Outside the Beltway

Illinois wants to solve its Medicaid problem by hoping its citizens smoke more cigarettes.

Ilya Shapiro asks, “If luxury stadiums were hugely profitable, why would the savvy businessmen who own the teams let the politicians in on the windfall?”

Common Cause has filed a specious lawsuit alleging that the filibuster is unconstitutional.

The Oval Office is nothing like a corporate boardroom.

Ron Paul’s supporters are racking up delegate wins at party conventions in caucus states, but it won’t matter in the end.

Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, what happens to his delegates?

When will Santorum bow to the inevitable?

David C. Levy argues college professors at teaching universities are overpaid because they don’t put in enough hours.

Rick Santorum’s inability to stay away from the culture wars may have been his undoing.

Mitt Romney’s campaign gives us a lesson in how not to stage a “major” economic speech.

The race appears to be tightening in The Wolverine State.

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that anyone will have the race for the nomination wrapped up any time soon.

This is no way to pick a Presidential Nominee.

Is Rick Santorum’s momentum unstoppable?

Once again, the face of the Republican race has changed.

If the reaction at this year’s CPAC is any indication, Mitt Romney still has some work to do to seal up his party’s base.

A new poll shows Santorum surging ahead of Mitt Romney nationally

Are the American people tuning out of politics altogether?

One analyst sees a way that the current GOP race could indeed lead to a brokered convention.

Rick Santorum swept three states that are off the media radar screen. Will it revive his campaign?

Once again, a government entity thinks the average person is too dumb to take care of themselves.

Last night, we saw the beginning of the end of the Newt Gingrich campaign whether he realizes it or not.

Romney continues to roll up decisive victories while Gingrich gets increasingly bitter and nasty.

Things aren’t all sunshine and roses for the Obama 2012 campaign.

Mitt Romney has stumbled this week, and may pay for it tomorrow, but he’s still the only candidate with a realistic chance to win the Republican nomination.

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

When candidates start talking about focusing on post-IA/NH primaries, they are in trouble.

After almost a year of campaigning, it’s finally time for someone to cast a vote.

Executive summary: She’s a kook unfit to serve as dog catcher, much less leader of the free world.

Yet another clue about what’s going on in the Hawkeye State.

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Newt Gingrich is leading the GOP field, but losing to President Obama, but Republican voters don’t seem to care.

Newt Gingrich is looking really good in the Hawkeye State right now.