About Charlie
Charlie Cook is widely considered one of the nation’s leading authorities on American politics and U.S. elections.
In 1984, at the age of 30, Charlie founded The Cook Political Report, an independent, nonpartisan newsletter covering elections and American politics. For 37 years, Charlie served as its editor and publisher.
The New York Times once called The Cook Political Report, “a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative.” Then-CBS Evening News Anchor Bob Schieffer called The Cook Political Report “the bible of the political community.”
Cook has written a weekly political column for National Journal since 1998 and previously wrote for Roll Call for 12 years. Charlie co-authored the 2020, 2022, 2024, and the current 2026 edition of The Almanac of American Politics.
His columns are available at CharlieCookPolitics.com as well as sign up for his column via Substack.
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