booker National Politics Will Tuesday's Primaries Be a Breakthrough for Black Candidates? David Wasserman David Wasserman June 19, 2020
National Politics Will 2020 Be a Repeat of 1972 and 1984 or a Version of 1994? I have long viewed elections as being a bit like people, coming in various shapes, sizes, hues, temperaments, and developmental patterns. If you look close enough, you’ll find that each one possesses… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook June 19, 2020
Political Advertising OnAir: Democrats Are Outspending Republicans in the Battle for the Senate Could the Democrats regain control of the Senate? This possibility no longer seems like a long shot. A recent poll of Iowa from the Des Moines register shows Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield… Kyle Kyle Roberts June 16, 2020
National Politics One Trump Year May Equal Two Years of Another President When I was younger and newer to the world of politics, whenever old-timers would talk of historical patterns and tendencies about macro-political dynamics, I would invariably roll my eyes. Everything… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook June 16, 2020
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National Politics Trump Poised to Face the Final Indignity When an incumbent falls well behind in a reelection campaign, it is not uncommon for him to suffer through all kinds of indignities. When that incumbent has not played well with the other kids, those… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook June 12, 2020
National Politics In These Tribal Times, Leads Don't Get Much Bigger Than Biden's Over the past week, the picture has grown ever more clear: Unless things change in a big way by Nov. 3—or whenever enough votes are counted to make it clear— Republicans are going to have a very bad… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook June 9, 2020
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National Politics Voters Unlikely to Want to Stay the Course The events of Sunday weren’t quite a split-screen event, because the developments in question didn’t occur simultaneously. Yet the day certainly provided a disturbing juxtaposition. Sunday morning… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook June 5, 2020
Political Advertising OnAir: Checking in on Presidential Ad Spending It may seem as though the presidential election has taken a back seat since the primary functionally ended after 3/17, but more than $40M has been spent on television ads since. Though many groups… Kyle Kyle Roberts June 2, 2020
National Politics The X-Factors in This Year's Presidential Race There are plenty of hazards in trying to predict who is going to win a presidential election five months away. There’s the chance of an unpredictable “Black Swan” event, and of course the normal ebbs… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook June 2, 2020
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