As Rhodes Cook, the longtime political analyst, recently wrote in his newsletter, “The breadth of Republican dominance these days is not just impressive, it’s staggering. They control the White House, both chambers of Congress, a vast majority of governorships and an overwhelming share of state legislative chambers. In short, by the numbers alone, the political world is their oyster.” Cook (no relation to me) then goes on to point out how much the Republican Party has at stake in 2018. Most likely (in my words, not his), the party has only one direction to go—down. The only questions are how far, where, and to what effect. CONT.
Charlie Cook