AEI Election Watch 2012: American Enterprise Institute experts Karlyn Bowman and Henry Olsen discuss the results of contests in Alabama and Mississippi and preview key next battles – Puerto Rico and Illinois – in the 2012 GOP presidential contest.

Of all the problems plaguing the White House, Puerto Rico was the least among them. That is, until the president's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status created waves in December.

Why do employment rates in Puerto Rico range from 55 to 65 percent of U.S. rates during the past thirty years?

Will Alabama and Mississippi clear the field? The results are in and the answer is: To the contrary. These were close three-way races. But Rick Santorum’s wins in both Alabama and Mississippi ensure that he will stay in the race.

Knowing where all our ingredients come from is the first step toward improving drug quality.

And the Democratic contest goes on: to West Virginia! to Kentucky! to Oregon, Puerto Rico, and South Dakota! . . . or does it? AEI’s Election Watch team will reconvene on May 22 to discuss primary positioning, poll patterns, pocketbook issues, the politics of the presidential contest, the congressional and...

President Obama has been calling for immigration legislation similar to what former President George W. Bush sought, legislation geared to a status quo that no longer exists and seems unlikely to return. That's going nowhere.

The Constitution has the final word about which entities can have Congressional representation.