National Politics The Numbers to Watch Ahead of November There seems little point in spending a lot of time trying to assess the political implications of what turned out to be a relatively brief government shutdown. The initial reading of the deal is that… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. January 26, 2018
FiveThirtyEight Hating Gerrymandering Is Easy. Fixing It Is Harder. This feature was originally published at fivethirtyeight.com. It is part their Gerrymandering Project series. Check it out here.  As politics in the U.S. has polarized along geographic and racial… Wasserman Photo David Wasserman January 26, 2018
National Politics What to Make of All These New and Often Conflicting Generic Ballot Polls? If you are confused about what to make of the latest slew of polling data about control of Congress in 2018, you are not alone. On the so-called generic ballot question which asks voters if they’d… AWalter Head Amy Walter January 25, 2018
National Politics GOP Needs to Keep Focus on Tax Cuts and the Economy, Not a Shutdown Democrats and Republicans are playing a game of legislative chicken over government funding, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and the border wall as well as the Children’s Health… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. January 23, 2018
The Map Has Changed, But The Math Remains The Same National Politics The Map Has Changed, but the Math Remains the Same AWalter Head Amy Walter January 18, 2018
National Politics The Wave vs. the Map The rash of recent retirements by House Republicans along with the decisions by a number of top-tier Republicans being courted to run for the Senate combine to reinforce the view that many of us have… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. January 16, 2018
National Politics Democrats Shouldn’t Overplay Their Hands The Republican establishment is positively giddy over the apparent comeuppance of Steve Bannon in the wake of his intemperate quotes in Michael Wolff’s new book, Fire and Fury. Many in the… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. January 12, 2018
National Politics (Don’t) Miss Independents Listen to cable TV or almost any political discussion these days and you’ll hear the term “the base” a lot. “Isn’t this all about Trump keeping his base happy?” or, “will the Democratic base accept a… AWalter Head Amy Walter January 11, 2018
National Politics A White House That Can’t Shoot Straight The NBC News Political Unit’s morning newsletter First Read on Thursday nailed it, noting, “The last two days are a reminder that 2018 will be all about Trump: For those who thought the GOP’s tax law… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. January 8, 2018
Trump and Republicans Crater National Politics Trump and Republicans Crater in Gold-Standard Poll Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. December 26, 2017
Only the Economy Could Change the Political Atmosphere National Politics Only the Economy Could Change the Political Atmosphere Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. December 22, 2017
Can Tax Bill Unite Divided GOP? National Politics Can the Tax Bill Unite a Divided GOP? AWalter Head Amy Walter December 21, 2017