Outside the Beltway

His passing is a sad reminder of another era of the Republican Party.

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.

Two prominent Republican groups point out the blindingly obvious.

Tea Party backed candidates may have lost most of the GOP primary battles, but they’ve won the war for control of the Republican agenda.

It appears that the GOP still has a problem communicating with women.

Chris McDaniel and his Tea Party supporters are being very sore losers.

From the beginning, the Tea Party has shown itself to be just plain bad at picking candidates. This year, they finally seem to be on the verge of paying for it in the GOP primaries

Thanks to favorable polling numbers and candidate selection, winning the Senate may very well be in the GOP’s grasp.

Pat Roberts may be facing a Richard Lugar problem in Kansas.

The Tea Party hit another new polling low, but that really shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

Several conservative groups have jumped on the bandwagon of what appears to be a controversial Mississippi politician.

The shutdown debacle seems destined to lead to a battle between the Tea Party and the more business oriented elements of the GOP

Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans voted for default. They lost.

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

The GOP’s image problems continue

Was Rick Perry the worst candidate to run in the 2012 cycle? It certainly appears so.

The GOP’s problems extend far beyond immigration.

Mitt Romney wasn’t a perfect candidate, but he was much better than most of the 2012 Republican field.

Republicans are trying to figure out what went wrong. Will they learn the right lessons from their loss?

The impact of outside spending on the election turned out to be far less consequential than many had feared.

The ink is barely dry on Barack Obama’s victory and some conservatives are already focusing blame on the Governor of New Jersey.

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.

The GOP’s hopes of taking over the Senate in 2012 have all but slipped away, but there is another option.

OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

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

Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.