Outside the Beltway

If the Right clings to the belief that President Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil, it will likely end up handing the election to him.

Dead people almost voted in New Hampshire. Zombie democracy is nigh!

Some legal developments in the lawsuit over access to Virginia’s March 6th Primary Ballot.

Is George Bush to blame for a weak Republican field almost four years after he left office? Not entirely.

The former Utah governor will almost certainly never be the GOP nominee. But someone like him will be soon.

Some good news in the December jobs report.

Rick Santorum’s foreign policy positions are troubling in many respects.

Mitt Romney said the other day that the 2012 Election is about “the soul of the country.” This is most assuredly not true.

Romney, Paul, Santorum. The last set of Iowa frontrunners seems to be set.

For a guy who says he dislikes “activist judges,” Rick Perry sure wants a certain Federal Judge in Virginia to be an activist.

Once again, people are engaging in largely mindless speculation involving Hillary Clinton.

Facing his own Tea Party challenge, Richard Lugar reminds Republicans of an uncomfortable truth.

Rick Perry is seeking Court intervention to get on the Virginia ballot. He isn’t likely to get very far.

Ron Paul is doing well right now solely because of the unique characteristics of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Could traders soon be betting on the outcome of the Presidential elections? Should they be?

Virginia has helped winnow the Republican field. You’re welcome America.

Newt Gingrich joins Rick Perry in having had his application to be on the Virginia Republican primary ballot disqualified. That leaves Mitt Romney and Ron Paul as the only candidates on the ballot.

Several candidates did not submit a completed application on time to qualify for Virginia’s Republican primary ballot.

Thanks to their own ineptitude, House Republicans suffered a big defeat this week. They totally deserved it.

A comment on the commentariat.

“Democratic” Pollsters Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen are out with another wacky Op-Ed.

There is a fundamental problem with the feedback loop in American politics.

Like many Republicans before him, Newt Gingrich is trying to claim the mantle of Reagan. He is the one least entitled to it.

Newt Gingrich’s ideas about the role of the judiciary are very dangerous.

The former Speaker has the biggest lead of any candidate thus far in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

America’s greatest statesmen fear America’s political paralysis endangers our ability to lead the world.

Time Magazine has chosen “The Protester” as its Person Of The Year. Let the outrage ensue.

How likely is it that a GOP Senate would eliminate the filibuster? Not very.

A lesson in why the topline poll numbers are often only the beginning of the puzzle.

The Nuthin’ but Nyet Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The Establishment opposition to the current frontrunner has little to do with his policy ideas.

Once again, Americans hate Congress but seem to love their Congressperson.

There aren’t many glad tidings at the White House these days.

Is technology making retail politics less important?

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