Outside the Beltway

Some Republicans are beginning to ponder what might happen to their party if Mitt Romney loses in 2012.

Republicans think they found the smoking gun of the 2012 election. They’re kidding themselves.

It’s still possible for Mitt Romney to win this election, but is it probable?

It may not be the one thing that costs him election, but Mitt Romney’s remarks about the “47 percent” are still a problem for his campaign.

The reported Romney “reboot” doesn’t look very impressive.

Republican lawmakers are starting to express frustration with the course of the Romney campaign.

Ronald Reagan was leading Jimmy Carter long before the two men met in Cleveland on October 28th, 1980.

Three new state polls show that Mitt Romney’s path to victory continues to narrow.

The Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate could prove decisive in determining who wins the Electoral College.

If the first round of post-convention polling is correct, President Obama may be pulling away from Mitt Romney.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

Once again, a Presidential election could be decided by the Buckeye State.

Brookings Institute scholar William Galston says election night might end early this year even if the race remains tight.

Unless something changes, Obama remains the odds-on favorite to win.

The Romney Campaign is reportedly planning a more aggressive campaign against the President for the fall.

The fallout from Todd Akin’s rape comments on Sunday has exposed a rift in the Republican Party.

The GOP is set to approve rules changes that will impact the 2016 primaries, and beyond. They’re a good start.

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

POLITICO has a new eBook on the Obama campaign and wants you to buy it.

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

The most recent round of national polling seems to show that the negative attacks on Romney are having an impact.

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.

Rob Portman, Bob McDonnell, and Brian Sandoval yield the biggest Electoral College advantage.

Mitt Romney faces an uphill battle in trying to get to that magic number of 270 Electoral Votes.

Stephen Green projects the best case and minimal winning scenarios for Obama and Romney.

Once again people are saying that 2012 is an election year akin to 1860 or 1932. Once again, they are wrong.

An overwhelming number of likely voters say President Obama has changed America; most say for the worse. He still leads Romney by 3 points.

What does the US Constitution actually provide in terms of guidance for governance?

Three swing state poll results should be raising some real concerns among Team Romney today.

Mitt Romney gained some ground in Swing State polling, but that just makes clear how narrow his path to 270 Electoral Votes actually is.

States actually have constitutional authority over the selection of electors, not of the president.

While the United States has some serious problems with policing, we’re not a police state.

If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?

Obama has an advantage in what is likely to be one of the most important states in November’s election, but the race is far from over.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

Yes, the US Constitution has been the most successful such document in human history. That does not mean it is a good template for other countries.

Things aren’t all sunshine and roses for the Obama 2012 campaign.

A record number of Americans don’t consider themselves a member of either party.

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

Looking back at the Electoral College results of the modern era–and ahead to November.

So, what’s next?

Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a Republican law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public employees–and also rebuked the health insurance mandate central to ObamaCare.