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Mid-term elections 2006 - An analysis with Amy Walter

November 14, 2006

 

The embassy audience listening to Amy Walter via digital video conference. Larger photo.

Amy Walter - Biography

Amy Walter is Senior Editor of The Cook Political Report, a non-partisan publication, which provides analysis of the Presidential, U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial races for its subscribers. The Cook Political Report counts corporations, trade associations, labor unions, government agencies, foreign governments, and media outlets, among others, as its subscriber base. Ms. Walter is responsible for handicapping and analyzing U.S. House races.

In addition, Walter serves as a political analyst for CNN and has served as a panelist and commentator on CBS' Face the Nation. She provided Election Night commentary for CNN in November 2002 and 2004.

Ms. Walter is frequently quoted as a congressional election expert in newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal , The Washington Post and The New York Times , and has appeared on ABC and CBS evening news programs, Washington Journal (C-SPAN), Inside Politics (CNN), and The Newshour (PBS). She was also a frequent contributor to the CBS Early Show during the 2004 elections. She won The Washington Post's Crystal Ball award for her correct Election 2000 predictions.

Ms. Walter also contributes to National Journal magazine and Congress Daily . She provided election night analysis for Voter News Service in 1998 and 2000. She also speaks to numerous organizations about elections. She has served as an adjunct professor at the School of Communications at American University.

Ms. Walter has an extensive background in electoral politics. Prior to joining The Cook Political Report , she served as Political Director of the Women's Campaign Fund and worked for Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA-13). In 1994, she was the campaign manager for Congresswoman Mezvinsky's re-election effort.
Amy Walter is a summa cum laude graduate of Colby College.

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Selected web coverage of the 2006 United States midterm elections

• The Cook Political Report is a non-partisan, online analysis of electoral politics
• Voice of America’s Elections 2006 page
• The Washington Post politics pages
• The New York Times politics pages, with election analysis
• CNN Election 2006 pages.