National Politics Trump's Great Reelection Expectations A good friend of mine who is an American foreign policy expert recently returned from a trip to Asia, where he met with a wide variety of current and former senior government officials from across… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. July 19, 2019
Amy Burb National Politics Suburbs Were the Battleground of 2018. Why Are Both Sides Doing Everything They Can to Alienate Them in 2020? AWalter Head Amy Walter July 18, 2019
National Politics Raging Partisanship in the Age of Trump The phrase “elections have consequences” is both a cliché and a truism. Some used to say, “It doesn’t really matter who wins” a particular election, but it has been a while since those words have… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. July 16, 2019
National Politics Approval Numbers Now Untethered From Economy President Trump has to be pleased with his approval ratings in the just-released ABC News/Washington Post poll, conducted June 28 to July 1. His 44 percent rating is up 5 points from their last… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. July 12, 2019
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National Politics A Referendum on Trump, or a Referendum on Socialism In all of the talk this past weekend about the 2020 presidential race, the line that resonated with me was James Carville’s quote in the Sunday New York Times. “This is an election that Trump can’t… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. July 5, 2019
National Politics The Rorschach Tests of Early Debates Primary-election debates are like Rorschach tests. People can watch and hear the same things, and reach very different conclusions. They can see different “winners” too. As of deadline for this… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. July 2, 2019
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National Politics Context Is Critical When Parsing Biden's Words Few ardent supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden would argue with the suggestion that he chose his words poorly when discussing his ability to work with Sen. James Eastland of Mississippi and… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 28, 2019
National Politics Trump's Pivot on Immigration Won't Help Him Win the Middle Unless the saber rattling between President Trump and Iran gets much louder in the coming days, the political talk next week will be about the first pair of Democratic presidential debates Wednesday… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 25, 2019
National Politics The Top Tier Versus Trump Two weeks ago, this column took a stab at winnowing the 23-candidate Democratic field of presidential candidates down to a plausible Elite Eight and Final Four. The suggested Elite Eight was made up… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 21, 2019