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Political Gravity Finally Caught up With Trump. Now the GOP Has To Try To Spend Their Way Out of It.

From the moment he descended the golden escalator, President Donald Trump has defied the rules and laws of political gravity ...
Opinion
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterOpinion

There Is No ‘Blue Wave,’ but There Is a ‘Red Undertow’

Unless you’re politically tone-deaf, you’re by now aware that there are ugly storm clouds ahead for Republicans in this midterm election, now just 43 days away. But how big the storm is and where the ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

In Move Toward GOP, New Hampshire Senate Race Shifts Into Toss Up

Despite headwinds against Republicans, there is one Senate race that some in both parties privately concede may be a sleeper ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Exclusive New Poll of Hispanic Texas Voters Shows a Collapse of the GOP’s 2024 Coalition in the State

A new survey of Texas Hispanic likely voters, conducted for The Cook Political Report and TelevisaUnivision, finds the ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Oregon Governor Shifts Toward GOP, While Alaska Moves in Democrats’ Direction

Governors' races sometimes operate independently of the national environment, especially when issues germane to the state ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

New Battleground District Poll Shows Democrats Up, Voters Eager for Sweeping Change

A new Battleground District Project poll of the most competitive House districts in the country finds Democrats in a strong ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

For Paxton, Here’s Why the Message Matters As Much as the Money

After months of uncertainty about whether GOP groups would pony up the dollars needed for Republican Ken Paxton to compete ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Alaska Governor Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up

Last week, we shifted the four-way Alaska gubernatorial race one step in Democrats' direction into the Lean Republican column ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Taking Stock of the Incoming House Freshman Class

The 120th Congress is on track to have one of the largest freshman classes of the past decade. A whopping 61 House members ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Episode 75: Hispanics in Texas Swung Hard Toward Trump in 2024. They Are Abandoning Him in 2026.

Amy, Carrie and Erin join the Roundtable this week. They dig into the numbers in our new poll of Texas Hispanic likely voters ...
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CPR Live: Amy Walter, David Wasserman and Carrie Dann

Join Amy Walter, David Wasserman and Carrie Dann as they discuss our latest polling projects, their midterm outlook, and answer your questions. CPR Live is a series which features analysis from The ...