Dave Wasserman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Cook Political Report shifts N.J. Senate race off the competitive playing field

March 26, 2024 4:45 pm

Six months after moving New Jersey’s Senate race to “Likely Democrat” thanks to the federal charges against incumbent Senator Bob Menendez, top elections forecaster Cook Political Report (CPR) has moved the race back into the “Solid Democrat” column and off...

Sabato’s Crystal Ball gives Kean slight edge in initial House ratings

February 23, 2023 10:43 am

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) is the favorite for re-election, albeit a slight one, in initial House ratings released this morning by Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a leading national elections forecaster. His district, the 7th, is the only New Jersey district...

NJ-7 listed as toss-up in initial Cook Political Report ratings

February 2, 2023 11:05 amFebruary 2, 2023 2:21 pm

New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, a top swing district that ousted former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) last year in favor of now-Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), is rated as a Toss Up in the Cook Political Report’s initial 2024 House...

Cook Political Report downgrades Kim’s chances in NJ-3

November 1, 2022 12:30 pmNovember 1, 2022 3:37 pm

The Cook Political Report, one of the country’s preeminent election forecasters, shifted New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district from Likely Democratic to Lean Democratic this morning, indicating that Republican Bob Healey has a fighting chance of beating Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)....

Cook Political Report moves NJ-3 to Likely Democratic

April 20, 2022 12:43 pmApril 20, 2022 1:11 pm

The Cook Political Report, one of the country’s most influential and well-regarded qualitative election forecasters, shifted its rating for New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district from Solid Democratic to Likely Democratic this morning, an indication that Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) could...

Race rater upgrades Democrats’ chances in NJ-3, NJ-5

November 2, 2020 10:30 amNovember 2, 2020 4:03 pm

Two New Jersey House Democrats’ re-election chances got a last-minute upgrade from the Cook Political Report. Race rater Dave Wasserman, the U.S. House editor for Cook, on Monday announced ratings in New Jersey’s third and fifth districts were improving for...

Cook Political Report moves NJ-3 to leans Democrat

September 29, 2020 11:15 amSeptember 29, 2020 4:35 pm

The Cook Political Report upgraded its race rating for the third congressional district Tuesday, saying Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) was favored to win reelection over Republican challenger David Richter. The non-partisan race rater said the third congressional district’s race leaned...