Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump is back on top, but the field below him remains as confused as ever.

Unless the polls are very wrong, it looks to be a good night for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Beyond that, there’s a lot that’s still up in the air.

It’s Election Day in Louisiana again, and voters have the same crappy choices they usually end up with.

To a large degree, the narrative you believe will govern the 2016 elections depend on which party you want to see win. But what’s the most likely outcome?

Today, many states and municipalities are having elections that will mostly attract Democrats.

California has become the second state to provide for automatic voter registration for all eligible voters when they obtain or renew a driver’s license.

Virginia Republicans are deciding later this week how they will make their choice in the 2016 Presidential Race. And they may end up regretting their decision.

Voters in Ireland have overwhelmingly approved a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage.

President Obama thinks that it would be a good idea if everyone were forced to vote. He’s wrong, and his idea is most likely unconstitutional.

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to adopt universal automatic voter registration.

A former Democratic state legislator in Virginia was re-elected last night despite the fact that he’s in jail.

Based on the available evidence, there’s very little evidence that Voter ID laws had a significant impact on the midterm elections.

An adviser close to Hillary Clinton is talking about expanding the Electoral College map in 2016, but even without such an expansion the GOP faces an uphill battle.

Another round of election losses is leading Democrats to contemplate the direction they should take going forward.

Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

This year was an especially acute case of no competition in Alabama.

Early voting is a still new idea in the United States, but one that has quickly spread to a majority of states. But, is it a good idea?

Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.

For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.

Democrats are starting to worry that low turnout could turn a good year for the GOP into a very good year.

Individual polls are likely to be volatile, so don’t pay too much attention to them.

Is former Senator Larry Pressler surging in his Independent bid to win back his old Senate seat?

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.