National Politics Democrats Need to Mind the Gap Between Their Base and Swing Voters Sometimes things can seem contradictory but are not necessarily so. A variety of polls released this week on the 2020 presidential race painted very different pictures of President Trump’s odds for… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook November 12, 2019
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National Politics Democratic Wins Come with a Warning Sign: Low African American Voter Turnout The article was originally published on NBC.com on November 6, 2019 Democrats are riding high after apparently unseating GOP Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky and winning back majorities in both chambers… Wasserman Photo David Wasserman November 8, 2019
National Politics Unpacking a Panoply of Polls It’s hard to determine where to start a political discussion these days. Impeachment? The Democratic presidential-nomination contest? President Trump’s prospects for reelection? The calendar can… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook November 8, 2019
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Political Advertising OnAir: Senate Democrats Trounce Republicans in Digital Spending The battle for the Senate is happening on Facebook. Recently, candidates have started to take to the airwaves more than a year out from an election, but most early spending is still confined to… Kyle Kyle Roberts November 5, 2019
National Politics Poking Holes in the Conventional Wisdom Quite often when a conventional wisdom takes hold, it is often an overly simplistic way of looking at things. But there is a value for people in and around politics to have a set of solid assumptions… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook November 5, 2019
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National Politics How Democrats Come Back Again For those political aficionados capable of prying themselves away from cable news and the web, two quite interesting but very different books are just out. RIP GOP: How the New America is Dooming… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook November 1, 2019
National Politics In 2020, the Triumph of Experience Over Hope? The most popular parlor game in town these days is, “Who will win the Democratic presidential nomination next year?” I had the pleasure of playing this game at a recent lunch with four of the most… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 29, 2019
National Politics Little Reason to Think Republicans Will Abandon Trump Now Despite the saying—usually misattributed to Albert Einstein—that “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” it is a bit rash to declare crazy those who… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 25, 2019