Outside the Beltway

Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who will enter the Presidential race tomorrow, says he wouldn’t have tried to have Osama bin Laden killed.

David Brooks declares Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, and Jon Huntsman the only serious candidates for the Republican nomination.

Last night’s Presidential Debate in South Carolina was interesting, but, in the end, not very important.

If you look at the Tea Party’s impact on state politics, you see it really isn’t much different from the Religious Right.

Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is running for president.

Ron Paul has won the CPAC straw poll for a second straight year. But YAF has voted him off its board over his opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Once again, the frontrunners for the 2012 GOP nomination aren’t looking very good at all.

What will Republicans think of a candidate for President who admitted to smoking marijuana as recently as two years ago?

He’s the darkest of dark horses right now, but Gary Johnson stands as the heir apparent to Ron Paul’s surprisingly energetic 2008 run for the GOP nomination.

Despite votes in the 2010 contest still being counted, polls for 2012 are already pouring out. They’re largely meaningless.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson To Launch Presidential Bid In February?

If the 2012 election were held today, President Obama would be in serious trouble. Luckily for him, he has two years to go.

Mitt Romney is the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican nomination. Aside from it being Romney’s “turn,” he’s got very strong organization and fundraising capabilities and has demonstrated the ability to get through a campaign without committing major gaffes.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich considers himself among the top Republican prospects for the 2012 presidential election