Outside the Beltway

The Old Dominion seems like it’s going to be even more firmly Democratic in 2016.

The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.

It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, something he can ill-afford with less than 100 days left until Election Day.

Donald Trump continues to be Donald Trump. Which is quickly turning into a political disaster.

Looking at the Electoral College, it’s already apparent that Donald Trump’s campaign faces a daunting, perhaps impossible, path to victory.

Eight years after beating her for the Democratic Nomination, Barack Obama passed the torch to Hillary Clinton with a speech that sounded more like Ronald Reagan than anything we’ve heard from the Republican nominee.

As expected, Hillary Clinton went with the ‘safe’ choice, and has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

It’s still early in the cycle, but Donald Trump’s poll numbers are already historically bad.

The Trump campaign is out with its own ‘short list’ of potential running mates.

Republican leaders and politicians continue to distance themselves from their party’s presumptive nominee.

Donald Trump’s latest outbursts are causing Republicans to move away from him faster than you can say “electoral disaster.”

The Senate has passed an amendment to a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft.

Hillary Clinton easily won the final contest of the 2016 primary season, and the Clinton-Sanders reconciliation dance began.

With the race for the Democratic nomination over, President Obama is ready to hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump’s open contempt for the Rule of Law and Freedom of the Press should disqualify him from being considered an acceptable candidate for President.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

It’s not going to happen.

A first look at the Electoral College paints a very grim picture for Donald Trump and the GOP.

Answering a question that gets a lot.

If you think this campaign has been awful, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

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

In an unprecedented move that reeks of desperation, Ted Cruz is naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate before the primary process has even ended.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

The two men most likely to win the Republican nomination aren’t very well liked outside the Republican Party.

Nebraska legislators are talking about abandoning their somewhat unique method of allocating Electoral College votes.

A new poll finds that Donald Trump is really, really disliked by voters, but it’s unclear how much that will matter going forward.

Putting Donald Trump at the top of the ticket would likely lead to an Electoral College disaster for Republicans.

Is Ted Cruz really the only alternative to Donald Trump?

The effort to stop Donald Trump seems likely to set off a civil war inside the Republican Party.

With time running out, the top three candidates for the Republican nomination picked up right where they left off last week.

Mitt Romney came out with a blistering speech denouncing Donald Trump, but it’s unlikely to have much of an impact on the race.

Ronald Reagan famously claimed, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.” I’m going through the process in reverse.

Ever since last week’s debate, the race for the Republican nomination has come to resemble a schoolyard fight among a bunch of nine year-olds.

A new poll shows Donald Trump with historically low support for a Republican from Latino voters. That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.

The President has another plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. It’s as likely to be well-received on Capitol Hill as all of his other previous plans on this issue.

Donald Trump hasn’t hit the point of inevitability yet, but time is running short if Republicans are going to stop him.

Donald Trump is on the verge of another big victory.

One week before the South Carolina Primary, the remaining Republican candidates for President clashed in a headed debate.

With mere days until voting starts, the possibility of Donald Trump running the table in the February primaries and caucuses, or nearly doing so, is more and more likely.

Sarah Palin is back, and she’s endorsing Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for President.

With less than three weeks to go before voting starts, the Republican candidates for President clashed in their most contentious debate so far.

The attacks on Ted Cruz’s eligibility to be President have no legal merit, but they appear to be having an impact with at least some Iowa voters.

Ten American sailors detained by Iranian forces late Tuesday were released early today, something that seems to clearly demonstrate the value of diplomacy.

There are signs that Ted Cruz’s rise in the Hawkeye State will be short-lived.

Jeb Bush and Chris Christie have spent the holiday week taking aim at Marco Rubio.