Obama’s scandal atmosphere and 2014 Democratic recruitment efforts.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  May 19th at 10:15 AM  | 

I’m not sure that Stu Rothenberg is correct, here: …it isn’t clear how much of an impact, if any, the controversies will have on the 2014 midterms. Even if (when) those controversies fade, however, there could be short-term consequences for both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the area of recruitment. Largely because it doesn’t look like either organization | Read More »

Cook gets two out of three right.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  December 4th at 03:30 PM  | 

Which is not bad for a political prognosticator, actually.  Charlie Cook is arguing in his latest column that the President must be hoping that one or more of the following things happen: Unemployment goes down; We not lose the war in Afghanistan; and/or THAT WOMAN gets the Presidential nomination. …if the President wants to be reelected.  First off: amazing what two years of institutionalized blithering | Read More »

Charlie Cook’s List of DOOM.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  October 9th at 04:00 PM  | 

For those who don’t know: Charlie Cook is one of the more respected political handicappers out there, with a solid reputation for accurate forecasting.  I can personally attest to that, given that in 2008 I glumly used his site to assist me in the task of watching things spiral downward for the GOP.  As you can imagine, the 2010 election cycle has been a lot | Read More »

Charlie Cook: DOOM.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  July 2nd at 10:57 PM  | 

He sets the scene thusly: Imagine sitting in Washington’s Verizon Center, listening blissfully to Carole King and James Taylor, thanks to a fast-thinking friend who managed to score four floor seats. For 50-somethings, it’s a nice place to be. Then, as the concert is winding down, four pages of poll tables of a just-released survey pop up in your BlackBerry. They are jaw-dropping numbers, not | Read More »