Outside the Beltway

Pundits on the left and the right are having a hard time understanding what Chris Christie’s praise of the President is all about.

A week out from the election, President Obama is a heavy favorite to win re-election. But the major press continues to pretend otherwise.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been working tirelessly to ensure Barack Obama is a one-term president but has been effusive in praising Obama’s leadership during Hurricane Sandy.

The Mid-Atlantic region is under the gun.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.

Some Republicans are beginning to ponder what might happen to their party if Mitt Romney loses in 2012.

Understandably, Republicans are becoming nervous about the way things are going for Team Romney.

Largely because they are resisting efforts to hold them accountable for their performance, Chicago’s teachers are leaving 400,000 students locked out of school.

The GOP (and our politics in general) will not be healed until there is an honest assessment of what government is (and is not).

I question the timing of the Republican Convention.

The political convention we know is a 19th Century relic. It’s time to modernize it and make it a lot shorter.

The Romney Campaign is reportedly planning a more aggressive campaign against the President for the fall.

The quadrennial political conventions have become, long, boring, tedious, and largely predetermined. It’s time to shake things up by making them a lot shorter.

Has the Romney campaign foolishly abandoned its best argument against the President?

He’s no Sarah Palin but Paul Ryan doesn’t make immediate sense as Romney’s running mate.

Once again, Chris Christie makes one wish there were more Republicans like him.

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

Drudge Report says Team Obama thinks CIA Director David Petraeus will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick.

Mitt Romney’s intransigence over releasing more tax returns is politically stupid.

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

I’ve joined The Atlantic’s debate over a thought-provoking cover story by Anne-Marie Slaughter.

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

A new poll finds that adding Chris Christie to the ticket would fail to deliver New Jersey to the Republicans.

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.

The New Yorker’s John Cassidy sees “Good and Bad News for Obama” in Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat.

The Truck Whisperer Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

We may have Rick Santorum to deal with in 2016.

With the nomination pretty much inevitable, it’s time to start thinking about Romney’s running mate.

The vetting process for a Vice-Presidential running mate will likely be very different with memories of the Sarah Palin debacle fresh in everyone’s mind.

Like most endorsements, Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is unlikely to have a major impact on the race.

Would Rick Santorum be the frontrunner for the 2016 GOP nomination? Not necessarily.

Nominating Rick Santorum may be the best things Republicans could do to save their party, but not for the reasons Santorum thinks.

There is no Republican savior out there.

When it comes to same-sex marriage, the right is fighting a losing battle.