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David Wasserman Looks Ahead to the 2022 Midterm Elections
David Wasserman
Senior Editor & Elections Analyst, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter; NBC Contributor
- Top election forecaster and analyst who is widely respected on both sides of aisle for his accurate and impartial political insights
- Appears regularly on NBC News and other major media outlets and top publications to share expert political commentary
- Delivers lively and entertaining presentations tailored to each audience, and uses thoughtful analogies and sharp theories to illustrate the evolution of voting trends
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David Wasserman is the Senior Editor & Elections Analyst for the nonpartisan newsletter, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, and a contributor to NBC News. Founded in 1984, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter provides analyses of U.S. presidential, Senate, House, and gubernatorial races. The New York Times called The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter “a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative.”
Wasserman analyzes the current political environment in lively and entertaining presentations that he can tailor to his audiences’ specific interests or locales. His data-driven forecasting looks at both national and local trends (if requested, he can even do a district-by-district outlook), the relationship between consumer brand loyalty and voting, and what the future holds for American elections. He is exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau.
Highly Praised Expertise. Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com has written: “Wasserman’s knowledge of the nooks and crannies of political geography can make him seem like a local,” and the Los Angeles Times called Wasserman “whip smart” and a “scrupulously nonpartisan” analyst whose “numbers nerd-dom was foretold at a young age.” Chuck Todd, host of NBC's Meet the Press, recently called David "pretty much the only person you need to follow on Election Night."
In 2016, Wasserman drew wide praise for his accurate pre-election analysis, including his uncanny September piece entitled, “How Trump Could Win the White House While Losing the Popular Vote.” Leading Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson concluded, “Nobody of my generation knows American politics as well as Dave Wasserman.”
Political Intelligence. Wasserman has served as an analyst for the NBC News Election Night Decision Desk since 2008 and has also appeared on Fox News, CNN, and NPR. His commentary has been cited in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, POLITICO, and the Washington Post. In 2018, his groundbreaking interactive collaboration with FiveThirtyEight, the "Atlas of Redistricting," took top prize for News Data App of the Year.
An enthusiast for data and maps, Wasserman serves as a contributing writer to the Almanac of American Politics. A frequent speaker and guest lecturer, he has shared insights into the latest political trends with audiences at Harvard's Institute of Politics, the Dole Institute of Politics, and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics – where he was named a resident Pritzker Fellow in 2019.
Prior to joining the The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter in 2007, Wasserman served for three years as House editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a widely respected political analysis newsletter and website founded by renowned University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato. A native of New Jersey, Wasserman is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he was awarded the 2006 Emmerich-Wright Outstanding Thesis prize.
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An Insider's Guide to the New Reality in DC. The 2022 midterms ushered in divided government on a knife's edge, with a 51-49 Democratic Senate and a narrowly Republican House that took 15 votes to elect a Speaker. So, what can we expect from the 118th Congress? With critical deadlines and elections looming, what will actually get done? Drawing on his extensive interactions with both leaders and new members, David Wasserman takes audiences on a tour of the current moment in an engaging, entertaining, and strictly nonpartisan presentation that he can tailor to his audience's interests. Using fascinating data, maps, and facts, Wasserman previews what it all means for 2024 and is sure to leave audiences of business leaders, grassroots advocates, and non-political junkies alike buzzing.
Road Map to the 2024 Election. Before we know it, the 2024 presidential election will be here. Does your audience need to know what trends are worth watching? In a lively, entertaining and strictly non-partisan presentation, David Wasserman cuts through the spin and offers a data-driven forecast of how upcoming elections might unfold. With Republicans at a critical primary fork in the road, who will win the nomination? Do Democrats have any hope of defending a 51-49 Senate majority or taking back a closely divided House? Wasserman draws on his extensive interviews with both parties' candidates and strategists to shed light on the top issues on voters' minds and even how retail habits — such as proximity to a Whole Foods Market or a Tractor Supply Company — can predict voting behavior.
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