Outside the Beltway

A third term for any of these guys? Don’t count on it.

The GOP’s most promising alternative to Mitt Romney in 2012 may run again in 2016, but it doesn’t seem like he’d go very far.

Should people be able to vote six weeks before Election Day?

Understandably, Republicans are becoming nervous about the way things are going for Team Romney.

Mitt Romney is showing signs that the negative attacks from the Obama camp are getting to him.

Americans Elect is dead. This should surprise nobody.

Far from being deterimental, there is a case to be made that SuperPACs have actually expended democracy during this election cycle.

Voting has started in the biggest primary to date.

An epic collapse in Florida should spell the end of Newt Gingrich’s presidential run. It won’t.

Right now the situation in Florida is Advantage: Romney. But, will it last after tonight’s debate?

The polls are open in the South Carolina.

The race in South Carolina is going down to the wire.

A recount in Iowa has changed the final numbers, but we really don’t know who won.

Republicans are rallying behind their eventual nominee.

Not surprisingly, it’s the end of Huntsmania

After having so much influence in 2010, the Tea Party is finding itself adrift in the search for a Republican nominee in 2012.

Republican candidates have reached out to Tim Tebow for an endorsement. Desperation?

Regardless of what happens in South Carolina, Mitt Romney seems to be going for a final knockout punch in Florida.

Last night was the high point of Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign for the Presidency.

A good night for Romney, a surprising showing for Ron Paul, and the first steps toward the end of the race for the Republican nomination.

Can anyone bring the primary debate schedule under control?

Barring a disaster, Mitt Romney is going to win the New Hampshire Primary, but who comes in second is still up in the air.

Ten hours later, the candidates seemed more combative than they had been the night before.

Watching last night’s debate, you would have been surprised to learn that Mitt Romney has any real opponents in the Republican race.

There seems to be very little stopping a big night for Mitt Romney next Tuesday.

If you’re running low on cash, keeping it low-key in a state you can’t win sometimes make sense.

Has Iowa “blown its special claim as the first state” in the nomination process? No, it never had any special claim in the first place.

One of these people will be the 2012 Republican nominee for President no matter how much you’d like to dream otherwise.

Should Ron Paul find his currently upward trajectory to continue he will find himself facing greater media (and opposition) scrutiny.

It was a good day for Newt Gingrich, but will it matter in the end?

Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.

The primary calendar is going to look very different next year.

Some on the left are upset with the President, but does it really matter?

Once again, the primary scheduling race is getting ridiculous.