Outside the Beltway

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

The votes are in. And the outcome is meaningless.

Is there anything that could stop the Clinton juggernaut?

Ted Cruz keeps putting his own party in difficult situations, mostly because he has only his own ambition at heart.

Don’t expect much out of Congress for the rest of 2014, or for the two years after that either.

Going after Hillary Clinton by attacking her husband won’t work.

Tan, rested, ready, Biden in 2016?

A certain wealthy man with good hair is doing very well in a meaningless poll.

Huckabee resurgent? A new poll makes the case, but it’s far too early to say.

Rand Paul seems to think a 15 year old scandal is relevant to the 2016 Presidential race.

At least initially, Chris Christie did what he needed to do to address a story that threatens to overwhelm his political future.

Will a couple closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge end up being a problem for New Jersey’s Chris Christie going forward?

Once again, Chris Christie seems to be directly challenging the right wing of his party.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Fourth time’s the charm? Probably not.

Is Mike Huckabee about to re-enter politics in a big way?

Republicans have some good ideas about overhauling how they pick a nominee. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see how most of them can be enforced.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts has promised to serve her entire six-year term.

Chris Christie has had a very good month, and it’s ending with him with a strong lead among potential Republican candidates for 2016.

Chris Christie did as well as expected last night, but that’s just the beginning.

Looking at Chris Christie as he interacts with voters in New Jersey offers a glimpse of just how he could succeed in a 2016 GOP nomination fight.

Chris Christie’s decision to take a tactical retreat on the issue of same-sex marriage raises some interesting questions for 2016.

Chris Christie had some words about the crisis in D.C., and they almost sound like they could be part of a 2016 campaign message

If nothing else, Ted Cruz’s quixotic mission has succeeded in cementing him in the minds of Republican voters.

The one Republican currently polling anywhere close to Hillary Clinton is, unfortunately for the GOP base, Chris Christie.

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton gave a speech that will most likely be remembered as the start of her 2016 Presidential campaign.

Would conservatives learn a lesson if they got everything they wanted in 2016?

It may be Rick Santorum’s “turn” but he’s too harsh and extreme to win the nomination.

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.

An overweight Republican from the northeast is thinking about running for president. No, not that one.

Could Rick Perry recover from his disastrous 2012 campaign to become a viable candidate?

The GOP is going to have to come up with a lot more than just age if they end up facing off against Hillary Clinton in 2016.