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Charlie Cook is editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report and a political analyst for National Journal.

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The Obama-Romney Election Will Be Close, Not a Landslide

The Obama-Romney Election Will Be Close, Not a Landslide

Although the president has gained ground on his challenger, the economy will prevent him from running away with the race.… More »

Get Ready for an Even More Divided Congress

Get Ready for an Even More Divided Congress

Democrats are unlikely to take the House and Republicans will struggle to capture the Senate. Will that mean more gridlock, or new pragmatism?… More »

The GOP's Fading Chances

The GOP's Fading Chances

Republicans appear incapable of nominating someone who can win the votes of independents in November.… More »

The Economy May Not Hurt Obama in November After All

The Economy May Not Hurt Obama in November After All

Republicans had counted on running against a weakened president, but improving unemployment numbers could lift him to re-election instead.… More »

Why Gingrich's Campaign Success Defies Conventions

Why Gingrich's Campaign Success Defies Conventions

The candidate has raised less money than his competition, has few endorsers, and will provide plenty of material for democratic attack ads. So why is he surging in the polls?… More »

It's the Numbers, Stupid: How the Jobless Rate Will Predict the Job at the Top

It's the Numbers, Stupid: How the Jobless Rate Will Predict the Job at the Top

If President Obama is going to win another term in 2012, the economy will have to improve significantly. Forecasters don't think it will happen.… More »

The Grandfather of Negative Campaign Ads

The Grandfather of Negative Campaign Ads

How a 1964 TV commercial supporting Lyndon Johnson played to nuclear fears and set the standard for political attacks… More »

Don't Expect Another Wave Election in 2012

Don't Expect Another Wave Election in 2012

President Obama is in danger, but the momentum isn't overwhelming. Next year, all politics will finally be local once again.… More »

Perry and Cain Compete to Be the 'Anti-Romney'

Perry and Cain Compete to Be the 'Anti-Romney'

With the former governor firmly planted near the top of the race, the two challengers are jockeying for position as his foremost alternative… More »

Is Obama Copying Bush's 2004 Re-Election Strategy?

Is Obama Copying Bush's 2004 Re-Election Strategy?

By turning away from independents and appealing to his base, the president is following the same playbook laid out by Karl Rove… More »

Memo to the GOP: You Need Independents

Memo to the GOP: You Need Independents

Republican presidential candidates seem to have forgotten moderates will vote in 2012. Is the party too conservative to compete?… More »

The Fiscal Crisis Could Endanger Both Parties in 2012

The Fiscal Crisis Could Endanger Both Parties in 2012

Congress's popularity is sinking, and lawmakers should worry about deflated enthusiasm and the wrath of voters fed up with bad news… More »

No One in Congress Is Safe After the Debt Fight

No One in Congress Is Safe After the Debt Fight

Dysfunction in Washington has driven public anger to the highest level since Watergate--and it may stay there for the next several elections… More »

Memo to the GOP: Focus on Independents

Memo to the GOP: Focus on Independents

Republicans have fixated on the conservative base, and it could hurt them in 2012… More »

Time to Panic About the Federal Debt Limit

Time to Panic About the Federal Debt Limit

Average citizens will pay the price for political dithering in Washington -- as usual… More »

Americans Aren't in the Mood to Support Either Political Party

Americans Aren't in the Mood to Support Either Political Party

The 2012 elections could be the first in 20 years in which voters dump big numbers of both Republicans and Democrats… More »

The Coming GOP Battle Royale?

The Coming GOP Battle Royale?

If Rick Perry enters the presidential race, look for him and Michele Bachmann to duke it out… More »

Why Gingrich Just Isn't Built for a Presidential Campaign

Why Gingrich Just Isn't Built for a Presidential Campaign

A creative thinker with a sweet life, the former speaker just wasn't ready for the repetitive grind of a White House bid… More »

By Now, Obama Owns the Economy

By Now, Obama Owns the Economy

Democrats will pay the political price for not taking more aggressive steps to confront unemployment and slow growth… More »

GOP, Democrats Brought Down by the Same Problems

GOP, Democrats Brought Down by the Same Problems

After two years of resurgence, the GOP's momentum is gone. We're now in a jump-ball scenario, as neither party has a discernible edge… More »

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