Charlie Cook: The Cook ReportSaturday, Nov. 8, 2008

Obama's Short Coattails

As it turned out, the president-elect's coattails in congressional and state legislative races weren't as long as some Democrats had hoped. It may take a while to figure out why. No Subscription Required

Ronald Brownstein: Political ConnectionsFriday, Nov. 7, 2008

Bush's Failing Final Grade

It detracts nothing from Obama's achievement to note that his historic electoral success rests atop the epic political failure of Bush. No Subscription Required

William Schneider: Political PulseSaturday, Nov. 8, 2008

What Racial Divide?

Obama's election was a victory for "the new America," which means, above all, young people. He got two-thirds of the vote among voters under 30. No Subscription Required

BIOGRAPHIES

Get up to speed on the new faces of the 111th Congress. And use our interactive tool for picking a roster of Senate committee chairmen.

AL-02 - Bobby Bright (D)
AL-05 - Parker Griffith (D)
AZ-01 - Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
CA-52 - Duncan D. Hunter (R)
CO-SEN - Mark Udall(D)
CO-04 - Betsy Markey (D)
CO-06 - Mike Coffman (R)
CT-04 - Jim Himes (D)
DE-GOV - Jack Markell (D)
FL-08 - Alan Grayson (D)
FL-15 - Bill Posey (R)
FL-16 - Tom Rooney (R)
FL-24 - Suzanne Kosmas (D)
ID-SEN - James Risch (R)
IL-11 - Debbie Halvorson (D)
IL-18 - Aaron Schock (R)
KS-02 - Lynn Jenkins (R)
KY-02 - Brett Guthrie (R)
LA-06 - Bill Cassidy (R)
ME-01 - Chellie Pingree (D)
MI-07 - Mark Schauer (D)
MI-09 - Gary Peters (D)
MN-03 - Erik Paulsen (R)
MO-09 - Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
MS-03 - Gregg Harper (R)
MO-GOV - Jay Nixon (D)
NE-SEN - Mike Johanns (R)
NH-SEN - Jeanne Shaheen (D)
NJ-03 - John Adler (D)
NJ-07 - Leonard Lance (R)
NM-SEN - Tom Udall (D)
NM-01 - Marty Heinrich (D)
NM-02 - Harry Teague (D)
NM-03 - Ben Ray Lujan (D)
NV-03 - Dina Titus (D)
NY-13 - Michael McMahon (D)
NY-21 - Paul Tonko (D)
NY-25 - Dan Maffei (D)
NY-26 - Christopher Lee (R)
NY-29 - Eric Massa (D)
NC-GOV - Bev Perdue (D)
NC-SEN - Kay Hagan (D)
NC-08 - Larry Kissell (D)
OH-01 - Steve Driehaus (D)
OH-07 - Steve Austria (R)
OH-11 - Marcia Fudge (D)
OH-15 - Steve Stivers (R)
OH-16 - John Boccieri (D)
OR-SEN - Jeff Merkley (D)
OR-05 - Kurt Schrader (D)
PA-03 - Kathy Dahlkemper (D)
PA-05 - Glenn Thompson (R)
TN-01 - Phil Roe (R)
TX-22 - Pete Olson (R)
UT-03 - Jason Chaffetz (R)
VA-SEN - Mark Warner (D)
VA-02 - Glenn Nye (D)
VA-11 - Gerry Connolly (D)
WY-AL - Cynthia Lummis (R)

TRANSITION No Subscription Required

Obama Reaches Out To Friends

Obama spent more than two hours calling nine foreign leaders on Thursday, thanking them for expressing their congratulations.

Emanuel On Legislative Agenda

During a National Journal forum at this summer's Democratic National Convention, Emanuel listed a series of legislative changes on his radar.

Who Gets The Prime Offices?

Use our map of the White House office space to see which are closest to the West Wing.

Bush E-Mail Records Could Be Lost To History

A lawsuit seeks to ensure the White House and the National Archives and Records Administration back up and catalogue electronic records.

• Past Chiefs Of Staff Weigh In On Emanuel
• PR Firm: Big Changes Ahead
• Memo Details Candidates' Intel Briefings
• Pentagon Prepares For A New Boss
• Protecting The Transition
• Web's Top Transition Stories - 11/7
• Biden To Spend Weekends In Delaware
• BLOG: 'Lost In Transition'


Lobbying

Advocates Claim Victories

Among liberal groups, those that focused on civil liberties and the environment fared better.
• Interest Group Scorecard
• Obama's Polling Teams Went All In
• BLOG: 'Under The Influence'

Earlybird

Top News

• Chinese hackers accessed WH network
• Philadelphia faces massive budget cuts
• Retail, unemployment stats paint bleak picture
• WH recommends growing Afghan army
• Plus Play Of The Day And Daybook



Insiders
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Library of Context

All The Polls

Hotline's state-by-state poll maps for presidential, Senate and House contests. No Subscription Required

Trends: Red Vs. Blue

A look at which states voted red and blue in the presidential elections from 1976 to 2004. No Subscription Required

Historic Exit Polls

A detailed look at demographic voting patterns for every election since 1988.

Party Control

A quick study of shifts in control of the House, Senate and governorships. No Subscription Required

Stable Counties

A look at which counties are solid in the Dems' column or for the GOP. No Subscription Required

Landslide Counties

In some places, the winning party's margin has historically been more than 20 percent. No Subscription Required