Outside the Beltway

After a promising start, Kamala Harris’s campaign appears to be in crisis mode.

More good news for Mayor Pete.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

A new poll shows Pete Buttigieg surging in Iowa, where the Caucuses are 92 days away.

History shows us that candidates who enter the race for President late rarely do well, and rarely manage to win.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is reportedly considering a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.

A new poll seems to indicate that Democratic voters aren’t exactly jumping on the Mike Bloomberg train.

Mike Bloomberg is apparently entering the race for the Democratic nomination.

Two weeks after the most recent debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are pulling ahead in the polls.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

Kamala Harris’s Presidential race continues to his bumpy roads.

Beto O;Rourke finally faces reality.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

Facing a cash crunch, Kamala Harris is shedding campaign staff and cutting spending. This seldom ends well.

Based on a number of factors, it appears that the Democratic field for 2020 has shrunk from more than 20 to just 5 viable candidates. Is there room for more?

The stage for the sixth Democratic debate in December is likely to be much smaller.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who is basically a non-entity in the race for the Democratic nomination, will not be running for re-election.

We won’t have whats-his-name to kick around anymore.

The first round of polls after last week’s debate has good news for the former Vice-President.

In what is hopefully the final review of the mater, an internal State Department view finds no wrongdoing with regard to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.

Fear of Donald Trump and his minions is making it hard for Republicans to answer a simple question.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

With twelve Democrats set to clash tonight in Ohio, it’s time to take a look at the state of the race.

Tulsi Gabbard, who managed to qualify for tomorrow’s fourth Democratic debate after missing out on the third, is threatening to boycott what may be her last chance to make her case to a national audience.

With an eye on the trade war and the 2020 election, President Trump is increasing subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol.

After a heart attack that has kept him out of the campaign for a week, it may be time for Bernie Sanders to pack it in.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is behind in the polls but still able to stay alive financially.

A very successful fundraising quarter for Senator Elizabeth Warren caps off a quarter that has seen her surge in the race for the 2020 nomination.

Contrary to the hopes of some, getting rid of Trump isn’t going to purge the GOP of Trumpism.

I was a guest on the Challenging Opinions podcast.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

Joe Biden reported a mostly successful fundraising quarter for the period that ended September 30th,

An unexpectedly big fundraising quarter for an unlikely candidate.

Bernie Sanders has slipped in the polls but retains his ability to raise money.

The criteria for the November and December debate will make it much harder for some Democrats to get on the national stage. That isn’t a bad thing.

The time for coddling the candidates polling below 5% is over.

The latest Des Moines Register poll puts Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at the top of the pack in the Hawkeye State.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

New York City’s Mayor ends a campaign that was going nowhere.

While some Democrats are calling for the impeachment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democrats on Capitol Hill aren’t nearly as eager to go down that road.

A new look at the allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh uncovers some new evidence.

In the US, the candidate defines the party, not the other way around.

Is social media making it harder for Democrats to nominate a winning candidate?

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.

Democrat Jon Ossoff has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge David Perdue for Georgia’s Senate seat in 2020.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

The Democratic National Committee is moving to block efforts by the state parties in Iowa and Nevada to open up the caucus process to more participants, citing security issues.

The Democratic candidates for President who didn’t qualify for the third debate are coming under increased pressure to get out of the race.

Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of a Presidential race few people realized she was in.