Outside the Beltway

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen appears to be poised to give Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn a run for her money in the Volunteer State.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

Things continue to look good for Democrats as we get closer to the midterm elections.

Was the 2016 contest unique, or are we destined to forever vote against the candidate we hate most?

Democrats appear to have regained momentum in the Generic Congressional Ballot.

President Trump’s job approval hits a new low.

A new poll suggests that Republicans would get the blame if Congress fails to pass a bill to protect DACA beneficiaries.

Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

One year after his Inauguration, Donald Trump is the most unpopular new President since the invention of modern polling. However, his numbers are generally the same that they’ve been for some time now.

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

As we near the end of the year, the President’s job approval numbers remain at historically low levels, and there’s no sign that they’ll improve in 2018.

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

As he nears the one-year anniversary of his Inauguration, President Trump is getting increasingly bad reviews from the public.

A top Republican political analyst is warning that a Roy Moore victory in Alabama could pose real problems for Republicans in 2018. If it does, they’ll have nobody to blame but themselves.

Polling remains uncertain in the Alabama Senate race, but the odds favor Roy Moore.

Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.

As I’ve said before, the Republican Party in the Trump Era has become the party of Trumpaloons, sycophants, sellouts, and cowards.

With ten days to go, the Senate race in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is close.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

President Trump remains the most unpopular newly elected President since the end of the Second World War, and there’s no sign that will change.

New polling shows Democratic nominee Ralph Northam continuing to lead Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia Governor’s race, but anything is still possible with three weeks to go until Election Day.

A new poll shows Democratic nominee Doug Jones tied with twice-removed former Chief Justice Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race, but it’s still too early to be optimistic.

The President’s job approval numbers remain at historic lows, while a growing number of Americans say that the country is headed in the wrong direction.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

Despite, or perhaps because of, his bigoted, radical, far-right positions on the issues, Roy Moore beat the sitting Senator from Alabama in a runoff election that essentially guarantees that he will win the General Election later this year.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.

Three new polls show Trump’s job approval down significantly in the three states that put him over the top in the Electoral College last year.

After 200 days, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

New polling indicates that the Affordable Care Act has gained in popularity with the American public, while Republican reform efforts are viewed overwhelmingly negatively.

With the Administration’s six-month point approaching, Donald Trump continues to lag in the polls.

Donald Trump is the most unpopular incoming President in more than eighty years.

In one of the most closely watched Special Elections in American history, the outcome turned out to be not entirely surprising.

Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff is leading in a race that Republicans should be winning easily.

The polls are looking worse and worse for Donald Trump.

A new poll reports that most Americans don’t believe the President when it comes to key parts of the Russia investigation.

Last week was one of the worst week’s the still-young Trump Administration has faced, and new tracking poll data is starting to reflect that.

Trump’s job approval numbers continue to sink.

As he nears the end of his first 100 days in office, President Trump continues to suffer from bad poll numbers.

President Trump’s job approval woes are starting to impact the GOP as a whole.

Two new polls show Donald Trump hitting new lows in the polls as we get closer to his 100th day in office.