Outside the Beltway

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.

Yet again, a state seeks to buck the primary calendar (and yet again it provides a chance to wonder why we have the nomination system we have).

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

Economists are beginning to wonder if this very slow economic recovery isn’t permanently altering the landscape.

Rick Perry’s immigration positions aren’t at all unreasonable, and that presents a problem for him inside the Republican Party.

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

The President’s jobs push isn’t doing much to help his job approval numbers so far.

Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D). State Sen. Mark Amodei (R) beat state Treasurer Kate Marshall (D) in a special election for the House seat left open by Sen. Dean Heller (R), who was appointed to replace Sen. John Ensign (R).

Governor Jan Brewer says Arizona will hold its primary February 28, per state law. This violates Republican primary rules and will almost certainly set off a chain reaction.

51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

Will 2012 be the Republican version of the 2008 race between President Obama and Hillary Clinton?

Taking an initial look into the Texas economy.

State-level job approval numbers seem to suggest that the President could have Electoral College worries in 2012.

Does it matter which candidate the GOP nominates?

House Republicans are being criticized for utilizing a tactic they learned from Senate Democrats.

We have a deal in Washington. Now, the leadership just has to make sure it can pass Congress.

The electoral map should be making the Obama 2012 camp just a little bit nervous.

President Obama wants a million hybrid cars on the road by 2015. That’s easier said than done.

The GOP contenders are starting the regular ritual of decided how to navigate our rather odd nomination process.

For the second time in two weeks, copyright lawsuit mill Righthaven has suffered a loss in Federal Court.

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Never popular with his colleagues, Anthony Weiner may now be the least liked Member.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

Rather than fighting over the remnants of the FY 2011 budget, the GOP should make a deal and get ready for the bigger, and more important, battle ahead.