Outside the Beltway

It was another big night for Mitt Romney. A night that may just have helped him lock up the Florida Primary.

Right now the situation in Florida is Advantage: Romney. But, will it last after tonight’s debate?

It’s pretty much a dead heat in Florida between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

Monday’s debate in Tampa was a far more subdued affair than what we saw last week.

It’s Day One of the Battle For Florida.

This year’s Iowa Caucuses stand as Exhibit A for an argument against Iowa being first in the nation.

Mitt Romney has stumbled this week, and may pay for it tomorrow, but he’s still the only candidate with a realistic chance to win the Republican nomination.

The race in South Carolina is going down to the wire.

It seems that Saturday’s vote by evangelical leaders in favor of Rick Santorum was less than meets the eye.

150-plus evangelical leaders are trying to derail the Romney Express. They’re going to get run over.

Things are tightening up among the Republican candidates in the Palmetto State.

Republican candidates have reached out to Tim Tebow for an endorsement. Desperation?

A good night for Romney, a surprising showing for Ron Paul, and the first steps toward the end of the race for the Republican nomination.

Ten hours later, the candidates seemed more combative than they had been the night before.

Watching last night’s debate, you would have been surprised to learn that Mitt Romney has any real opponents in the Republican race.

Rick Santorum’s views on the role of government are somewhat disturbing.

There seems to be very little stopping a big night for Mitt Romney next Tuesday.

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

Wherein we find that Santorum is the “fun” choice and a few election cliches pay a visit.

Rick Santorum’s foreign policy positions are troubling in many respects.

Rick Santorum has some bizarre views when it comes to the dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.

After almost a year of campaigning, it’s finally time for someone to cast a vote.

Heading into the last day of campaigning, the race in Iowa is too close to call.

Romney, Paul, Santorum. The last set of Iowa frontrunners seems to be set.

Yet another clue about what’s going on in the Hawkeye State.

A new Iowa polls shows Rick Santorum gaining support. Or does it?

Right now, Iowa is all about Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and a bunch of also-rans.

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

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

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Newt Gingrich is leading the GOP field, but losing to President Obama, but Republican voters don’t seem to care.

A lesson in why the topline poll numbers are often only the beginning of the puzzle.

In a desperate bid to save a floundering campaign, Rick Perry is willing to sacrifice important freedoms.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

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

The memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor is, inevitably, fading into history.

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

You’d think that in today’s world employers wouldn’t have trouble finding qualified employees. You’d be wrong.

Once again, pundits are suggesting that New York’s Michael Bloomberg might run for President. Though nobody seems to be able to explain why.

A Democrat sees doom and gloom as far as the eye can see.