Outside the Beltway

A new poll shows just how badly the GOP is doing among Hispanic voters.

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

Wherein we find that Santorum is the “fun” choice and a few election cliches pay a visit.

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

Gary Johnson’s quest is quixotic, but interesting nonetheless.

Expect plenty of GOP infighting if President Obama is re-elected next November.

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.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

George Will reminds conservatives to look in the mirror if the prospect of a President Romney dismays them.

Neither political party is resonating with the public right now, and neither is acting in the manner the public would like.

Rick Santorum: naked partisan. (Although, really, this is more a post about the EC than it is about Santorum).

A book could be written on this subject, but let me suggest the following as a good place to start

Of the institutions designed by the Framers, the electoral college is the one that deserves the least amount of defense if one’s defense is predicated on assumptions of the genius of said framers.

Allocating Electoral Votes by Congressional District is an idea whose time has come.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

The US came a lot closer to something resembling a parliamentary system than most people think.

It’s a shame that Duverger’s Law doesn’t come with criminal penalties.

State-level job approval numbers seem to suggest that the President could have Electoral College worries in 2012.

The electoral map should be making the Obama 2012 camp just a little bit nervous.

With the customary hand-wringing over the low quality of the presidential field well underway, the corollary pining for other candidates to join the race is starting.

A new set of polls from Gallup show that President Obama is still looking good for re-election.

Florida has again scheduled its primary ahead of the deadlines set by the Republican and Democratic parties.

A new poll finds that Republican policies on immigration are chasing Latino voters straight into the arms of the Democratic Party.

Political columnist John Heilemann thinks he’s come up with a scenario that would put Sarah Palin in the White House, but his assumptions don’t add up.

Thomas Friedman engages in some early speculation about a serious third party presidential run. As usual, such speculation ignores the basic structures of American politics.

A new projection of Congressional reapportionment shows a dramatic shift to traditionally Republican states in the South and Southwest.

How does the Electoral College influence policy and campaigning?

The first in a multi-part series on the Electoral College.

The Electoral College is the worst way to elect a President, except for all the others.

Massachusetts becomes the latest state to join in the National Popular Vote initiative.

Massachusetts will become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote movement, a compact wherein states throw their Electoral College votes to the nationwide winner once enough states agree to ensure that outcome.

A new poll shows that Americans have some odd ideas about the Constitution, and how to change it.