Outside the Beltway

For all the hype, it’s unlikely that tonight’s debate will have the same impact as the October 3rd Debate.

Falling on the sword?

A round of finger pointing in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack.

Last night’s Vice-Presidential debate was combative, but is unlikely to have a major impact on the race for President.

Viewers thought Paul Ryan was more likable and articulate than Joe Biden.

Did Biden come across as intense? Or just a jerk? Did Ryan come off as inexperienced by comparison to the much more seasoned Biden? Or as a decent, earnest guy ready to step onto the stage?

Sizing up the stakes for tonight’s one and only meeting between the two Vice-Presidential candidates.

Expectations are high for Paul Ryan heading in to Thursday’s Vice-Presidential debate. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Republicans will have some choices to make if President Obama is re-elected.

It’s still possible for Mitt Romney to win this election, but is it probable?

A new book by one of the Navy SEALs involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden differs significantly from the official version put forward by the government.

The Romney/Ryan ticket has gained grown in Wisconsin and Florida, and is steady in Ohio, but they’ve got a Medicare problem.

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

POLITICO has a new eBook on the Obama campaign and wants you to buy it.

Maybe the real problem this year isn’t that the campaign is unduly nasty, but that it’s incredibly petty.

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

The quadrennial political conventions have become, long, boring, tedious, and largely predetermined. It’s time to shake things up by making them a lot shorter.

John Cole takes exception to my recent summary of recent Obama campaign highlight.

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

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

There’s a large group of people out there that like the President, but they’re probably not going to vote.

If a new Gallup poll is any indication, Paul Ryan was not a great pick.

For the first time in 80 years, there are no veterans on the major party Presidential tickets.

He’s no Sarah Palin but Paul Ryan doesn’t make immediate sense as Romney’s running mate.

Alex Pareene’s quip that “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals” has gone viral.

There are some indications that Mitt Romney may be ready to announce his running mate selection as early as this week.

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

The “Clinton-Biden Switcheroo” Scenario is the pundit’s fantasy that will not die.

A new poll finds that adding Chris Christie to the ticket would fail to deliver New Jersey to the Republicans.

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.

How the Vice-President’s comment’s on Meet The Press led to an historic Presidential announcement.

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.