Outside the Beltway

After 36 years, the quadrennial absurdity of the Iowa Straw Poll is dead.

Iowa Republicans may be a day away from putting the Iowa Straw Poll out of its, and our, misery.

Republicans running for President need to tread carefully in their responses if the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker isn’t officially a candidate for President yet, but he’s doing quite well in Iowa anyway.

The Iowa Straw Poll seems to be dying, and that’s a good thing.

Marco Rubio seems to be in lockstep with the extreme social conservatives when it comes to same-sex marriage.

The race for the Republican nomination is as tight as ever, and so far nobody seems to be emerging as a clear front-runner.

Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is continuing his absurd and dangerous war on the Supreme Court.

What if they held a straw poll and nobody came?

With 14 candidates vying for the Republican nomination, TV execs are scrambling to make the debates watchable.

Some analysts are wondering if Jeb Bush might just forgo investing serious resources in the Iowa Caucuses.

Two Republican candidates for President say that Republican elected officials should simply ignore the Supreme Court if it strikes down bans on same-sex marriage.

Break out the sweater vests, Rick Santorum is getting ready to enter the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

So far at least, there’s little evidence in the polls that Hillary Clinton has been hurt by the news reports about the financial dealings of the Clinton Foundation.

A new poll has some bad news for Jeb Bush in the Hawkeye State, which leads to the idea that maybe he shouldn’t waste too much time there to begin with.

Mike Huckabee’s back, but the 2008 magic is gone.

Ben Carson is running for President.

Even for political junkies, the thrill seems to be gone.

Less than two weeks after entering the race, Florida Senator Marco Rubio is at the top of the GOP field in a new poll.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO, and failed Senate candidate, Carly Fiorina will be running for President for some reason.

The GOP race remains tight, but some candidates have benefited from their entry into the race more than others. Overall, though, Hillary Clinton continues to dominate.

After declining to run in 2012, Mike Huckabee’s entry into the 2016 race seems fairly certain.

His poll numbers are down, the GOP base is not hospitable, but Chris Christie still seems to be thinking about running for President.

Rand Paul is the latest Republican to enter the race, but his path to even becoming a contender is a difficult one at best.