… As he ends his first year in office, Mr. Trump is redefining what it means to be president. He sees the highest office in the land much as he did the night of his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton — as a prize he must fight to protect every […] Read more »
In Alabama, no good outcomes for the Republican Party
Every competitive special election draws outsized attention, but few deserve it more than Tuesday’s Senate contest in Alabama. No matter the outcome, the results will reverberate loudly across the country — and nowhere more than inside the Republican Party. … For Republicans, there likely can be no truly good outcome. […] Read more »
Why the Tax Bill Could Be Bad Politics
With Senate passage of the tax-cut bill, it looks very likely that President Trump and Republicans will finally get one of their top priorities enacted into law. The big question is whether the legislative win is also a political win. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »
What the people of Alabama really think of Roy Moore
Twelve conservative voters gathered inside a Birmingham coffee house Thursday for a candid discussion about the Alabama senate race. CONT. Vice News Read more »
Charlie Cook’s Midterm Update
How Roy Moore Survives
In a curious way, the sex-abuse allegations against Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican Senate candidate, may actually be helping his campaign. The continuing conundrum for his Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, is that nowhere near enough Alabamians believe the allegations. Indeed, a noticeable backlash has hyper-energized Mr. Moore’s volunteers and a […] Read more »