Outside the Beltway

The post title is quite the recurring question, it would seem.

Now that they control all of Congress, some Republicans are suddenly deciding that the filibuster should be repealed.

A new poll of 2016 primary voters shows that even Republicans are coming to accept that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married.

A new Patriots cheating scandal, or much ado about nothing?

Nebraska and Oklahoma are suing Colorado over the Centennial State’s decision to legalize marijuana, but they don’t seem to have much of a case.

The costs of more than a decade of war are far higher than many ever thought, and we’re still paying the price for the fiscal irresponsibility of the Bush Administration while they were being fought.

You’ve got your playoff College Football fans, as imperfect as it was inevitably going to be.

Texas has joined with 16 other states in a lawsuit against the Obama Administration over the President’s executive action on immigration. At first glance, it doesn’t appear to have much legal merit.

Based on the available evidence, there’s very little evidence that Voter ID laws had a significant impact on the midterm elections.

Same-sex marriage advanced in Kansas and South Carolina yesterday, and will soon be law in Montana, but the Supreme Court is what matters now,

A popular idea that does nothing useful while simultaneously violating the Constitution.

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.

An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.

2014 was not supposed to be a wave election, but it clearly qualifies as one.

Time to look into the crystal ball.

With the midterms over, it’s time for Sarah Palin to start grifting again.

The B.C.S. was far from perfect, and the College Football Playoff system will be, at best, only slightly better.

Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.

There’s at least a 50-50 chance we won’t know who controls the Senate until weeks after Election Day.

Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.

The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

In the space of one week, we’ve gone from 19 states that recognize same-sex marriage to 29. Soon, it will be 35.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

Is former Senator Larry Pressler surging in his Independent bid to win back his old Senate seat?

The death of the Tea Party is greatly exaggerated.

By failing to act, the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same-sex marriage in eleven more states.

Two weeks after it seemed to be tightening, there are signs the battle for control of the Senate may be moving in the GOP’s direction.

Third-party candidates in several states could end up having a big say in the battle for control of the Senate.

The Kansas Supreme Court may have just upended the battle for control of the U.S. Senate

A number of factors unique to 2014 make it likely that control of the Senate could be up in the air for months after Election Day.

Kansas’s highest court heard argument today in a legal dispute that could play a huge role in deciding who controls the Senate after November 4th.

Republicans still have an advantage, but Democrats seem to be holding their own in the battle for Senate control.

The Kansas Senate race is becoming unexpectedly interesting.

A political earthquake in the Sunflower State that could have a big impact on the battle for control of the Senate.

The GOP has a good chance of taking the Senate in 2014, but it will be by a narrow margin.