Outside the Beltway

The Veepstakes doesn’t matter nearly as much as the media tells you it does.

Thomas Friedman continues his quixotic quest for a third party. His candidate: a fantasy Barack Obama.

Mitt Romney faces the same resistance to the idea of a Mormon President that his father did when he ran for President four decades ago.

Rand Paul calls Mitt Romney out over his comments about Presidential War Powers.

We don’t know what the Supreme Court will have to say about the Affordable Care Act, but their decision is already being attacked.

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

Mitt Romney believes he could take America to war without Congressional involvement.

Not surprisingly, President Obama’s immigration announcement has been very well received among Latino voters.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

Republican reaction to the President’s immigration policy announcement has been relatively muted, and it’s likely to stay that way.

The “Mormon Question” that has long plagued Mitt Romney is being raised again by a new study showing the sentiment rising among liberals and non-believers.

Frustrated by its inability to get laws passed through Congress, the Obama administration has decided to stop following laws already passed by Congress.

Both candidates are telling the public that they can change the way Washington works. They’re both setting themselves up to be the source of major disappointment.

Several conservatives are touting a poll that purports to show a 22 point drop in support for Obama by Jewish voters in New York. Is it believable?

A new poll purports to show the President losing 20% of North Carolina’s African-American vote to Mitt Romney. Don’t Believe It.

How would modern Republicans treat Ronald Reagan and his Vice-President?

The President’s comment that the private sector is “doing fine” continues to be a topic of discussion.

Jonathan Chait makes an astute observation about the media’s role in meme generation.

A Bill Clinton parody account created by the Romney campaign is both clever and yet another sign of what’s wrong with American politics.

What lessons can we draw from the Wisconsin Recall?

None of the cable news networks did particularly well last night.

A contentious political battle that has lasted a year has come to an end.

87% of those who gave at least $200 to Barack Obama in 2008 have not yet done so in 2012.

A spate of bad economic news foretells a shift in the campaign for President.

Mitt Romney thinks prospective Presidents should be required to have business experience.

Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to eschew GOP tax orthodoxy.

Bill Clinton is the latest Democrat to defend private equity, and Mitt Romney’s business record. It would appear this meme is on its last legs.

Yet more evidence that this is shaping up to be a very close election.

The New York Times finds some infighting among old Republican foreign policy hands.

Mitt Romney is criticizing the President over his Syria policy, but his alternative ideas aren’t very good.

Romney comes down firmly on the guns side of guns and butter.