Outside the Beltway

Seriously, how did this guy ever get elected to Congress?

Now that he is on the ballot for good, Republicans seem to be giving Todd Akin a second look. That seems unwise.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

It’s looking less likely that the GOP will be able to gain control of the Senate.

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

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

As its convention begins, one has to wonder what has happened to the Republican Party.

The fallout from Todd Akin’s rape comments on Sunday has exposed a rift in the Republican Party.

A pre-Convention look at the Electoral College map finds Mitt Romney in the same tight spot he’s been in for months now.

The Romney/Ryan ticket has gained grown in Wisconsin and Florida, and is steady in Ohio, but they’ve got a Medicare problem.

National Review’s Keith Williamson can’t fathom why Alpha Male Mitt Romney is having so much trouble beating Girly Man Barack Obama.

Abortion and “legitimate rape” are not what the Romney campaign should be having to deal with this week.

Todd Akin says he will continue to be the Republican nominee for United States Senate from Missouri.

The GOP Platform will include an abortion plank that Todd Akin would love.

Ironically, the Congressman was trying to avoid actually taking a stand on the question of abortion in the case of rape.

Todd Akin says he’s staying in the race, but his party is abandoning him.

National Republicans aren’t at all thrilled with Todd Akin right now.

The Navy is considering allowing its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once “Dont ask, Don’t tell” ends.