Amy Walter

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at The Cook Political Report

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. Cycling enthusiast. Lover of all things summer.

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Republicans Have An Uphill Climb To Sell Voters On Their ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill

1 week ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

Congressional Republicans are banking that their signature tax and budget legislation will define President Donald Trump's economic legacy and win over wallet-wary voters ahead of the midterms. The trouble for them so far is that Americans are hardly convinced that the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will make their lives any better.
Trump’s Actual Immigration Policies Are Unpopular. Here’s Why He’s Still Winning on the Issue

2 weeks ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

Many Democrats are concerned — and Republicans are convinced — that the images of violence and mayhem coming from Los Angeles will boost President Donald Trump. Polls show that Trump still enjoys a net positive approval rating on immigration — and anytime it dominates a news cycle means less attention on the flagging popularity of his policies on inflation, tariffs, or potential cuts to Medicaid. But it’s also not accurate to call what’s happening in Los Angeles an “immigration” story.
How Voters Get Information About Politics Matters as Much as What They Know

3 weeks ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

As legacy media’s influence continues to wane and the information space gets more diffused, it’s becoming harder to gauge the impact of news events on an upcoming election or political figure. If a tree falls in the New York Times, will it make a sound on TikTok or Facebook or YouTube? If we’ve learned anything from these past few years, it’s that we can’t fully understand the behavior of the electorate without a fulsome understanding of how people find, consume and process news and information.
2026 Texas Senate - Republican Primary (Paxton vs. Cornyn)

3 weeks ago | realclearpolling.com | Philip Wegmann |Amy Walter |Paul Sperry |Liz Hoffman

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Can Democrats Escape the ‘Cringe’ Trap?

1 month ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

Democratic attempts to rebuild support among younger voters, especially younger men, have reached epic levels of — as the kids might say — ‘cringe.’ The most recent example was a proposed $20 million strategy, uncovered by The New York Times, code-named SAM (short for “Speaking with American Men”), which aims to “study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces.” How did Democrats, the party most associated with youth, become so mystified about how to...
A Comprehensive New Data Analysis Into Why Harris Lost in 2024

1 month ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

After every major presidential and midterm election, the Democratic data firm Catalist releases a comprehensive analysis of the composition and partisan leanings of the electorate. What distinguishes their analysis from election night exit polling is that it integrates data like vote history, Census data and Catalist’s own polling and modeling, which can give us a more fulsome view of who joined the electorate, and — as importantly — who dropped out of it.
Democrats’ Road to the Senate Goes Through Maine. That’s Harder Than It Sounds.

1 month ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

For the party that holds the White House, midterm elections come in three sizes: kinda bad, really bad, and really, really, really bad. The political environment and opinions of the incumbent president are the two biggest factors for determining just how ugly things get for the party in power. But, when it comes to races for the Senate, the map and candidate quality play an outsized role as well.
Trump wants to sell Americans on short-term pain for long-term gain. Who’s buying it?

1 month ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

By now, it is clear that Trump’s tariff policy — which officially launched April 2nd with the “Liberation Day” Rose Garden ceremony — is the biggest driver of Trump’s slumping approval ratings. The Cook Political Report PollTracker, a polling aggregator that calculates a rolling daily average of Trump’s approval rating, showed Trump’s job approval rating holding steady from March until mid-April.
When Do Anxious Voters Become Angry Voters?

1 month ago | cookpolitical.com | Amy Walter

A slew of “First 100 Days” polling found President Donald Trump and his economic policies to be broadly unpopular. Trump’s decision to forge ahead with a risky and unprecedented tariff fight has produced significant anxiety among the electorate. The question is whether he can turn things around before these anxieties morph into anger and potentially lead to disastrous consequences for the GOP next year. To be sure, the 100-day marker is an arbitrary date.
'Tactical voting is hindering democracy and it needs to stop'

2 months ago | bristol247.com | Amy Walter

Like Nick Sturge, who shared his opinion on the upcoming West of England mayor elections recently, I have been a Labour voter all my life. My background is proudly working class; my grandmother was a Labour councillor and I have always sought to vote for the party who I believed would support those who need it the most. Recently, however, several significant milestones happened in relatively quick succession to change my perspective. In 2021, I gave birth to my son.

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Amy Walter @amyewalter

12 Jun 25

Aren’t we all…

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A new bagel order has landed. Scott Stringer is “going through a bagel moment.” https://t.co/i6jEv1ULM2

Amy Walter @amyewalter

11 Jun 25

Individual aspects of Trump’s deportation policy are mostly unpopular, even among his base. Yet, his overall job approval rating on immigration has been positive. Why the disconnect? Per CBS poll: 53%, including 47% of Latinos, think violent criminals are ones getting deported. https://t.co/jrJUUnW62p

Amy Walter @amyewalter

10 Jun 25

Been in a lot of rental cars lately and really can’t understand why every one of them needs to have a different type of gear shifter.