Outside the Beltway

The criteria for next month’s third Republican Presidential debate have been announced, and they’re likely to end up being bad news for several Republican candidates.

The next Republican debate is likely to be a lot smaller than the previous two, and that could prove fatal for several candidates.

One week after the second Republican debate, Donald Trump is still at the top of the GOP field, and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon.

The first significant national polls taken in the wake of last week’s debate show that Donald Trump has slipped somewhat, but still remains the clear leader of the Republican race for President.

Donald Trump and Ben Carson remain at the top of the Republican Presidential field heading into the second debate on Wednesday.

Scott Walker used to have a commanding lead in Iowa, now he’s in 7th place. That’s just another sign of the troubles facing his campaign.

Bernie Sanders has jumped ahead of Hillary Clinton in the Hawkeye State.

Bernie Sanders continues to cause Hillary Clinton problems, and Joe Biden could cause more if he enters the race.

In an interview, Donald Trump reveals that when it comes to foreign policy he has no idea what he’s talking about.

None of the top eight candidates in current polls have made a previous bid for the nomination.

Carly Fiorina will most likely be excluded from CNN’s prime time debate in September, so of course her campaign is complaining about rules that were established months ago.

Another poll shows Bernie Sanders doing will in New Hampshire, but there’s no evidence he’s catching on anywhere else in the country.

Scott Walker is flip-flopping on immigration again, while his poll numbers sink like a stone.

For a variety of reasons, it’s unlikely that the Republican field will shrink significantly before the Iowa Caucuses.

There are some signs that Donald Trump has peaked in the polls, but at his current position he’s still in pretty good shape unfortunately.

Donald Trump is still in the lead of the Republican circus, but the rest of the field remains uncertain in the wake of the first debate.

A new poll shows Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton, but within the margin of error, in New Hampshire. But a deeper examination suggests that Bernie-mentum is a mile wide and an inch deep.

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

The last three polls to be released before Thursday’s debate show Donald Trump continuing to solidify his lead.

The first of a series of polls in anticipation of next week’s debate shows Donald Trump still at the top, with a surprise coming out of Ohio.

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

A big win in Court for the former Texas Governor, but it’s unclear what this means politically.

Donald Trump leads in a new national poll, but a deeper look at the numbers suggests that this Trump Bubble can’t last for very much longer.

The GOP’s Trump-induced headache isn’t going away any time soon.

Chris Christie appears set to enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, but voters back home in New Jersey don’t seem to think very highly of him anymore.

Rick Perry is hoping to do something that hasn’t happened before in American politics, come back from a campaign that imploded.

Some analysts are wondering if Jeb Bush might just forgo investing serious resources in the Iowa Caucuses.

Mike Huckabee’s back, but the 2008 magic is gone.

Aides to Governor Chris Christie apparently think there’s still a way he can run a credible campaign for President, but it seems unlikely.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. He’s not going to win, but he’s not running because he thinks he can win.

For months, Ted Cruz said the nomination of Loretta Lynch must be blocked. Then, he failed to show up when the Senate voted on her nomination.

Less than two weeks after entering the race, Florida Senator Marco Rubio is at the top of the GOP field in a new poll.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO, and failed Senate candidate, Carly Fiorina will be running for President for some reason.

And the fun part is that his main motive for running appears to be the opportunity to troll Rand Paul.

After declining to run in 2012, Mike Huckabee’s entry into the 2016 race seems fairly certain.

His poll numbers are down, the GOP base is not hospitable, but Chris Christie still seems to be thinking about running for President.

Rand Paul is the latest Republican to enter the race, but his path to even becoming a contender is a difficult one at best.

Jeb Bush is leading the latest poll of the 2016 Republican race and Ted Cruz has surged since he entered the race, but the race is just beginning.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is getting ready to jump into the race for President, but he has an uphill fight ahead of him.

Ted Cruz kicks off with the first of what is likely to be a string of candidates getting into the 2016 race in the coming month.

Mary Landrieu’s Keystone XL Hail Mary isn’t going to save her.

The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.

Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.