Outside the Beltway

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is reportedly considering a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is the latest entrant into the race for the 2020 Democratic Nomination.

The guy from Real People? He’s rich.

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump became bitter rivals for the soul of the GOP in 2016, but Romney appears to be at the top of Trump’s list for the nation’s top diplomat.

It’s still early in the cycle, but Donald Trump’s poll numbers are already historically bad.

The Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The Pork and Mindy Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

We could be headed for another extremely close election where the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote disagree with each other.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

In order to win, Mitt Romney needs the support of a large segment of the 47% of the populace he wrote off back in May.

A new round of polling has Obama in the lead and shows reasons why Romney’s supporters should be concerned, but it’s unclear how long any of this will last.

The Trucks Are For Kids Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

A POLITICO analysis finds that “Obama and his top campaign aides have engaged far more frequently in character attacks and personal insults than the Romney campaign.”

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

The real story of Bain Capital is impressive. Mitt Romney chose instead to present an origin story that’s utter horseshit.

“To Be Announced” has a prime speaking slot late in the Thursday program.

Heading into the party conventions, the Presidential race is as close as ever.

John Cole takes exception to my recent summary of recent Obama campaign highlight.

At some point, however, using the bad actions of the past to justify worse actions in the present has to stop.

Dan Balz summarizes what has been “A most poisonous campaign” and is likely to get much worse before it gets over.

The Obama campaign told a few fibs in its effort to distance itself from a controversial Priorities USA ad.

Mitt Romney continues to have serious problems getting people to like him.

A Pro-Obama SuperPAC is out with what may be the most despicable ad so far this election cycle.

Publishing unsubstantiated rumor is not journalism.

Three new polls show President Obama leading in three key battleground states.

There are still three months or so go. The race is incredibly tight. And, voters are starting to really dislike both candidates.

Between the polls and the state of the economy, It’s rather obvious why the Obama campaign keeps trying to change the subject.

Mitt Romney has had a rough two weeks, but Barack Obama has to deal with a bad economy.

Rush Limbaugh made perhaps one of the dumber comments I’ve seen from the right about the entire Bain Capital story, and managed to display an apparent inability to use Google to look things up.

By failing to respond adequately, Mitt Romney is letting his opponent define him for the voters. That could hurt him greatly in November.

The Koch brothers will spend more money in this election cycle than the entire McCain campaign did in 2008.

The Romney campaign is trying to shift the narrative.

The Romney campaign went on television to address the Bain issue, but again they just seem to have muddied the water.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s alleged involvement in moving companies overseas is entirely phony.

Isn’t the bottom line here that Romney and his campaign just screwed up?

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

A new report on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital seems to be much ado about nothing.

With four months to go until Election Day, the Obama Campaign was greeted with a very dismal jobs report this morning.

A Bill Clinton parody account created by the Romney campaign is both clever and yet another sign of what’s wrong with American politics.

Bill Clinton is the latest Democrat to defend private equity, and Mitt Romney’s business record. It would appear this meme is on its last legs.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s years at Bain Capital don’t seem to be working.

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

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

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.