Topic: Charlie Cook

Fight for the ferry

The St. Johns River Ferry has been shuttling passengers between Mayport Village and Fort George Island since 1948. Locals love it. Rider Charlie...

GOP Group Sees 100 House Seats In Play

Leaders of an influential GOP "super PAC" that funds House races expects a quarter of all House seats to be in play early in the 2012 elections...

Where to hike near New York City

NYC Parks & Recreation's Urban Park Rangers Who they are: Or try the five-mile Sunday 12 Speed Hike in peaceful Inwood Hill Park (Enter park at W 218th St and Indian Rd, 212-304-2365; 10am, free)-hardy trekkers will be rewarded with views of the Hudson River and the Palisades from an overlook in the middle of the trail. On Sunday 12 (meet at 96th St and Broadway; 8am, $65), vans will cart hikers ...
18 months ago Obama and the Democrats could do no wrong. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a Republican who would criticize Obama and the Democrats. President Obama either doesn't give a damn or doesn't understand Americans ...
Harry Reid is dead (again), one in an occasional series: With the release of three polls this week showing Sharron Angle inching ahead of Reid (although within the margin of error), I am reminded of what happens when I ask audiences these ...

Sinking With Obama, Democrats Plan Political Triage

When you spot the word "triage" in a political news story, you know someone is in trouble. The professional analysts see it happening: Larry Sabato puts the number at 47, Stuart Rothenberg at 37 to 42, Charlie Cook at 40. Cook notes ...

A Republican Wave Coming in 2010 Midterms, Pundits Say

This week I am attending the American Political Science Association meeting in Washington, D.C., and when we don't have our eyes tuned to Hurricane Earl we've been treated to some stellar sessions that have included today a plenary lecture ...

Hiking

org) Who they are: This ten-guide-strong (and hiring) company was launched by Maia Josebachvili a year ago as a young professional's escape from the daily city grind. On Sunday 12 (meet at 96th St and Broadway; 8am, $65), vans will cart ...

Urban adventures

org) Who they are: This ten-guide-strong (and hiring) company was launched by Maia Josebachvili a year ago as a young professional's escape from the daily city grind. On Sunday 12 (meet at 96th St and Broadway; 8am, $65), vans will cart ...

Obama Picks A Financial Adviser

President-elect Barack Obama faces a problem similar to that of many Americans--he has to choose a financial adviser in the form of the next secretary of the Treasury. He'll leave it to Obama's appointee to spend the $400 billion left ...