Outside the Beltway

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

Polling looks bleak for the GOP right now, but it’s unclear what that will mean a year from now.

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

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

Cory Booker puts the kibosh on a persistent political rumor.

Ted Cruz is either being incredibly cynical as he deludes his fellow Republicans, or he’s living in a fantasy world.

Lindsey Graham is playing cynical political games with a dangerous part of the world.

Michelle Nunn is running for her dad’s old Senate seat.

Some interesting taking of sides is already taking place in the GOP Senate race in Wyoming.

The GOP’s chances to take over the Senate became much better over the weekend.

Sarah Palin hinted about running for Senate in Alaska. Most likely, she’s once again just teasing her supporters.

There are risks to Republicans in blocking immigration reform, but there are also incentives for them to block immigration reform. Getting past that contradiction to passage isn’t going to be easy.

The GOP seems to be making the same mistakes that led to defeat in 2012.

Mitt Romney returns from the political graveyard.

The GOP’s latest investigatory crusade could end up backfiring on them.

Several Senators who voted against the Manchin/Toomey background checks bill have suffered in the polls, but it’s unclear if that matters in the long run.

The odds that any of the Senators who voted no on Manchin/Toomey will pay a political price for doing so is low.

Mother Jones’s recording of a secret McConnell campaign strategy meeting is much less than meets the eye.