Outside the Beltway

In addition to the race in New Jersey, the statewide races in Virginia are also being looked to as a barometer of American politics in the first year of the Trump Administration.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

In a huge step forward for criminal justice reform, Virginia’s Governor has restored voting rights for some 200,000 people who have paid their debt to society.

Remarks by a Democratic politician in Virginia regarding the Administration’s Syrian refugee program have brought up disturbing reminders of a shameful time in American history.

The Supreme Court has accepted for appeal a Virginia case that deal with the issue of using race and politics as a basis for drawing district lines.

Virginia Democrats tried to capture control of the Virginia State Senate by, in part, emphasizing gun control issues. The fact that they failed is instructive.

Republican Matt Bevin picked up what comes as a surprise win to many observers, and that sets up a big fight over what had been a PPACA program that the White House has touted.

The Federal Government is threatening to hold up plans for a new Redskins stadium unless the team changes its name.

Once again, only six or seven states are likely to matter.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

Some on the left are saying that Hillary Clinton isn’t doing enough to help Democrats in 2014.

Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.

The Hobby Lobby decision could end up motivating women voters to turn out to vote against Republicans in the fall.

The people with the biggest voices in the GOP seem to be leading it to positions that most Americans disagree with.

Hillary Clinton does not come across well when she tries to play the empathy card.

An unknown Tea Party candidate unexpectedly beat the House Leader in today’s GOP primary.

Some old fashioned political arm twisting has up-ended the apple cart in Richmond.

The establishment wins one in Virginia, but that’s unlikely to help the GOP in November

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

The likelihood of any action on gun control in 2014 is extremely limited

Gun control has faded as a political issue as the memory of Newtown has faded, and that was entirely predictable.

We have a certified “winner” in the Virginia Attorney General’s race, but where it heads from here is still up in the air.

Do Voter ID laws really suppress voter turnout? The evidence from at least one state doesn’t prove it.

The Oh Look, Shiny Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Ken Cuccinelli still hasn’t called to congratulate Terry McAuliffe. Why does this odd custom continue?

Republicans are contending that the nearly won the Virginia Governor’s race by emphasizing Obamacare in the closing weeks, but the evidence supporting that contention is far from clear.

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

Polls in Virginia don’t open for another 48 hours or so, but the end result has become fairly apparent when you look at the polls.

Some interesting polls out of Virginia today, but McAuliffe is still the clear leader in this race.

There’s still a week to go in Virginia’s Governor’s race, but it’s clear that this race is effectively over.

With debate season over, it’s looking less and less likely that Virginia Republicans will be able to hold back the Democrats on November 5th.

Two veteran reporters, including the dean of the Virginia press corps, have been fired by the AP after falsely reporting that Terry McAuliffe lied to federal authorities.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.

Absent an unlikely major change, it looks like the Democrats will win the Governor’s race in Virginia

The Virginia Governor’s race may be slipping too far for Republicans to pull off a victory.

The government shutdown seems to be having an impact on the one competitive statewide race in country this year.

The Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia wants a quick end to the Government Shutdown.

Reasonable members of the House GOP caucus are fighting back. Are they outnumbered?