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...“They thought President Trump would be easy to beat in 2016 and then they got their clocks cleaned when he demolished Hillary Clinton....
...“Voters are gilding the lily about Trump,” says Matt Bennett, a former Clinton aide and co-founder of Third Way, a centre-left think-tank....
...That does give him ammunition when he says this is all political,” Charlie Cook, the veteran US political commentator of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, wrote on Thursday....
...Some caution that Trump has been underestimated before — most notably in 2016, when he shocked the world by defeating Hillary Clinton....
...“Against Trump, Biden would be a very slight favourite, as the election would probably turn on attitudes towards Trump as much as towards Biden,” says Charlie Cook, of the non-partisan Cook Political Report...
...Opinion: Whatever the final tally, writes Edward Luce, Biden has avoided the shellacking that befell both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, his Democratic predecessors....
...You go to New England, you go to Ohio, Pennsylvania, you go anywhere you want, Secretary Clinton, and you will see devastation....
...These ranged from a lion brooch from one-time UK foreign secretary Robin Cook to a maple-leaf pin from Canada’s Lloyd Axworthy. They also punctuated tense talks....
...Some of Nixon’s fury probably stemmed from the claim that in 1960 his winning Democratic opponent, John F Kennedy, almost certainly benefited from stuffed ballot boxes in Chicago’s notorious Cook County....
...“The Senate is still a toss-up, but there are far more avenues for Republicans to win a majority than for Democrats,” says Jessica Taylor of the non-partisan Cook Political Report in Washington....
...Barr, who also worked for the Clinton administration, will need the support of all 50 Senate Democrats to be confirmed, with Kamala Harris, vice-president, casting the tiebreaking vote, unless a Republican...
...Political forecasters including the influential Cook Political Report say they are still likely to prevail, but with only a slim majority....
...Ronald Reagan reappointed Paul Volcker, Bill Clinton renewed Alan Greenspan’s position twice, and Barack Obama tapped Ben Bernanke for another round during the financial crisis....
...Ginsburg, who was appointed by former US president Bill Clinton, served on the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death on Friday last week....
...Tim Cook has added $1.9tn to Apple’s market value since taking over as CEO in 2011, while Satya Nadella has added $1.5tn at Microsoft since 2014....
...Certainly, I don’t have time to cook a lamb tagine while doing my job, but then I have to think about what I’m doing.”...
...“I learned how to cook, how to play the cello and how to fall in love.” She has also been sharing her life with another figure: Winnie from Beckett’s Happy Days....
...“We’re headed for a historic gender canyon, not gap,” David Wasserman, the US House editor of the non-partisan Cook Political Report, tweeted on Sunday....
...The Watergate and Clinton seasons were certainly well timed....
...Dave Wasserman, a political analyst at The Cook Political Report, suggested that the race would narrow after Super Tuesday....
...Charlie Cook, the publisher of the non-partisan Cook Political Report, pointed out that Mr Sanders is also vulnerable over the Iraq war and the current crisis in Iran....
...Biden needs a miracle in New Hampshire, not later,” Mr Cook said....
...Michael Marino, managing director and head of the New York office for FW Cook, an executive compensation consulting firm, said several factors may have contributed to the increases....
...Charlie Cook, the non-partisan political analyst, said: “Clearly big companies are not the favoured audience within a Democratic primary.”...
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