Outside the Beltway

A righteous movement risks derailment by a handful of thugs and reprobates.

Quite improbably, Herman Cain remains at the top of the GOP field.

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

Michele Bachmann is looking for a few good staffers for the Granite State.

Rick Santorum says Saturday Night Live is bullying” him  for “standing up for the traditional family.”

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.

Romney consolidated his position as the presumptive nominee, Perry continued his disintegration, Cain discovered what it was like to be a serious candidate, and Bachmann doubled down on crazy.

Two candidates face a test tonight.

In a move sure to make conservative heads explode, Chris Christie is set to endorse Mitt Romney for president.

Is Mitt Romney’s religion returning as an issue for Republican voters?

Is Herman Cain for real, or is this rise int he polls just another boomlet destined to fade away?

He suggested the possibility of sending troops to Mexico to fight drug cartels.

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.

Despite what the media keeps saying, there’s no real evidence that GOP voters are dissatisfied with the 2012 field.

There is literally no interest in a Giuliani presidential bid outside of Giuliani and those who might be employed by his campaign.

Mitt Romney is still being dogged by charges of changed positions. Now, he’s trying to spin that as a good thing.

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.

CNN may deny Jon Huntsman a spot in its October 18 debate.

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

A record 46 million Americans are living in poverty.

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?

Rick Perry’s position on immigration-related issues could be a problem for the same conservatives who have been getting behind him.