Outside the Beltway

Republicans used to dominate California. Now, they’re barely a factor in the state’s politics.

Political reality says that the Bush Tax Cuts for high income earners are likely doomed in the wake of the election, but the GOP will find it very hard to switch positions on this issue.

The Republican Party needs more than outreach to Hispanics to become a viable national party again.

Turning young voters into Young Republicans isn’t going to be an easy thing for the GOP to pull off.

Republicans are starting to talk about immigration reform, but do they really mean it?

As is often the case with sex scandals, pretty much everything ever written about General David Petraeus takes on an ironic double meaning in hindsight.

The Democratic Party appears to have a lock on a substantial part of the Electoral College. That poses a problem for Republicans.

Republicans are trying to figure out what went wrong. Will they learn the right lessons from their loss?

The ink is barely dry on Barack Obama’s victory and some conservatives are already focusing blame on the Governor of New Jersey.

The 2012 Election should be a warning to the GOP that it needs to open itself up to minority groups, especially Latinos.

Demographics are not destiny; policy positions drive decision, ultimately.

Why I supported Mitt Romney despite his constant flip-flopping, fibbing, and fecklessness.

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

It’s just a few days until the 2012 campaign ends, and the jostling for position for 2016 begins.

The OTB gang give their best guess at the outcome of the 2012 presidential contest.

Yes, government does create jobs.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

It’s no wonder partisans can’t agree with each other when they can’t even agree what the facts are.

Getting to the heart of the problem from my POV (plus historical numbers).

Don’t hate the player, hate the game (more or less, anyway).

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

Now that he is on the ballot for good, Republicans seem to be giving Todd Akin a second look. That seems unwise.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

There’s no doubt about it, our political culture is pretty horrible.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

Conservatives are suposed to be cheerleaders these days.

The notion that Megan McArdle is some sort of “Republican Party activist” is just nuts.

Some Republicans are beginning to ponder what might happen to their party if Mitt Romney loses in 2012.

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.

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

If the United States and Egypt were Facebook friends, their relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.”

Senator Rand Paul suggests the GOP may want to reconsider its foreign policy aggressiveness.

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy weaknesses are starting to become apparent.