Outside the Beltway

Tuesday night’s running mate debate had lower viewership than any such encounter in sixteen years.

It’s possible that Mike Pence won and Donald Trump still lost. It won’t matter.

Nothing that happens tonight during the Vice-Presidential debate is likely to matter, so feel free to skip it.

Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.

Donald Trump’s admiration and praise for the dictatorial leader of Russia should be sufficient reason to disqualify him from being President of the United States.

President Obama is being criticized for remaining on vacation while Louisiana deals with historic flooding.

GOP control of Indiana’s Senate seat appears to be in jeopardy, and that will have serious implications for the battle to control the Senate.

After weeks of bleeding, the Trump campaign is undergoing a shake up, but it’s unlikely to fix what’s really wrong.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

Not surprisingly, Latino voters are heavily turned off by Donald Trump and seemingly quite eager to vote against him in the fall.

Another day, another round of irresponsible demagoguery from Donald Trump.

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.

Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.

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

Ignore the focus on discord, most of Bernie’s supporters are supporting Hillary.

Ted Cruz’s convention speech was about what you’d expect, a gamble designed to set up his campaign for President in 2020 or beyond.

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

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.

The Veepstakes continues.

Is Indiana’s Governor a contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate?

Vice-President Gingrich? Really?

To the surprise of no one, the alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich is already falling apart.

A trial court Judge in Oregon is the latest public official to refuse to do his job.

Another poll shows that Republicans are largely out of step with public opinion on the question of whether businesses should be free to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

A new poll suggests that the American public does not support laws that give religious exemptions to businesses that want to discriminate based on sexual orientation.

We’re down to debating whether bigots should have to sell cakes to gay people.

Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia may soon see the same battle over RFRA laws that is playing itself out in Indiana

The devil is in the details of what the legislature passes, but Indiana’s Governor has essentially conceded defeat in the battle over his state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law.

Indiana is about to become the latest state to grants special rights to religious business owners.

Scott Walker surged to the top of a new poll of Iowa Republicans, but Iowa is not a very good predictor of success in the race for the GOP nomination.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence is supposed to be a champion of limited government. So why is he starting up a state run news agency?

Over the weekend, Mike Huckabee took another step that suggests that he is indeed planning on running for President in 2016.

Rick Santorum looks to be getting ready to hit the campaign trail again, but it’s doubtful he can find appeal beyond the religious conservatives who supported him in 2012.

How will Republicans react if, as many expect, the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage across the nation?

Scott Walker argues that Governors tend to make the best Presidents. He’s largely correct, but he’s not the only Republican who fits that bill.

The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.

Mike Huckabee is threatening to leave the GOP if the party backs down on same-sex marriage. He’s bluffing.

The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.

The die is cast.

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

Rick Perry continues to hint at another Presidential run.