Outside the Beltway

If these numbers hold up, then the GOP may as well start planning for the 2020 primaries now.

In a rational universe somewhere, John Kasich is preparing to become the de facto Republican nominee for President. In ours, he’s dropping out in favor of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump’s win last night made him the presumptive Republican nominee, whether Republicans will unify around him is another question.

Ohio’s Secretary of State is already precluding the possibility that Donald Trump could get on the ballot as an independent in the Buckeye State.

Two months after seemingly promising to remain loyal to the Republican Party, Donald Trump is again refusing to rule out an independent run for the White House next year.

The RNC wants Donald Trump to sign an oath that he will not run as a third-party candidate if he doesn’t win the Republican nomination.

As much as I wish it were otherwise, Iowa and New Hampshire are not losing their influence over the Presidential primary process.

The Republican debate stage in 2016 is going to be even more crowded than it was in 2012.

Two states and the nation’s capital could have legal marijuana after Tuesday’s elections.

The RNC wants to limit primary debates, but it’s not clear that’s a good idea.

Opponents of immigration reform are deceptively attempting to use the bombing attack in Boston to derail immigration reform.

The GOP’s most promising alternative to Mitt Romney in 2012 may run again in 2016, but it doesn’t seem like he’d go very far.

Republicans seem to think they need fewer Presidential debates in the 2016 cycle, but it’s unclear how they can make that happen.

Was Rick Perry the worst candidate to run in the 2012 cycle? It certainly appears so.

Why I supported Mitt Romney despite his constant flip-flopping, fibbing, and fecklessness.

President Obama easily won re-election last night, carrying virtually all of the battleground states. Meanwhile, abortion, gay marriage, and recreational marijuana also won big.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

Whether Republicans like it or not, Mitt Romney was the best candidate they had in 2012.

With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama basically saying the same things about foreign policy, it’s time to take a look at an alternative.

The Occupy movement began one year ago today. It’s no surprise that it ended up being a failure.

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

Rand Paul calls Mitt Romney out over his comments about Presidential War Powers.

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.

Did Joe Biden misspeak, or drop a hint that he shouldn’t have?

The Libertarian Party has chosen another former Republican politician as their Presidential nominee.

Matthew Dowd asks: What happens in an election when two candidates who are each unelectable run against each other in the fall?

Yet more revelations about Ron Paul’s newsletters.

Huntsman’s tactics reinforced his fellow Republicans’ natural skepticism of his candidacy.

Not surprisingly, it’s the end of Huntsmania

Last night was the high point of Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign for the Presidency.

Can anyone bring the primary debate schedule under control?

Not surprisingly, most of the Republican candidates for President aren’t too keen on reducing the excessive growth in Executive Branch power.

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

Ron Paul doesn’t want to talk about his newsletters now, but he was pretty talkative 15 years ago.

Gary Johnson is jumping ship.

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.