Outside the Beltway

The wagons have been circled.

A bad night for Bloomberg and Warren has radically reshaped the race.

He’s campaigning in her home state and Amy Klobuchar’s, too. And may win both.

If the current polls are right, the race will be all but over in five days.

It got somewhat ugly at the kids’ table.

Most national pundits saw it differently than I did.

The clear winner was Donald Trump.

The precise distribution of 41 measly delegates is now known. Unless there’s a recount.

The primary season has just started. It is almost over.

The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.

Next week’s Democratic debate could have as few as five candidates.

“Medicare For All” is the centerpiece of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President, but she’s not talking about it as much as she used to.

Pete Buttigieg had a very successful fundraising quarter at the same time he is rising in the polls.

Thursday night’s Democratic debate drew the lowest numbers of any of this season’s debates.

A much smaller debate stage led to a much better debate last night.

It’s time for the last Democratic debate of 2019, and the stage will be smaller than it has at any time in the past.

Democrats who could prove to be vulnerable in 2020 are largely lining up in favor of impeaching the President.

Democratic Congressman Jeff van Drew of New Jersey is reportedly switching parties

The costs of irresponsible policy.

The latest poll out of New Hampshire shows four candidates at the top in a very close race.

A Senate Impeachment trial in early January would have a serious impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

The fifth Democratic debate brought some candidate clashes, but hardly the no-holds-barred type of event you might expect for this late in the pre-primary process.

Many of the 2020 Democratic candidates for President are arguing that the caucus process itself is unfair and undemocratic. They’re right.

Late last week, Attorney General William Barr demonstrated quite aptly the extent to which he has become just another Trump loyalist.

More good news for Mayor Pete.

A new poll shows Pete Buttigieg surging in Iowa, where the Caucuses are 92 days away.

Two weeks after the most recent debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are pulling ahead in the polls.

The President is committing enough high crimes and misdemeanors without us manufacturing them.

Based on a number of factors, it appears that the Democratic field for 2020 has shrunk from more than 20 to just 5 viable candidates. Is there room for more?

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is behind in the polls but still able to stay alive financially.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

The latest Des Moines Register poll puts Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at the top of the pack in the Hawkeye State.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

Two new polls released today indicate that earlier suggestions that the race for the Democratic nomination had shifted were incorrect.

President Trump doubled down on his tirade against Jewish American Democrats from yesterday with some even more offensive comments.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s actions toward two Democratic Congresswomen,seemingly at the bidding of President Trump, is the latest example of the growing partisan divide over policy toward Israel.

After urging from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Congressmen from visiting Israel. It is a foolish and outrageous decision.

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

A new poll has a majority of respondents saying the President is a racist. He won’t care.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

The evidence is clear that Russia interfered in the election in 2016 and intends to do so again. Despite this, Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation designed to enhance election security.

How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.

The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.

Once again, twenty candidates will participate in the second debate scheduled to take place over two nights at the end of the month.