Outside the Beltway

The votes are in. And the outcome is meaningless.

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

“Reality” TV star says something dumb about gay people, gets suspended, usual pointless outrage ensues.

Accusations of blame are already being tossed around about why Republicans lost in Virginia, and they mirror a broader debate in the Republican Party nationally.

Some interesting polls out of Virginia today, but McAuliffe is still the clear leader in this race.

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

The Chairman of the RNC wants the GOP to hold its quadrennial convention earlier in the year. He’s right.

Is someone who’s only be a Senator for just over 100 days a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2016?

The Republican field for 2016 is more wide open than any we’ve seen in a long time.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul won a completely meaningless straw poll.

CPAC’s organizers have decided not to invite the most popular Governor in the country.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a good idea.

Less than two weeks after he lost the election, the GOP is acting as if Mitt Romney never existed.

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

Though still just a Tropical Storm, Isaac has the potential to be as dangerous as Hurricane Katrina.

Tropical Storm Isaac won’t be as much of a danger to Tampa as feared, but it’s still having an impact. That’s all because of bad scheduling ideas.

The most recent round of national polling seems to show that the negative attacks on Romney are having an impact.

The recent call by many on the right for Mitt Romney to select Paul Ryan as his running mate is puzzling.

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

There are some indications that Mitt Romney may be ready to announce his running mate selection as early as this week.

If not Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, who might the Democrats have to choose from in 2016?

Private college degree mills have come under intense scrutiny. But many public institutions have similar statistics.

We may have Rick Santorum to deal with in 2016.

The Birthers have suffered yet another totally predictable loss in Court.

Mitch Daniels got the unenviable task of responding to the State Of The Union Address last night.

One of these people will be the 2012 Republican nominee for President no matter how much you’d like to dream otherwise.

The odds of a come back by the Texas Governor do not look good.

Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal sent a warning to his fellow Republicans. Too bad they probably won’t listen.

Chris Christie turned down the chance to give the response to tomorrow’s State Of The Union Address

Ezra Klein argues that Sarah Palin’s Twitter account isn’t very popular. But that misses the point.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich considers himself among the top Republican prospects for the 2012 presidential election