Outside the Beltway

Right now, Iowa is all about Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and a bunch of also-rans.

The Republican candidates for President are blurring what should be a pretty clear line.

Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

The odds of a come back by the Texas Governor do not look good.

Stranger things have happened.

Last night’s Huckabee Presidential Forum was different, and surprisingly substantive.

We won’t have Herman Cain to kick around anymore.

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

Could the GOP go into Tampa next August not knowing who their nominee will be? It’s possible, but not probable.

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CBS accidentally admits that they are giving less attention to some of the Republican contenders.

From across the pond, an observation that the way we pick Presidents isn’t really that bad after all.

Now that he’s a top tier candidate, it’s hard to see how Herman Cain’s tax plan can withstand serious scrutiny.

Is Mitt Romney’s religion returning as an issue for Republican voters?

Chris Christie’s weight has become a political concern, apparently.

Mitt Romney is still being dogged by charges of changed positions. Now, he’s trying to spin that as a good thing.

Despite all the negatives going against him, Mitt Romney may yet be the inevitable Republican nominee.

Are we placing far too much importance on how someone does in a two hour so-called “debate”?

We’re getting close to the point where only two people on this stage will matter.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

Is she in or is she out? And does it matter?

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

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

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

He’s not in the race (yet), but Rick Perry is already a top-tier 2012 candidate.

For the moment, the GOP race looks like a race between Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann, which should make Romney happy

The Stephen Colbert Super PAC that began as a satire has now been blessed by the real FEC. What exactly this means is not yet clear.

The first Des Moines Register poll is out.

As of June 17, Sarah Palin is a registered US trademark, serial number 85-170,226.

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Don’t confuse moderation in tone with moderation in beliefs.

Despite the disdain for him on the the hard right, Mitt Romney is the man to beat right now in the race for the GOP nomination.