Outside the Beltway

Time to look into the crystal ball.

Something to keep in mind about the structure of Senate elections.

That word may not mean what you think it means.

Early numbers seem to suggest that it depends on which state you’re looking at.

There’s nothing wrong with choosing not to vote.

Two states and the nation’s capital could have legal marijuana after Tuesday’s elections.

The odds say that the GOP will end up with a Senate majority in the 114th Congress when all the votes are counted, but if it doesn’t happen then there’s likely to be quite a battle inside the GOP.

At this rate, it’s unlikely the House will file any kind of lawsuit against President Obama until 2015, assuming it ever files anything.

Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul continues to challenge Republican orthodoxy on foreign policy, and that’s a good thing.

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie picked an odd issue on which to start his closing argument to Virginia voters.

Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

In many states, there aren’t really any races at all this year even if both parties have candidates on the ballot.

The most bizarre race of 2014 is finally over.

Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.

There’s at least a 50-50 chance we won’t know who controls the Senate until weeks after Election Day.

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

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.

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

Everything old is new again.

My ongoing crusade to spark thought and discussion on the quality of representation in the US Congress.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has made an incredibly weak argument in favor of his state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

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

A victory for opponents of Voter ID in Texas, but it’s not likely to stand up on appeal.

Sometimes, being evasive in answering a question just makes a politician look silly. This is one of those times.

Opponents of Voter ID laws should not get too excited over the fact that the Supreme Court has stayed Wisconsin’s law from going into effect for now.

The nastiest campaign ad of the 2014 cycle is here, and Wendy Davis should be ashamed of it.

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

Will the President back track on his promise of further action on immigration if the GOP wins the Senate?

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

Could Alison Lundergran Grimes be surging? Maybe, but we’ll need more evidence to be sure.