Managing Editor, National Journal Hotline

Quinn McCord

Quinn McCord is a Bethesda, Md., native and a graduate of the University of Virginia. After a stint as a high school government teacher/drama director, Quinn joined National Journal's Hotline in 2003. He has served as managing editor there since 2007.

Quinn McCord's Latest Posts

Seniority Report

By Quinn McCord

Even today, seniority matters in the U.S. Senate, with office suite and committee assignments favoring longer-serving members over their more junior colleagues. But since no two senators can ever have precisely the same seniority, ...

Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s Biggest Democratic Critic

By Quinn McCord

California Still Golden Opportunity for House Democrats

By Quinn McCord

The results of California's June 5 jungle primary prompted a flurry of reevaluations by political analysts who assess the competitiveness of House races, almost exclusively to the benefit of Republicans. "Likely" Democratic seats we...

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Senate Race Rankings: Stability In An Unstable World

By Reid Wilson, Josh Kraushaar, Quinn McCord, Sean Sullivan, Julie Sobel and Kevin Brennan

The Senate landscape has coalesced into three clear tiers. Read More »

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The Hotline's Senate Race Rankings: Christmas Edition

By Reid Wilson, Quinn McCord and Hotline Staff

It's the political equivalent of The Night Before Christmas: The Senate field is largely set, with top recruits snug in their seats, and all through the DSCC and the NRSC, the only sounds that matter are the fundraisers dialing f...