Outside the Beltway

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

President Trump’s call for National Guard troops isn’t going over well even with Republican Governors.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

Donald Trump completed his unlikely journey to the Republican Presidential Nomination last night, but he the party he now leads remains divided.

The Trump campaign is out with its own ‘short list’ of potential running mates.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

Several top Republicans have already said that they would not accept a position on a ticket with Donald Trump, so who might he choose?

It’s Super Tuesday, and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to go a long way toward securing the nominations of their respective parties.

Carly Fiorina, who flopped at Hewlett-Packard and in her lone previous political campaign, wants to be the leader of the free world.

Carly Fiorina seems to be inching close to a Presidential run for some reason.

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

The possible presidential contender has an op-ed in a rather dubious outlet.

The Republican field for 2016 is more wide open than any we’ve seen in a long time.

Guess who’s back?

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

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

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

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

I give it a C+/B- (adequate, passing, nothing exceptional).

Jeb Bush continues to speak the truth on the GOP’s position on immigration issues. Sadly, his fellow Republicans aren’t listening.

Rob Portman, Bob McDonnell, and Brian Sandoval yield the biggest Electoral College advantage.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has really good reasons for not wanting to be Vice President.

With the nomination pretty much inevitable, it’s time to start thinking about Romney’s running mate.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

One year ago today, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska after only 2 1/2 years in office.