Outside the Beltway

The GOP’s most promising alternative to Mitt Romney in 2012 may run again in 2016, but it doesn’t seem like he’d go very far.

Once again, Utah’s former Governor is making sense.

No Labels is attempting to relaunch itself after amounting to exactly nothing in the 2012 cycle. Let me save you the trouble: They won’t matter in 2014 or 2016, either.

Norm Ornstein may have written the sillest op-ed of 2012.

Less than two weeks after he lost the election, the GOP is acting as if Mitt Romney never existed.

Judging by the record of the past decade and a half, movement conservatism has accomplished very little.

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.

Newspaper endorsements are getting a lot of attention in the closing days of the campaign, but do they really matter?

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.

Mitt Romney’s campaign schedule has been oddly light recently.

For some reason, Paul Ryan decided to talk about school prayer this weekend.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

I question the timing of the Republican Convention.

Romney’s new ad on a ruling issued by HHS on welfare-to-work requirements doesn’t pass the smell test.

Moderate Republicans in the House are starting to become more assertive in voicing their frustrations with how Congress is operating.

A man dressed like a goat is living among the mountain goats of northern Utah.

Mitt Romney’s campaign is mishandling their response to the Bain story, and hurting the candidate in the process.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

A pro-Republican SuperPAC may be bringing the Jeremiah Wright story back. That would be bad news for the Romney campaign.

The Solicitor General had another bad day in Court yesterday.

The Obama administration admits its push for the “Buffett Rule” is not about dealing with our budget woes.

This morning, the Justices pondered the fate of the PPACA if they strike down the individual mandate.

Rick Santorum won Louisiana last night, but he’s still going to lose the race for the nomination.

Mitt Romney won big in Illinois last night, and moved a big step closer to wrapping this race up.