Outside the Beltway

Ann Romney dodged questions from a reporter seeking her personal opinions on hot-button social issues. Good for her.

As the final stretch of the campaign begins in earnest, Mitt Romney faces a very difficult task.

When it comes to issues like medical marijuana, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are reading from the same playbook.

Another bad jobs report threatens to undermine whatever good will the President had coming off the Democratic National Convention.

President Obama didn’t blow the doors off the Time Warner Cable Arena last night, but he didn’t need to.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Another platform controversy?

Last night, Bill Clinton hit one out of the park for the President Of The United States.

A POLITICO analysis finds that “Obama and his top campaign aides have engaged far more frequently in character attacks and personal insults than the Romney campaign.”

Depending on what time you watched any of last night’s proceedings in Charlotte, you got a very different experience.

Some unpleasant news for the Democrats in a new poll.

The How Do I Order Ham and Eggs? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Do fiscal conservatives realize they’re being sold a bill of goods?

Obama heads into his convention in a good position, but with several potential pitfalls in his path.

President Obama says he’s a huge Clint Eastwood fan and wasn’t offended by his performance at the RNC.

The Obama campaign clearly does not want Americans to consider whether they are better off now than they were four years ago.

So far, there’s very little movement in the polls for Governor Romney.

In a radio interview last week, Paul Ryan claimed to have run a sub-3 hour marathon. He did no such thing.

Mitt Romney left one crucial piece out of his speech last night.

Not surprisingly, Romney campaigns staffers don’t seem to want to take responsibility for Clint Eastwood’s performance last night.

I give it a C+/B- (adequate, passing, nothing exceptional).

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

After three days of buildup to a “mystery speaker,” the closing night of the Republican convention featured a rambling performance by Clint Eastwood and an empty chair.

The real story of Bain Capital is impressive. Mitt Romney chose instead to present an origin story that’s utter horseshit.

Over two days of speakers, not a single Republican has mentioned the Tea Party.

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

Paul Ryan did what he needed to do last night, but in the long run his speech will be lost to history.

Tonight’s convention speech is the most important speech Mitt Romney has ever given.

Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?

Lindsey Graham: “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

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