican Presidential Nomination. After that, though, his plans don’t seem to make a lot of sense.

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.

In the immortal words of the Fonz, I was wr-wr-wr-wr . . . not exactly right.

Several top Republicans have already said that they would not accept a position on a ticket with Donald Trump, so who might he choose?

For better or worse, Republicans seem to be resigning themselves to the inevitable.

Ohio Governor John Kasich cannot win a majority of delegates at this point, but he’s still resisting calls to drop out of the race.

Looking at the delegate math, Donald Trump’s path to victory seems to be becoming clearer by the day.

Donald Trump canceled his speech at CPAC, but it’s unlikely to harm his campaign at all.

Mitt Romney came out with a blistering speech denouncing Donald Trump, but it’s unlikely to have much of an impact on the race.

Ronald Reagan famously claimed, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.” I’m going through the process in reverse.

It’s Super Tuesday, and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to go a long way toward securing the nominations of their respective parties.

Ever since last week’s debate, the race for the Republican nomination has come to resemble a schoolyard fight among a bunch of nine year-olds.

The host of a weekend show on MSNBC is angry that the network wants her to talk about the presidential race.

With one surprise endorsement, Donald Trump stole the post-debate news cycle from Marco Rubio.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz landed some punches on Donald Trump last night, but it’s doubtful that they changed the nature of the race.

On Tuesday, Ted Cruz’s campaign faces what amounts to a do-or-die battle in Texas.

If Marco Rubio can’t win in his home state, where can he win?

Donald Trump won his third contest in a row in Nevada, putting him one step closer to inevitability.

Donald Trump hasn’t hit the point of inevitability yet, but time is running short if Republicans are going to stop him.

For now at least, the Bush Dynasty has seen the end of its involvement in national politics.

Donald Trump racks up another big win, while Marco Rubio surges into second and likely saves his campaign for now.

Tonight’s results in South Carolina could have a significant impact on the race going forward. (Plus, a projection)

More likely than not, South Carolina marks the end of the road for Jeb Bush’s bid for the Presidency.

Donald Trump is on the verge of another big victory.

Donald Trump appears headed for another victory in South Carolina’s primary.