Outside the Beltway

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

The Democrats have lots of problems. Salesmanship is pretty far down the list.

The Democratic strategist and longtime talking head is gone at 73.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Is Trump really an outlier?

Every Democratic woman seems to be under consideration.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

The clear winner was Donald Trump.

It’s time to start speculating about a brokered convention again,even though it probably isn’t going to happen.

History shows us that candidates who enter the race for President late rarely do well, and rarely manage to win.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

In what was basically a throwaway line, Joe Biden said something nice about Mike Pence. The reaction from his fellow Democrats says a lot about our current political culture, and none of it is good.

Christine Blasey Ford put “two teenagers” at the party where she alleges a rape attempt occurred. Neither remembers any such party.

Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.

The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.

A towering figure gone much too soon.

Political columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer has weeks to live.

The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors is out after failing to convince the boss not to impose tariffs.

As expected, Minnesota’s Governor has named his Lt. Governor to replace Al Franken in the Senate.

Forget all the talk about a civil war in the Republican Party, the truth is that Republicans and conservatives have already surrendered to Trump and Bannon.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

Donald Trump claims he won an Electoral College landslide. This is a bald-faced lie.

One professor is suggesting that Bernie Sanders played a role in 2016 similar to the one that Ralph Nader did in 2000. It doesn’t pass even cursory examination.

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.

Has any major party nominee for president ever damaged his reputation in this manner?

Republican hopes that Wisconsin might go Republican this year seem to be slipping away.

A purported ‘short list’ of potential running mates for Hillary Clinton is out. Here’s how the candidates stack up.

With two former Republican governors running under its banner, is there such a thing as a “Libertarian Party”?

Ben Carson and his supporters would have you believe that he is being subjected to unprecedented and unfair scrutiny. That assertion is completely false.

Polling in three battleground states shows Hillary Clinton slightly trailing three top Republicans, but it means far less than you might think.

Maryland’s former Governor will announce his candidacy for President next week. Don’t expect him to go very far.

A Presidential candidate’s health and fitness for office are legitimate issues. When it comes to bringing up Hillary Clinton’s age in the context of 2016,, though, Republicans need to proceed with caution.

An award for breaking a campaign promise.

A certain wealthy man with good hair is doing very well in a meaningless poll.

The GOP is going to have to come up with a lot more than just age if they end up facing off against Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Michael Kinsley contends “Being against marriage equality doesn’t make you a monster.”

Is someone who’s only be a Senator for just over 100 days a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2016?

President Obama’s job approval numbers have fallen off from their post-election highs. But, does it matter?

Less than two weeks after he lost the election, the GOP is acting as if Mitt Romney never existed.

Mitt Romney won the debate last night, but it’s not at all clear that this will matter at all.

There’s little evidence that Presidential debates can be game changers.

The 2012 campaign is revealing once again that many conservatives have a view of President Obama not shared by the public at large.

At some point, however, using the bad actions of the past to justify worse actions in the present has to stop.