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Cook Political Report 2010 Midterm Election Ranges
February 4, 2010
Charlie Cook, Jennifer Duffy, and David Wasserman release their latest projections for Republican gains in the House, Senate, and gubernatorial races this November.
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Colossal Miscalculation On Health Care
January 16, 2010
Honorable and intelligent people can disagree over the substance and details of what President Obama and congressional Democrats are trying to do on health care reform and climate change. But nearly a year after Obama's inauguration, judging by where the Democrats stand today, it's clear that they have made a colossal miscalculation.
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Real Slippage In Obama's Approval
December 12, 2009
This week, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs took a potshot at the Gallup tracking poll. Was he really questioning the poll's accuracy and reliability, or was he just trying to shoot the messenger?
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Publisher Charlie Cook has compiled a quick guide to mid-term elections
Historic Presidential Job Approval
This chart tracks the Gallup job approval ratings for the first two years of an elected President's first term, since Eisenhower
This chart tracks the aggregate Gallup party affiliation numbers each year between 1988-2008.