Outside the Beltway

Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.

Newt Gingrich gets his Civil War history very wrong.

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

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

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley becomes the latest Tea Party darling to back Mitt Romney.

A lesson in why the topline poll numbers are often only the beginning of the puzzle.

No, some mythical candidate will not swoop in and save the day for the Republican Party.

Newt Gingrich is looking really good in the Hawkeye State right now.

Gingrich is rising in the polls for reasons that help him in the primary race, but may hurt in a General Election.

The odds of a come back by the Texas Governor do not look good.

Stranger things have happened.

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

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

Newt Gingrich spoke some truth on immigration last night, and that might hurt him with Republican voters.

Newt Gingrich, Republican frontrunner. Four words most people never thought they’d see together.

With the Super Committee dead, 2012 is likely to see a fight over the defense cuts set to take place starting in 2013.

Did you know there was another GOP debate last night? Well, you didn’t miss much.

Rick Perry is out with a plan to reform Washington. Mostly, it’s just a bunch of gimmicks.

Last night, Herman Cain established that he simply isn’t prepared to be Commander in Chief.

As if we needed another child rape scandal involving a famous institution of higher learning . . .

Jon Huntsman’s campaign has never really gotten off the ground. Will conservatives start taking him more seriously?

The Republican candidates for President have been mostly silent about foreign policy issues. That changes starting tonight.

A three-way tie?

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.

Rick Perry’s tax plan isn’t very impressive.

Quite improbably, Herman Cain remains at the top of the GOP field.

On the day his campaign is set to make a major economic roll out, Rick Perry went the birther route again.

Many of the Republican candidates for President advocate ideas that would restrict the power of the Federal Judiciary.

Michele Bachmann is looking for a few good staffers for the Granite State.

Herman Cain’s comments about abortion could pose a problem for him with social conservatives.