The Cook Report Issues Final Forecast: GOP Gains 50 to 60 Seats in the House

The Cook Political Report, National Journal | Nov. 1, 2010 (Editorial)

In its final forecast for the election cycle, The Cook Political Report expects a gain for Republicans of 50 to 60 seats in the House, with six to eight seats in the Senate. Below are the final outlooks and latest ratings changes. Full Story »

Posted by Jon Mitchell - via Memeorandum

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Democrats, Republicans, Midterm Elections
Stats Help
# Tweets: 2 (as of 2010-11-02)
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Nov 1, 2010 - 6:14 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Nov 2, 2010 - 10:29 AM PDT

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Jon Mitchell
3.0
 by Jon Mitchell - Nov. 2, 2010

A conservative prediction with some wiggle room. The editors explain their position and last-minute adjustments, and they state their changes in ratings for House elections, but they refrain from making a commitment on many of them. This article straddles the line between appropriately conservative and uninformative.

Jon posted this story.
See Full Review » (10 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.0

not enough reviews
from 1 review (21% confidence)
Quality
3.1
Information
3.0
Insight
3.0
Style
3.0
Context
3.0
Expertise
2.0
Originality
3.0
Relevance
4.0
Responsibility
3.0
Popularity
2.9
Recommendation
3.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
4.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

  • 5 Reasons Democrats Could Beat the Polls and Hold the House

    New York Times, FiveThirtyEight by Nate Silver | Nov. 2, 2010 (Opinion)
    (Blog Post) While our forecast and a good deal of polling data suggest that the Republicans may win the House of Representatives on Tuesday, perhaps all is not lost for the Democrats. ...
    Posted by Jon Mitchell
    4.1
     See Reviews »

  • A Little Lady Predicts a Big Win

    Wall Street Journal by Peggy Noonan | Oct. 30, 2010 (Opinion)
    Well, I think we know where this one's going. The polls came like waves this week. Independents breaking hard for the GOP, those making under $50,000 going Republican, the ...
    Posted by Jon Mitchell
    3.0
     See Reviews »
    • Add a related link