Outside the Beltway

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

A legal setback for the Texas Voter ID law, but not much of a political setback for Voter ID laws in general.

Once again, a Presidential election could be decided by the Buckeye State.

Brookings Institute scholar William Galston says election night might end early this year even if the race remains tight.

The fallout from Todd Akin’s rape comments on Sunday has exposed a rift in the Republican Party.

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

Abortion and “legitimate rape” are not what the Romney campaign should be having to deal with this week.

Todd Akin says he will continue to be the Republican nominee for United States Senate from Missouri.

Ironically, the Congressman was trying to avoid actually taking a stand on the question of abortion in the case of rape.

Todd Akin says he’s staying in the race, but his party is abandoning him.

National Republicans aren’t at all thrilled with Todd Akin right now.

The Obama campaign told a few fibs in its effort to distance itself from a controversial Priorities USA ad.

A Pro-Obama SuperPAC is out with what may be the most despicable ad so far this election cycle.

Mitt Romney faces an uphill battle in trying to get to that magic number of 270 Electoral Votes.

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

While the news media is focused on sixteen battleground states, the professionals running the Obama and Romney campaigns are focused on a much narrower list.

The Obama campaign’s focus on Mitt Romney’s years at Bain Capital don’t seem to be working.

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.

The biggest argument against Romney winning in November is the fact that there aren’t many ways for him to get to those pesky 270 Electoral Votes.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, what happens to his delegates?

The Also Ran Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Last night’s results ensure the race will continue to the convention.

Rick Santorum won the night, but Mitt Romney continues to win the delegate hunt.

Six states are likely to decide the 2012 election.

The race will go on after Super Tuesday, but the outcome seems ineviable

Rick Santorum’s inability to stay away from the culture wars may have been his undoing.

Mitt Romney’s campaign gives us a lesson in how not to stage a “major” economic speech.