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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 ...
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Looking at the Election Through Funhouse Mirrors

Maine, where we now live, or in hotel rooms around the country, watching the public debate, news coverage, and campaign ...
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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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Eleven More House Races Shift Toward Democrats

Republicans’ troubles this cycle are particularly pronounced in Midwestern red states, where voters are frustrated by both ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

More Governor Races Shift a Step Away from Republicans as Alaska Moves to Lean Democrat

The fast-eroding national political environment for Republicans is having an impact in some surprising races for governor.
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As Trump’s 2024 Coalition Splinters, These Are the House GOP Candidates in the Most Danger

In 2024, a diverse coalition of voters — including independents and Latinos — backed Donald Trump, united by the belief that ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Episode 77: Dems’ Prospects in the House Keep Getting Better. Here’s Our Latest Projection.

Carrie and Erin join the Roundtable this week. They discuss our most recent House race rating changes and what our current ...
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Eighteen More House Race Ratings Move in Democrats’ Favor

In the final weeks of the election, Republicans have hoped that a massive ad campaign effort could dent Democratic candidates ...
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Republicans’ Guardrails are Collapsing

This is the election Democrats fantasized about. This is the election Republicans had nightmares about.If Republicans are ...
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Here’s the Difference Between a Bad Election Night for the GOP and a Catastrophic One

With just under a month until Election Day, the political environment is as brutal for Republicans as any I’ve seen in at ...
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Jessica Taylor: Why We Moved Four Governors Races This Week

First Person is a series of quick videos from the Cook Political Report editors exclusively for our premium members. This week, Jessica goes over our four Governor moves: Alaska to Lean D and Nebraska ...