Outside the Beltway

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Republican candidates for the Senate and House are campaigning on the argument that they will be a bulwark against a Clinton Presidency.

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With just over three weeks before Election Day, efforts by top Republicans to disavow their party’s nominee are quite clearly too little, too late.

Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump in droves after last night’s revelation of lewd remarks he made in 2005.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.

The GOP civil war continues…..

The election is now fifty-six days away and, while the race is tighter than it has been, it’s still one in which Hillary Clinton has seemingly all the advantages.

It’s the traditional start of the campaign season, and the race for President is getting close, at least at the national level.

With ten weeks to go ,there’s been some tightening in the polls but Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a commanding lead in the race for the White House.

It’s eleven weeks — just 77 days — until Election Day, and things are looking pretty good for Hillary Clinton, and pretty bad for Donald Trump.

One speech isn’t going to make up for what we’ve seen so far.

GOP control of Indiana’s Senate seat appears to be in jeopardy, and that will have serious implications for the battle to control the Senate.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.

A new poll shows Donald Trump barely winning in a state that should be solidly red.

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

New polling from the states has good news for Hillary Clinton, and an even less plausible path to 270 for Donald Trump.

The latest desperation bid from anti-Trump Republicans is guaranteed to make a GOP civil war more likely.

The Old Dominion seems like it’s going to be even more firmly Democratic in 2016.

Post-convention polling at the state level holds some bad news for the Trump campaign.

A Federal Judge in North Dakota has struck down that state’s Voter ID Law, the fourth such decision in less than a month.

Looking at the Electoral College, it’s already apparent that Donald Trump’s campaign faces a daunting, perhaps impossible, path to victory.

Big losses for proponents of Voter ID laws in two swing states.

As expected, Hillary Clinton went with the ‘safe’ choice, and has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.

A big setback for one of the most restrictive Voter ID Laws in the country.

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

Predictably, the latest effort to prevent Donald Trump from gaining the Republican nomination has ended in failure.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

Republican officials are running away from Donald Trump the way they’d run away from a horde of mosquitoes infected with the Zika virus.

Marco Rubio changes his mind, and drops the first hint that he’s already thinking about the Presidential race in 2020 or 2024.

It’s still early in the cycle, but Donald Trump’s poll numbers are already historically bad.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democrat to unite behind the party’s presumptive nominee. A marked contrast to the chaos that reigns on the Republican side of the aisle.

With top Republicans recoiling from the realization that the GOP is stuck with Trump in 2016, the ground seems to be being prepared for a conflict that could tear the GOP apart regardless of who wins in November.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

A group of states led by Texas has filed a suit in response to new guidelines from the Federal Government regarding the rights of transgender students.

A first look at the Electoral College paints a very grim picture for Donald Trump and the GOP.

Several top Republicans have already said that they would not accept a position on a ticket with Donald Trump, so who might he choose?

Donald Trump seems poised for another solid victory in Indiana tomorrow, while the effort to stop him from winning a majority of delegates looks to be running out of options.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

As expected, Donald Trump scored a huge victory in his home state last night and now appears to be back on track to win the GOP nomination.

As the Empire State votes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look well positioned to have a very good night.

The second place finisher in the Republican primaries is looking like the first loser.