Outside the Beltway

Virginia went Republican in every presidential contest from 1968 to 2004. It’s likely to vote for Barack Obama again five weeks from now.

There are signs that some Romney supporters have already decided their candidate is going to lose.

Both campaigns are trying to set the stage for Wednesday’s debate.

Mitt Romney’s “47 Percent” remarks seem to be hurting him.

The arguments of the people claiming that every single poll showing Mitt Romney is unfairly biased do not stand up to scrutiny.

Just as we saw in 2008, the conservative base doesn’t want to hear their nominee saying that the President is a basically decent man.

Many on the right are heavily invested in the argument that current polling is intentionally biased against Mitt Romney. Their argument is not very plausible.

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

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

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

Republicans think they found the smoking gun of the 2012 election. They’re kidding themselves.

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

Mitt Romney’s campaign schedule has been oddly light recently.

In order to win, Mitt Romney needs the support of a large segment of the 47% of the populace he wrote off back in May.

It’s still possible for Mitt Romney to win this election, but is it probable?

So, Mitt Romney opened his mouth again.

The reported Romney “reboot” doesn’t look very impressive.

Several recent polls suggest that Mitt Romney is losing the advantage he had over the President on economic issues.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

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

A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.

6% of Ohio voters think Mitt Romney deserves more credit than the commander-in-chief for killing Osama bin Laden.

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.”

What should have been a simple parliamentary procedure, conducted under President Obama’s orders no less, turned into something of an embarrassment.

Depending on what time you watched any of last night’s proceedings in Charlotte, you got a very different experience.

It’s Obama’s race to lose, not a coin toss.

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

A clear victory for the Obama campaign in an Ohio Court, but will it stand on appeal?

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

I question the timing of the Republican Convention.

Mitt Romney visited an Ohio coal mine to promote jobs in the industry, unwittingly showing why a job in the industry sucks.

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

Unless something changes, Obama remains the odds-on favorite to win.