Outside the Beltway

The takeover of academic IR study by the stats geeks is complete.

Despite how it many have seemed in January, Ron Paul’s 2012 Presidential effort is ending just about the same way his 2008 effort did.

There will be no more GOP candidate debates. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

The Bactrian To The Future Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.

It’s the beginning of the end for Newt Gingrich, but it’s unlikely he’ll recognize that fact.

Maggie Gallagher’s anti-gay marriage argument is an example of pure conservative thinking.

Last night, we saw the beginning of the end of the Newt Gingrich campaign whether he realizes it or not.

Mitt Romney won big last night, Newt Gingrich was Newt Gingrich, and the race is coming to the beginning of the end.

An epic collapse in Florida should spell the end of Newt Gingrich’s presidential run. It won’t.

Bad Newt is back.

Mitt Romney seems poised for victory in Florida.

Two prominent Florida Republicans are warning their party about losing the support of the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group.

It was another big night for Mitt Romney. A night that may just have helped him lock up the Florida Primary.

Right now the situation in Florida is Advantage: Romney. But, will it last after tonight’s debate?

He may be praising Ronald Reagan now, but Newt Gingrich was singing a different tune in the 1980s.

The You Shall Not Pass Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Newt Gingrich was wondering where his audience was last night.

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated whom Newt Gingrich is said to have asked for an “open marriage.” It was an ex-wife, not his current wife.

Monday’s debate in Tampa was a far more subdued affair than what we saw last week.

It’s Day One of the Battle For Florida.

Conservatives seem to believe that Newt Gingrich can beat Barack Obama merely by debating him. They are delusional.

Last night, South Carolina was Gingrich Country.

We, as a country, need to remember that do not hold levers that allow us to move events this way or that

The polls are open in the South Carolina.

Mitt Romney has stumbled this week, and may pay for it tomorrow, but he’s still the only candidate with a realistic chance to win the Republican nomination.

It was another good night for Newt Gingrich in Charleston last night.

We won’t have Rick Perry to kick around anymore.

The race in South Carolina is going down to the wire.

Mitt Romney made a suggestion about how to fix our campaign finance system. It’s a good idea.

Mitt Romney’s rivals scored a few hits on him last night, but nothing that’s likely to make a difference.

The first year of the 112th Congress has set a new record for futility.

Things are tightening up among the Republican candidates in the Palmetto State.

Senator Jim DeMint demonstrated clearly today what is wrong with Washington.

A good night for Romney, a surprising showing for Ron Paul, and the first steps toward the end of the race for the Republican nomination.

Can anyone bring the primary debate schedule under control?

Barring a disaster, Mitt Romney is going to win the New Hampshire Primary, but who comes in second is still up in the air.

Last night, Ron Paul decided it was a good idea to bring back the ghosts of the Vietnam War era.

Ten hours later, the candidates seemed more combative than they had been the night before.

Watching last night’s debate, you would have been surprised to learn that Mitt Romney has any real opponents in the Republican race.

Jon Huntsman has gambled everything on New Hampshire. It probably won’t pay off.

There seems to be very little stopping a big night for Mitt Romney next Tuesday.

The Ames Straw Poll isn’t going away any time soon.

Bernard Finel argues that those of us arguing against war in Iran are doing it wrong. He’s right.

The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.