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
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National Politics OnAir: FL and PA Could Make or Break Trump Two of the nation’s largest swing states, Florida and Pennsylvania, were decided by extremely slim margins in 2016, and both will undoubtedly be of equal or greater importance in 2020. Both states… Kyle Kyle Roberts June 18, 2019
National Politics Quantifying the "Trump Penalty" With only a few exceptions, polling has delivered bad news for President Trump of late. His job-approval rating is 44 percent in RealClearPolitics.com’s average of major national polls. That includes… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 14, 2019
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National Politics Who Will Make the "Final Four" of the Democratic Field? It’s both audacious and a fool’s errand for anyone today to predict who will win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. After all, the final primaries will be a year from today. But we can… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 11, 2019
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National Politics Why House Dems Shouldn't Impeach the President It is difficult for me to understand the argument made by many Democrats and liberals for moving forward to impeach President Trump. Whether he warrants it or not, it is the definition of futility,… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 7, 2019
Political Advertising OnAir: For House Democrats, No Cheap GOP Targets In the last edition of OnAir, we looked at the GOP’s path back to the majority. This week, we will look at Democratic pick-up opportunities, and the cost of keeping the House majority. The GOP… Kyle Kyle Roberts June 4, 2019
National Politics When and How the Democratic Field Will Shrink The incredibly useful website Ballotpedia reports that as of May 27, 738 candidates had filed to run for president in 2020—252 as Democrats, 94 Republicans, and 29 for the Libertarian nomination. Who… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. June 4, 2019
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National Politics Trump Has Ceded the Middle. Can Democrats Grab It? It’s hardly novel to see the electorate as split into three groups: one side, the other side, and those in the middle. This presidential election can certainly be seen in this way, though the groups… Charlie Cook New Charles E. Cook, Jr. May 28, 2019