Outside the Beltway

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Is it every appropriate to ask candidates about their religious faith? In some cases, yes it is.

What are the contours of “mainstream” religious thought in today’s America?

Rick Perry’s rise in the polls can be traced to factors that threaten both Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann

Political journalists aren’t like you and me. Well, you, anyway.

Meet your new Republican frontrunner.

Her appeal is not her ideas, policies, or achievements but her personality and appeal to the red meat base.

Rick Perry is leading the GOP field in Iowa, but there are warning signs for Republicans as a whole if you look deeper.

Jon Huntsman is not going to be the Republican nominee in 2012, but he seems ready to carve out a niche for himself.

The Do You Have Any Grey Poupon? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Jon Huntsman just tweeted, “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.”

President Obama’s job approval numbers are even worse when you just look at the economy.

Michele Bachmann is promising $2.00 gas. Not surprisingly, she has no idea how to achieve this seemingly impossible goal.

Is Chris Christie reconsidering his previous statements about not running for President? More importantly, why are so many Republicans still dissatisfied with the field?

Do we have a new frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination?

The first poll in the wake of Michele Bachmann’s victory at Ames and Rick Perry’s entry into the race shows a brand new frontrunner

Some Republicans apparently still aren’t satisfied with the 2012 field.

Political journalists are asking clumsy, ignorant, and intolerant questions. Film at 11.

Comparing Bachmann and Palin in regards to managing the media.

America’s pundits have never met anyone who didn’t think Tim Pawlenty would be a good nominee.

Does Ron Paul’s second place showing at Ames mean the media should take him seriously as a contender? No, it doesn’t.

On reflection, the nature of Marcus Bachmann’s influence over his wife is indeed a legitimate question in a political campaign.

Rick Perry will need to get past Michele Bachmann before he takes on Mitt Romney. But, really, how hard could it be?

Further evidence of Bachmann’s extreme views on homosexuality.

Rick Perry may be much less than meets the eye.

Tim Pawlenty is out, to nobody’s surprise.

The Ames Straw Poll is like the first scrimmage of NFL training camp.

A good day for Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry. A bad day for everyone else.

While most of the Republican field was at the Iowa State Fair, Rick Perry was in South Carolina shaking up the field.

Time for the spinning of the straw poll results to begin.

Denying the Tea Party’s role in the downgrade of U.S. debt is to deny reality.

Last night’s debate was definitely more combative than previous renditions.

Rick Perry’s entry into the race could quickly turn the 2012 GOP fight into a two man race.

Should President Obama call Congress back into session? Not if there’s nothing to do he shouldn’t.

Michele Bachmann is claiming that the debt downgrade proves she was right about not raising the debt ceiling.