Any Democrat who thinks the party’s better-than-expected November midterm-election outcome was an affirmation of President Biden and the Democratic Congress policies and accomplishments will have a rude awakening reading the just-released NBC News pol…
Author: Charlie Cook, Cook Political Report
Dems Can’t Count on More Good News
Where this election goes next is the question on many lips this week. Can Democrats sustain the newfound momentum that has brought their midterm-election chances back to life, or will this election snap back to the more typical pattern, a referendum o…
Ping-Pong Politics Is the New Normal
The latest nasty turn of events for Democrats is the release of a redistricting map in New York state, drawn by a court-appointed special master, which has magically transformed a net gain of congressional seats into likely a net loss.
Unpacking Biden’s Vulnerabilities
President Biden and the Democrats have paid a terrible toll in public opinion over the last 13 months. And his political ledger still drips with red ink, despite the misplaced optimism coming from some Democrats.
Senate Democrats May Have Further to Fall in ’24
My friends who are Democrats, particularly those of the more progressive variety, don’t seem to understand how deep they are in the political hole this year-and just how hard it might be to get out of it in 2024, particularly in the Senate.
The No-B.S. Legacy of Sen. Reid
In December, two giants of the Senate died, Bob Dole and Harry Reid. Both had served as Senate majority and minority leader. In some ways, they were very different people, but both possessed the kind of inner strength that is almost essential to have …
Biden’s Miscalculations Led Him Here
The euphoria that Democrats felt Monday afternoon watching President Biden signing the $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law had to have been somewhat muted by the parade of worrisome news of the last two weeks.
Can Dems Make the Midterms About Republicans?
Everyone knows the saying, which has been attributed to Otto von Bismarck: Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made. This year, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have led a grisly, excruciatingly long tour of Capitol Hil…