Outside the Beltway

Has Iowa “blown its special claim as the first state” in the nomination process? No, it never had any special claim in the first place.

One of these people will be the 2012 Republican nominee for President no matter how much you’d like to dream otherwise.

Virginia has helped winnow the Republican field. You’re welcome America.

Several candidates did not submit a completed application on time to qualify for Virginia’s Republican primary ballot.

Ron Paul doesn’t want to talk about his newsletters now, but he was pretty talkative 15 years ago.

Gary Johnson is jumping ship.

Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

“Democratic” Pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen are out with another wacky Op-Ed.

Should Ron Paul find his currently upward trajectory to continue he will find himself facing greater media (and opposition) scrutiny.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

Ron Paul is surging in Iowa. He’s in 3rd place in the national polls and has been for most of the race. He’s not Mitt Romney.

Yesterday’s encounter between Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich was less than it could have been.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

Mitt Romney’s campaign seems have Newt Gingrich targeted.

Newt Gingrich is looking really good in the Hawkeye State right now.

Gingrich is rising in the polls for reasons that help him in the primary race, but may hurt in a General Election.

The odds of a come back by the Texas Governor do not look good.

Stranger things have happened.

Last night’s Huckabee Presidential Forum was different, and surprisingly substantive.

Herman Cain will announce his future campaign plans this afternoon but, in some sense, it doesn’t matter what he decides to do.

Is technology making retail politics less important?

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

Is the Cain Train finally running out of steam?

It was a good day for Newt Gingrich, but will it matter in the end?

Feeling abandoned by the Republican Party, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is weighing a Libertarian Party bid for president.

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?

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.

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

A three-way tie?

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

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