Outside the Beltway

With 14 candidates vying for the Republican nomination, TV execs are scrambling to make the debates watchable.

Maryland’s former Governor will announce his candidacy for President next week. Don’t expect him to go very far.

Drip, Drip, Drip.

South Carolina’s Senior Senator is set to be the latest entry into the race for the Republican nomination.

Some analysts are wondering if Jeb Bush might just forgo investing serious resources in the Iowa Caucuses.

The Republican debate stage in 2016 is going to be even more crowded than it was in 2012.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is going to be looking for that elusive second act in American politics.

George Stephanopoulos’ s ties to the Clinton’s have always raised questions about his objectivity. Now, there’s further reason to doubt that he can play fair when the Clinton’s are part of the story he’s covering.

Hillary Clinton hasn’t taken questions from reporters in three weeks. Because she doesn’t need the media as much as most other candidates.

For reasons only he can understand. South Carolina’s senior Senator will be entering the race for the White House early next month.

Once again, only six or seven states are likely to matter.

Break out the sweater vests, Rick Santorum is getting ready to enter the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

A new poll has some bad news for Jeb Bush in the Hawkeye State, which leads to the idea that maybe he shouldn’t waste too much time there to begin with.

Mike Huckabee’s back, but the 2008 magic is gone.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Ben Carson is running for President.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO, and failed Senate candidate, Carly Fiorina will be running for President for some reason.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is now appealing to the worst aspects of economic populism on the right.

WaPo’s “Top Christie ally defects to Bush” buries the lede.

The GOP race remains tight, but some candidates have benefited from their entry into the race more than others. Overall, though, Hillary Clinton continues to dominate.

And the fun part is that his main motive for running appears to be the opportunity to troll Rand Paul.

After declining to run in 2012, Mike Huckabee’s entry into the 2016 race seems fairly certain.

The confirmation of a new Attorney General has been held up nearly six months for what amounts to no legitimate reason.

When it comes to marijuana policy, Chris Christie is stuck in the past.

Ben Carson will be entering the race for President next month, but don’t pretend for a minute that he’s a serious candidate.

Marco Rubio is the first Republican in the race who actually has a plausible chance to win the nomination, but it’s not going to be easy.

His poll numbers are down, the GOP base is not hospitable, but Chris Christie still seems to be thinking about running for President.

To the surprise of few, Hillary Clinton is running for President

Rand Paul has changed position on several foreign policy issues, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.

Rand Paul is the latest Republican to enter the race, but his path to even becoming a contender is a difficult one at best.

Jeb Bush is leading the latest poll of the 2016 Republican race and Ted Cruz has surged since he entered the race, but the race is just beginning.

Some Republicans are trying to move their party in the right direction on marriage equality, but it’s unclear if they will succeed in the short term.

Once again, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says she isn’t running for President, and has no plans to do so.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is getting ready to jump into the race for President, but he has an uphill fight ahead of him.

Hillary Clinton continues to look more inevitable by the day, but Joe Biden doesn’t want to go away just yet.

Ted Cruz kicks off with the first of what is likely to be a string of candidates getting into the 2016 race in the coming month.

He’s back.

A new poll of 2016 primary voters shows that even Republicans are coming to accept that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married.

The debate over whether kids need to be vaccinated against communicable diseases baffles me.

Scott Walker surged to the top of a new poll of Iowa Republicans, but Iowa is not a very good predictor of success in the race for the GOP nomination.

Mitt Romney is set to make an announcement at 11 Eastern today. [UPDATE: He’s out!]

For some reason, Republicans want to change filibuster rules even though it’s unclear that they’ll still hold the Senate after 2016.

The Republican National Committee is trying to bring some sanity to the Presidential debate process, but there’s no guarantee it can succeed.