Outside the Beltway

Ben Carson is running for President.

Even for political junkies, the thrill seems to be gone.

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

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is now appealing to the worst aspects of economic populism on the right.

The GOP race remains tight, but some candidates have benefited from their entry into the race more than others. Overall, though, Hillary Clinton continues to dominate.

Seventy years ago, Harry Truman became President in the final months of a war. He wasn’t prepared for it, but most Vice-President’s after him have been.

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

The “racism” debate brought about by Barack Obama in 2000 is getting a spin-off.

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

Pundits and political scientists agree that, if the 2016 presidential election were today, we’d have a much better idea who would win.

Ben Carson will be entering the race for President next month, but don’t pretend for a minute that he’s a serious candidate.

Marco Rubio is the first Republican in the race who actually has a plausible chance to win the nomination, but it’s not going to be easy.

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.

Scott Walker’s response to the Iranian nuclear deal is perhaps the most irresponsible so far.

The political media is breathlessly reporting on every event in a campaign that is just beginning, and voters aren’t really paying attention to it at this point.

The Iranian nuclear accords are barely 24 hours old and some people have already made up their mind about them.

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.

Carly Fiorina seems to be inching close to a Presidential run for some reason.

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

Another setback for those opposed to Voter ID laws.

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.

Two weeks after the email story broke, there’s no sign that Hillary Clinton is losing ground in the 2016 race.

A brutal assessment of Chris Christie’s presidential chances.

The 2008 runner-up has scared off all serious challengers for 2016. Why?

Despite the ongoing email controversy, Hillary Clinton remains well positioned heading into 2016.

Wisconsin has become the 25th “right to work” state.

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

Rand Paul is carrying on a family tradition, winning the CPAC straw poll won many times by his father Ron.

Scott Walker surged to the top of a new poll of Iowa Republicans, but Iowa is not a very good predictor of success in the race for the GOP nomination.

Conservatives finally seem to be waking up to the truth about Sarah Palin.

The Tea Party may be the most vocal wing of the GOP but most Republicans seems to favor candidates that aren’t quite so right wing.

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

Rick Santorum looks to be getting ready to hit the campaign trail again, but it’s doubtful he can find appeal beyond the religious conservatives who supported him in 2012.

The GOP donor class would like the 2016 race to be short and sweet, but that’s unlikely to happen.

For the fourth time in three years, a Federal Court has ruled that Florida’s law requiring drug tests for welfare recipients is unconstitutional.

How will Republicans react if, as many expect, the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage across the nation?

When push comes to shove, top Republicans may still try to make Mitt Romney happen.

Fresh off his third statewide win in four years, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appears to be getting ready to run for President.

A popular idea that does nothing useful while simultaneously violating the Constitution.

Scott Walker argues that Governors tend to make the best Presidents. He’s largely correct, but he’s not the only Republican who fits that bill.

The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.

Mike Huckabee is threatening to leave the GOP if the party backs down on same-sex marriage. He’s bluffing.

The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.

The die is cast.

An unsurprising decision from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.