Outside the Beltway

No, the electoral college does not encourage the candidates to pay special attention to the small states.

We could be headed for another extremely close election where the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote disagree with each other.

Mitt Romney continues to benefit from the first Presidential Debate, but will that last past the second debate?

A victory for advocates of Voter ID laws in a Washington, D.C. Federal Court.

The Pew poll is no longer an outlier but the start of a trend.

Expectations are high for Paul Ryan heading in to Thursday’s Vice-Presidential debate. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Another legal victory for the Obama campaign in Ohio.

Mitt Romney has an Ohio problem, and little time to fix it.

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.

Should people be able to vote six weeks before Election Day?

Understandably, Republicans are becoming nervous about the way things are going for Team Romney.

The Romney campaign infighting is becoming public.

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

If the first round of post-convention polling is correct, President Obama may be pulling away from Mitt Romney.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

A POLITICO analysis finds that “Obama and his top campaign aides have engaged far more frequently in character attacks and personal insults than the Romney campaign.”

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.

Once again, a Presidential election could be decided by the Buckeye State.

It’s official.

Brookings Institute scholar William Galston says election night might end early this year even if the race remains tight.

The GOP is set to approve rules changes that will impact the 2016 primaries, and beyond. They’re a good start.

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

Heading into the party conventions, the Presidential race is as close as ever.

Mitt Romney is showing signs that the negative attacks from the Obama camp are getting to him.

Is the the 2012 Republican Presidential ticket? We’ll find out Saturday morning.

Drudge Report says Team Obama thinks CIA Director David Petraeus will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick.

Mitt Romney faces an uphill battle in trying to get to that magic number of 270 Electoral Votes.

Stephen Green projects the best case and minimal winning scenarios for Obama and Romney.

The Romney campaign has apparently decided to be more aggressive in its attacks on the President, which poses serious risks for the campaign.

There are some indications that Mitt Romney may be ready to announce his running mate selection as early as this week.

The House engaged in a mostly pointless action yesterday afternoon.

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama traded barbs over the June jobs report, but neither one seems to have the answer to our problems.

The election is about the economy. The economy is awful. Yet the incumbent still holds a slight lead.

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

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.

An unsurprising decision on the Defense of Marriage.