Outside the Beltway

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Let’s think about how the media operates.

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?

A Federal Judge in New York upholds, for the most part, that state’s new gun control law.

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

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

Much like the guy who’s afraid to talk to girls in High School, Republicans don’t seem to know how to talk to women. But their problems are actually bigger than that.

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

A top House Republican suggested today that only Governor’s should be President. His argument has both practical and historical merit.

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.

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

The race for Virginia Governor turned out to be much closer than many predicted, but that should not be a surprise.

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.

And New Jersey makes fourteen, officially.

And New Jersey makes 14.

Absent an unlikely major change, it looks like the Democrats will win the Governor’s race in Virginia

Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.

The issue of same-sex marriage is likely to be resolved in New Jersey by early next year.

The Whack-A-Pol Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The “Hastert Rule” isn’t the reason Speaker Boehner isn’t bringing a “clean” CR up for a vote, political survival is.

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

An historic same-sex marriage ruling out of New Jersey.

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

The Pineapple Under The Sea Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

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

The political polarization we saw during the Bush Presidency has continued throughout the Obama Presidency.

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

Chris Christie waded into the debate going on in the GOP over foreign policy. His comments were less than helpful to say the least.

The marriage equality battle is entering its next phase.

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

People are looking to New Jersey as the next same-sex marriage battleground, but it’s not going to be an easy fight.

The Senate passed an immigration reform bill today, but it’s not going to go anywhere.

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.