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
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National Politics New Fronts in Old War There have been a host of big developments in the political world over the last 10 days—possible inflection points in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, the general election, or… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 22, 2019
Political Advertising OnAir: Biden’s Digital Spending Raises Warning Flags Political spending is increasingly moving onto digital platforms. In 2019, nearly 30 percent of all the spending that Advertising Analytics has tracked has occurred on Facebook or Google. A candidate… Kyle Kyle Roberts October 22, 2019
National Politics President Trump as Preshrunk Jeans The more things change, the more things stay the same. With the Sept. 18 disclosure by The Washington Post that President Trump urged the president of the Ukraine to investigate Hunter Biden’s… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 18, 2019
National Politics Why Impeachment Remains a Dangerous Road for Dems Despite all of the hyperventilating in Democratic and liberal circles, it is not at all clear that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had a “road to Damascus” conversion on the subject of impeachment.… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 15, 2019
National Politics Our Stranger Than Fiction Politics On Monday morning, a screenshot came across my family’s text chain—one often reserved for photos of our 13-month-old granddaughter—of a @realDonaldTrump tweet. “As I have stated strongly before, and… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 11, 2019
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Political Advertising OnAir: Candidate Spending Still Outpaces Issue Groups Over the past 11 years, there has been a revolution in campaign financial operations. In 2008, the Obama campaign redefined what was possible by declining public financing and still amassing huge… Kyle Kyle Roberts October 8, 2019
National Politics What's Clear—and What Isn't—From Here It isn’t unusual that heading into an election year, some things are crystal clear and others murky, even opaque. So, what is clear and what isn’t? It is clear that there will be an enormous voter… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 8, 2019
National Politics It's Anyone's Guess What Happens From Here As baseball great and philosopher Yogi Berra once opined, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Anyone who reads this column knows how the many twists and turns in American… Charlie Cook New Charlie Cook October 4, 2019