Outside the Beltway

Another platform controversy?

Last night, Bill Clinton hit one out of the park for the President Of The United States.

What should have been a simple parliamentary procedure, conducted under President Obama’s orders no less, turned into something of an embarrassment.

Depending on what time you watched any of last night’s proceedings in Charlotte, you got a very different experience.

The Obama campaign’s 4.5 new private sector jobs claim is true, but only if you forget the first year of the Obama Administration.

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

As its convention begins, one has to wonder what has happened to the Republican Party.

One of these men is going to his party’s convention, the other is not. The reason why is rather obvious.

UVA says a presidential visit isn’t worth the hassle or expense. They’re right.

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

No, Barack Obama is not going to dump Joe Biden before the Democratic Convention.

A black ‘Democrat’ who seconded Obama’s nomination in 2008 is endorsing Romney in 2012. It’s not a big deal.

There is much to critique in Washington, but the nexus of the governance problem at the moment is the GOP.

Most of the early reaction on the right consider’s the selection of Paul Ryan a smart move on Mitt Romney’s part, but you could also say it’s just risky.

In my adult memory, the American South was a one-party Democratic region for all but presidential elections. Aside from minority set-aside districts, the reversal is near complete.

Breaking: The American press often does a lousy job.

Moderate Republicans in the House are starting to become more assertive in voicing their frustrations with how Congress is operating.

Get ready for the battle over the Bush Tax Cuts to start up yet again.

The number of Pennsylvania voters without required photo IDs exceeds Obama’s 2008 margin of victory.

Democratic rhetoric since the Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare raises the question of whether they made a political mistake.

Absent something extraordinary, it’s unlikely that the GOP will lose control of the House.

Thomas Friedman continues his quixotic quest for a third party. His candidate: a fantasy Barack Obama.

Republican reaction to the President’s immigration policy announcement has been relatively muted, and it’s likely to stay that way.

Neil Munro acted like a jerk, but Barack Obama needs to be more open to questions than he has been.

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

The arguments behind the Paycheck Fairness Act do not hold up to scrutiny.

A Bill Clinton parody account created by the Romney campaign is both clever and yet another sign of what’s wrong with American politics.

What lessons can we draw from the Wisconsin Recall?

In an ideal world, today’s Recall Election in Wisconsin would not even be legally possible.

The “Clinton-Biden Switcheroo” Scenario is the pundit’s fantasy that will not die.

All the available evidence suggest that the Occupy movement has fizzled away into virtual nothingness.

Will Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage benefit him or Romney in the upcoming campaign?

Once again, the punditocracy seems to have misread the voting public.

Does Joe Biden think he can succeed his boss?