Outside the Beltway

Republican hopes that Wisconsin might go Republican this year seem to be slipping away.

With top Republicans recoiling from the realization that the GOP is stuck with Trump in 2016, the ground seems to be being prepared for a conflict that could tear the GOP apart regardless of who wins in November.

The no-fly list is a flawed, arbitrary mess that has kept innocent people from flying for years. Using it to deny people rights recognized by the Constitution is, quite honestly, insane.

The My Pet Gloat Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Low costs and regulatory barriers are attracting people to red states–thus turning them purple and blue.

Even with a recent negative downturn in the polls, the reports of Hillary Clinton’s impending political demise are largely wishful thinking on the part of conservatives.

The just-concluded British General Election was also a clash between two former top advisers to President Obama.

The Republican wave extended even to Governor’s races that, in any other year, they should have lost.

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

The bloom is off the rose, but Chris Christie could still be a strong candidate in 2016.

A rich guy wants to break up California.

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

We have a certified “winner” in the Virginia Attorney General’s race, but where it heads from here is still up in the air.

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

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

The One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Scott Walker could be the GOP’s surprise candidate in 2016.

There is only one serious candidate in the race for Frank Lautenberg’s old Senate seat, and he’s got pretty much no chance of winning the election.

The United States is as politically polarized as it was in 1865.

Chris Christie looks unstoppable in his bid for re-election

At this moment, Chris Christie is the most popular Governor in the country.

The GOP’s hopes of taking over the Senate in 2012 have all but slipped away, but there is another option.

Rob Portman, Bob McDonnell, and Brian Sandoval yield the biggest Electoral College advantage.

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

The NYT has an interesting piece on the ongoing limted v. big governemnt debate.

This week we learned that even breast cancer can become politicized. Is there anything that can’t at this point?

The President’s jobs push isn’t doing much to help his job approval numbers so far.

The race between Jeb Hensarling and Michelle Bachmann for Chair of the House GOP Conference is a microcosm for a battle that is likely to take place within the GOP for the next two years.

Despite hopes that they could help reverse a 20 year trend, both Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman are beginning to lose ground in their races for statewide office in California.

The Delaware GOP now has, according to Nate Silver, a 17% chance of winning the Senate seat.

Another round of primaries last night made the playing field for November just a little bit clearer to see.

Some Democrats who support ending the Bush tax cuts for high earners want to exempt their own rich constituents.