Outside the Beltway

On January 3, 2008 Mike Huckabee celebrated a victory in the Iowa Caucuses, will be able to repeat that in 2012 ?

The poll numbers look grim for the President, but it’s still far too early to be making predictions about the 2012 elections.

Conservatives seem very eager for Hillary Clinton to get back on the campaign trial, but it’s not going to happen.

What impact will Judge Walker’s decision on Proposition 8 have on politics in 2010 and beyond ?

While President Obama is pushing the Afghanistan surge, large numbers of elected Democrats are demanding we get out.

Will a debate over foreign policy tear apart the GOP ? Probably not.

Reports of Barack Obama’s political death are greatly exaggerated and wildly premature.

When it comes to opinions about Sarah Palin, there is a striking difference between Republicans and Americans in general.

The Palin and Romney camps have already started trading barbs in what could be a preview of the race for the GOP nomination in 2012.

The results of a new poll may have President Obama worrying about 2012 already.

The Obama Administration seems to be saying that “Blame Bush” will be at the core of their re-election strategy. Good idea ? Not really.

It’s time for the Gingrich For President speculation to begin again.

Sarah Palin’s Political Action Committee is starting to look more and more like the beginnings of a run for the White House.

Republicans are looking at making some major, and interesting, changes to the primary calendar for 2012.

South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham sees the beginning of the end of the Tea Parties, and he’s probably right.

Thanks to a rather odd interpretation of West Virginia law, there won’t be an election to fill Robert Byrd’s Senate seat until November, 2012.

Mitt Romney is the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican nomination. Aside from it being Romney’s “turn,” he’s got very strong organization and fundraising capabilities and has demonstrated the ability to get through a campaign without committing major gaffes.