Outside the Beltway

The final candidate clash of 2011 didn’t lead to the sparring that some expected.

Ron Paul is surging in Iowa. He’s in 3rd place in the national polls and has been for most of the race. He’s not Mitt Romney.

Signs that Newt Gingrich’s rise may be faltering.

Yesterday’s encounter between Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich was less than it could have been.

This time, it was Newt Gingrich who walked away unscathed from a Republican Presidential debate.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

Mitt Romney’s campaign seems have Newt Gingrich targeted.

A revealing quote and some musing on Newt’s consistency.

Newt Gingrich is looking really good in the Hawkeye State right now.

Gingrich is rising in the polls for reasons that help him in the primary race, but may hurt in a General Election.

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

Last night’s Huckabee Presidential Forum was different, and surprisingly substantive.

We won’t have Herman Cain to kick around anymore.

Is technology making retail politics less important?

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

What does the Cain candidacy say about the contemporary GOP?

Could the GOP go into Tampa next August not knowing who their nominee will be? It’s possible, but not probable.

It was a good day for Newt Gingrich, but will it matter in the end?

Feeling abandoned by the Republican Party, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is weighing a Libertarian Party bid for president.

I liveblogged and tweeted my instant, mostly snarky, reaction to the CNN foreign policy debate. Here are some more fully formed thoughts.

I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s Republican national security debate over at RealClearWorld along with a solid team of foreign policy analyst

Newt Gingrich, Republican frontrunner. Four words most people never thought they’d see together.

Rick Perry wants a no-fly zone in Syria to prevent ground forces from harming civilians.

Are these The Final Two?

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

Not surprisingly, the Supercommittee is a Super Failure.

The Blondin’s Have More Fun Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

It’s hard to see how Newt Gingirch can remain a viable candidate given his past

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Gary Johnson is right to be upset that he’s been excluded from debates, but he shouldn’t get the government involved.

CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

From across the pond, an observation that the way we pick Presidents isn’t really that bad after all.

Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.

Jon Huntsman’s campaign has never really gotten off the ground. Will conservatives start taking him more seriously?

The Republican candidates for President have been mostly silent about foreign policy issues. That changes starting tonight.

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.

The theory that Rick Perry is not a complete moron took another serious blow in last night’s debate.

New accusations of inappropriate behavior mean another stressful week for Herman Cain.

My latest for The Atlantic: “For Europe, Some Fear a Conflict Between Union and Democracy”

The Greek referendum could be a disaster for the global economy. And might be the right thing to do.

Would Republicans really be crazy enough to nominate Herman Cain?