Outside the Beltway

Newt Gingrich, Republican frontrunner. Four words most people never thought they’d see together.

Mitt Romney’s first television ad is built around a Barack Obama quote that has been cropped so that he’s saying the opposite of what he actually said.

Are these The Final Two?

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How did Republicans get in this mess?

George Will’s disdain for Mitt Romney pales in comparison of his disgust at Newt Gingrich.

“Democratic” pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen argue that President Obama should decline to run for re-election.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

So, how did we get to the point where a fat, condescending, serial adulterer who left office in disgrace twelve years ago is the latest challenger for the conservative mantle?

A new poll appears to show Newt Gingrich surging in New Hampshire, but there are several caveats to take into account.

It’s hard to see how Newt Gingirch can remain a viable candidate given his past

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Another bad meme from the GOP.

Doug Feith’s replacement is prettier and softer spoken.

Meet Newton Leroy Gingrich, the new “Not Romney.”

The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.

CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

From across the pond, an observation that the way we pick Presidents isn’t really that bad after all.

The venerable conservative columnist once endorsed Romney as a “good option for the Right” but now calls him “the pretzel candidate”

Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.

Jon Huntsman’s campaign has never really gotten off the ground. Will conservatives start taking him more seriously?

A three-way tie?

Rick Perry’s “oops” moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.

Last night, most of the leading Republican candidates for President acted as if Europe was on another planet.

Or, perhaps, the Perry Princple?

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.

Polls are starting to show signs that the sexual harassment allegations are starting to hurt Herman Cain.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

Is Newt Gingrich on the verge of a rise in the polls?

Is public dissatisfaction with Obama also a cry for a conservative revolution?

A cynical racial play by Herman Cain.

So far, Hermain Cain seems to be doing okay in the polls.

By popular demand: An assessment of the latest polling numbers.

For the most part, all those plans the candidates release are barely worth the paper they’re written on.

Can Mitt Romney get Republicans to turn out next November?

What exactly does George Will want out of the GOP?

George Will reminds conservatives to look in the mirror if the prospect of a President Romney dismays them.