The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Episode 78: Red House Districts Keep Moving Towards Dems. Here's Why.

Carrie, Jessica and Erin join the Roundtable this week. We are just two weeks out from Election Day and we have another round ...
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Senate Battleground District Project: October 2026 Toplines

New River Strategies and GS Strategy Group statewide Senate survey of likely 2026 voters in Iowa (n=602), Ohio (n=959) and Texas (n=934), conducted October 9-13, 2026, in partnership with The Cook ...
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Candidate Quality Shifts the Senate Map: South Carolina and Mississippi Toward Democrats, Minnesota Toward GOP

In Senate races, the quality of individual candidates can be magnified in ways that defy national trends, especially in midterm years. That’s the impetus behind three moves we are making today: two in ...
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Senate Battleground District Project: October 2026 Crosstabs

The Battleground District Project is a collaboration between The Cook Political Report and two pollsters, New River Strategies and GS Strategy Group. The downloadable .xlsx file featuring the ...
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Amy Walter: Our New Poll Shows Democratic Senate Candidates Leading in Iowa, Ohio and Texas

First Person is a series of quick videos from the Cook Political Report editors exclusively for our premium members. This week, Amy explains what we learned from the latest installment of our ...
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Looking at the Election Through Funhouse Mirrors

Whether at home in Maine, where we now live, or in hotel rooms around the country, watching the public debate, news coverage, and campaign advertising is somewhat like being in a hall of mirrors at an ...