Outside the Beltway

The Republican candidates for President took to the stage last night for a debate that seemed to last forever and accomplished nothing.

Ben Carson has no government experience, he has a history of saying things that don’t seem grounded in reality, and he lacks the resources for a credible campaign. And yet, he’s closing in on Donald Trump in the polls.

Donald Trump and Ben Carson remain at the top of the Republican Presidential field heading into the second debate on Wednesday.

Scott Walker used to have a commanding lead in Iowa, now he’s in 7th place. That’s just another sign of the troubles facing his campaign.

Donald Trump is back to hurling insults at his opponents, but it’s unlikely his supporters are going to care.

In an interview, Donald Trump reveals that when it comes to foreign policy he has no idea what he’s talking about.

CNN has revised its criteria for the main September 16th debate such that Carly Fiorina will now most likely make the cut.

The longer this race goes on, the hard it becomes to deny the truth about Donald Trump.

None of the top eight candidates in current polls have made a previous bid for the nomination.

Two candidates with no political experienced whatsoever are tied in Iowa as Republican voters continue to reject anyone with political experience.

A new poll shows Bernie Sanders gaining traction outside of New Hampshire for the first time.

Two candidates with no experience in elected office are leading the Republican field.

Jeb Bush’s campaign has been in a rough patch for several weeks at least, and now he’s lost three top fundraisers.

Carly Fiorina will most likely be excluded from CNN’s prime time debate in September, so of course her campaign is complaining about rules that were established months ago.

Donald Trump’s support in the polls appears to become coming largely from people who don’t typically vote in primary elections.

Republican officials in three states are looking at ways to keep Donald Trump off the primary ballot unless he pledges to support the eventual GOP nominee.

Trump is at -51 net favorability and Clinton at +40. The rest of the field is at “Who?”

Scott Walker is flip-flopping on immigration again, while his poll numbers sink like a stone.

If we are gong to assess the significance of Trump, we need to pay attention to the numbers.

For a variety of reasons, it’s unlikely that the Republican field will shrink significantly before the Iowa Caucuses.

Donald Trump is still in the lead of the Republican circus, but the rest of the field remains uncertain in the wake of the first debate.

There have been some changes in the race for the Republican nomination.

Donald Trump is leading in Iowa, and very few things make sense anymore.

Last night reinforced what I thought about some candidates and changed what I think about others.

Donald Trump is center stage, John Kasich is in, and Rick Perry is relegated to the kid’s table.

Donald’s Trump’s campaign is the logical conclusion of more than a decade of emotion-drive, substance-free politics.

The last three polls to be released before Thursday’s debate show Donald Trump continuing to solidify his lead.

Another poll, another Donald Trump lead

Donald Trump leads in the first of the final polls to be released before Thursday’s debate.

The big winners are Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.

The first of a series of polls in anticipation of next week’s debate shows Donald Trump still at the top, with a surprise coming out of Ohio.

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

We are still a ways from actual voting–this needs to be remembered.

Despite his remarks about John McCain, Donald Trump is likely to be around for some time to come.

Rand Paul’s Presidential campaign isn’t going so well at the moment.

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for the anti-immigrant Frankenstein in their midst.

Donald Trump leads in a new national poll, but a deeper look at the numbers suggests that this Trump Bubble can’t last for very much longer.

It’s all about the Benjamins.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has formally entered the race for President, but can he overcome his flip-flops and a turn to the hard right?

As much as I wish it were otherwise, Iowa and New Hampshire are not losing their influence over the Presidential primary process.

He’s second in national polls!

Donald Trump has gotten almost nothing but negative press since entering the race for President, but it doesn’t seem to be hurting him very much just yet.

The reaction of many of the GOP candidates to the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is about what you’d expect, but there are a few interesting surprises.

Republicans aren’t going to like this one.

Matthew Dickinson takes a stab at explaining “Why So Many Republicans Are Running in 2016.”