Outside the Beltway

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

The GOP has a serious problem with the Latino vote, and it may too late to fix it.

Yesterday, Cory Booker committed the rookie mistake of saying what was on his mind.

The Oval Office is nothing like a corporate boardroom.

A tough new Obama campaign ad highlights people who lost their jobs after a Bain Capital takeover–at a time Mitt Romney was not at Bain Capital.

Rick Santorum is urging Mitt Romney to go all-in on opposition to same-sex marriage. Not surprisingly, this is bad advice.

He may be running against Barack Obama, but Mitt Romney seems to mention Jimmy Carter a lot.

Will Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage benefit him or Romney in the upcoming campaign?

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.

There are a number of problems with the notion that the Federalist Papers provide a perfect guide to the Constitution.

Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign stumbled badly this week.

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

Republicans should have listened to Mitch Daniels, because he was right.

Last week, an absurd campaign became even more absurd.

The arrival of Discovery in Washington D.C. has led to another lament about “national greatness.”

John Edwards is a pathetic human being, but that doesn’t mean he’s necessarily a criminal.

It would be nice if people in power would be a bit more introspective and thoughtful.

We may have Rick Santorum to deal with in 2016.

Weeks of bizarre talk about contraception and vaginal ultrasounds has surprisingly alienated women from the Republican Party.

Is the Supreme Court risking it’s legitimacy if it strikes down the individual mandate?

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

This week’s hearings in the Supreme Court caught many proponents of the Affordable Care Act off guard.

Starting tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court dives into the most significant case that has been before it in many years.

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.

There’s little benefit, and much cost, to moving our clocks back and forth every six months. So why do we do it?

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

The race will go on after Super Tuesday, but the outcome seems ineviable

A legal dispute exposes an open wound.

Mitt Romney is likely to put considerable distance between himself and his opponents tomorrow.

Nominating Rick Santorum may be the best things Republicans could do to save their party, but not for the reasons Santorum thinks.