The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

ICE Raids, Killings Roil Minnesota Senate Race on the Left and Right

No state is a more volatile political tinderbox right now than Minnesota. It’s also where Republicans are hoping to expand ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Missouri’s GOP Gerrymander Is Still Tangled Up in Court

There’s just one problem: Neither side can agree on which map is “current.” ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Can Republicans Find a Winning Message on the Economy?

By now, it’s quite obvious that Republicans have a political problem when it comes to the economy. More than 55% of Americans now disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing on the economy, ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Statewide Officeholders Find Themselves in Primary Peril This Year

Democrats are still licking their wounds from the 2024 presidential election, but they’re beginning to heal. The latest ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Vulnerable House Republicans Continue to Stockpile Cash in Q4

Though the overall political environment provides few signs of hope for House Republicans, their fundraising could help them weather headwinds this November.Republican incumbents in competitive races ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Special Election to Replace Sherrill Exposes Fractures in the Democratic Primary

The factions and tensions within the Democratic Party are on full display in the special election for New Jersey’s 11th ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

As Filing Deadline Nears, California Gubernatorial Race Remains Wide Open

The contest to be California’s next governor is finally coming into focus — even if the Democratic field still remains murky.With several viable Democrats splitting the field, the current polling ...
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Are We at an Immigration Policy Tipping Point?

To many, the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis feels like a political tipping point, sadly ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterOpinion

Democrats’ List of Priorities for the Fall

Neither party has a monopoly on shortsightedness; it just manifests itself in different ways at different times. Right now, ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterOpinion

Episode 48: Is the Administration Backing Down on Ice Politics?

On the Roundtable this week, Amy is joined by the entire CPR editorial team to make sense of Minnesota.Last Saturday's ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Arizona Governor: Three’s a Crowd

After losing Arizona’s governorship by less than one point in 2022, Republicans are ready for a do-over. They view Democratic ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

2026 Wisconsin House Analysis: Is Van Orden Cooked?

Wisconsin Democrats have plenty of reasons for optimism this year. While President Donald Trump narrowly won the state in 2024, its rightward shift was smaller than in other swing states, and ...