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Stuart Rothenberg
Stuart Rothenberg is the editor of the The Rothenberg Political Report, and a regular columnist for Roll Call Newspaper.Subscribe to Stuart Rothenberg RSS Article Feed.
Recent Articles
- N.C. Controversy Reveals Perils of Reporting on Polls - June 30, 2009
- One of the growing problems with political reporting is the explosion of polls and the tendency - particularly among local TV reporters and editors, cable TV hosts and...
- Georgia's Roy Barnes Hopes for a Successful Second Act - June 26, 2009
- The last time I saw Roy Barnes was the day before Election Day in 2002. The Democrat was hobnobbing with CNN executives, reporters and producers in a hip Atlanta...
- Just What is Marco Rubio Up To? - June 24, 2009
- The GOP field in the 2010 Florida Senate race was supposed to clear quickly when Gov. Charlie Crist (R) announced his bid. But someone forget to tell former state...
- For Connecticut's Dodd, the News Is Decidedly Mixed - June 19, 2009
- Since my April 6 column ("The Most Vulnerable Senator Up for Re-Election in 2010?"), Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has had his ups and his downs. His supporters happily...
- Dodd's Tenuous Position for Reelection - Roll Call - June 19, 2009
- Virginia Democrats Play It Smart by Nominating Deeds - June 12, 2009
- The Virginia gubernatorial race just got a whole lot tougher for Republican nominee Bob McDonnell. Instead of nominating a liberal from Northern Virginia (former state...
- It's Time to Change The Tone of Our 'Politics' Coverage - June 9, 2009
- In May, I made an appearance on "Hardball with Chris Matthews," one of MSNBC's political shows. The segment's main focus was the current state of the Republican...
- Democrats Face Turnout Challenges in Key Districts in 2010 - June 5, 2009
- Democratic political strategists know that for all of their party's advantages next year, they'll almost certainly have significant turnout issues in more than a...
- Can Steele End the Debate Over Who Is a Republican? - June 2, 2009
- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's comments last month to RNC state chairmen calling for the party to turn the corner "on regret, recrimination,...
- Handicapping Pa.: Does Toomey Have A Chance to Win? - May 27, 2009
- The Guest Observer column in this newspaper's May 18 edition, written by Brian Wild, who worked as chief of staff to then-Rep. Pat Toomey (R), makes some interesting...
- For Democrats, a Political Pothole That Could've Been Avoided - May 21, 2009
- Republicans have found the soft underbelly of the administration of President Barack Obama, and her name is Nancy Pelosi. The Speaker performed admirably during her...
- With All the Bad News, How Can the NRCC Recruit Candidates? - May 19, 2009
- Over the past few weeks, a handful of potentially strong Republican challengers have jumped into House races. Sid Leiken in Oregon, Frank Guinta in New Hampshire, Van...
- For Hill Republicans, An Opportunity to Rebrand Their Party - May 12, 2009
- Republicans have begun their "rebranding" campaign by holding a town hall in Northern Virginia. Those efforts surely are necessary, since the party's standing in polls...
- Off-Year Shenanigans: What's a Party Committee to Do? - May 8, 2009
- It's the off year for the House and Senate campaign committees, which means that most of the time is spent on matters like planning, fundraising and candidate...
- Anti-Establishment Candidates Come in All Shapes and Sizes - May 5, 2009
- Senate primaries in three states already look like classic battles featuring insurgent candidates preparing to take on the preferred choice of "the establishment." But...
- Specter Switch Could Send Ripples Far and Wide for Both Parties - May 1, 2009
- Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch is one of those developments that both reflects the depth of the problems facing the GOP and could begin a new chapter for...
- For Obama, Deference Is Starting to Become a Troubling Habit - April 28, 2009
- It certainly looks as if President Barack Obama can't quite make up his mind on how to deal with calls within his party for a full-scale public investigation - with...
- April Madness: Can GOP Win Back the House in 2010? - April 24, 2009
- Cheerleading has its place, including on a high school or college basketball court. But not when it comes to political analysis. Over the past couple of weeks, at least...
- Media Cover Obama Like He's Ultimate A-List Celebrity - April 20, 2009
- For the national media, Barack Obama isn't merely the president of the United States. He's so much more than that. Obama is a celebrity, and he and his family are...
- Have House GOP Retirement Woes Run Their Course? - April 16, 2009
- House retirements are running a bit ahead of schedule this cycle, at least compared with where they stood in 2005 and 2007. And if they even approach the same numbers as...
- The End of House GOP Retirement Woes? - Roll Call - April 16, 2009
- The Most Vulnerable Senator Up for Re-Election in 2010? - April 7, 2009
- Coverage of Dodd's special treatment from lender Countrywide Financial - and his designation as a "friend of Angelo" - has blanketed local media, severely damaging...
- New York's 20th: It Is a Little Like Kissing Your Sister - April 3, 2009
- Both parties' Congressional campaign committees and the Democratic National Committee sent out press releases moments after all the votes were counted Tuesday night. The...
- For North Dakota's Kent Conrad, the Time Is Now - March 31, 2009
- But it's not just his chairmanship that makes North Dakota's senior Senator a key player. It's that Conrad begins with well-earned credibility as one of the Senate's...
- Is the New York Race A Referendum on the Candidates or Politics? - March 27, 2009
- But even some Republicans acknowledge that Tedisco, the State Assembly Minority Leader, is, as one put it, like "the old dog that can't learn new tricks." Democrats have...
- Polls, Press Releases And Partisanship: Let the Reader Beware - March 24, 2009
- But if you only read about the NPR poll on the Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Web site, you would have a seriously distorted view of the results of the survey. "Latest NPR...
- Should Democrats Worry About Obama Disconnect in 2010? - March 20, 2009
- Their fear is that even if Obama remains personally popular, voters will not look kindly on their party's candidates for Congress and governor if the economy remains...
- National Mood Isn't Always Visible On the Ground - March 17, 2009
- The special election in New York's 20th district has become a barnburner, with Republican Jim Tedisco holding only the slightest (and statistically insignificant)...
- Savvy Players Are Big Factor in Current Success of Democrats - March 13, 2009
- Instead, there is one other Democratic advantage - and Republican shortcoming - that can't be ignored: People. Democrats simply have smarter, tougher, more cold-blooded...
- One Thing Obama Didn't Change Is the Same Old Rhetoric - March 10, 2009
- Indeed, more than 25 years ago, on Oct. 11, 1983, the Washington Post editorialized: "'Special interests' has become a central issue in the contest for the Democratic...
- Have Republicans Found Their Floor in The House With 178? - March 3, 2009
- Don't bet on it. National surveys continue to show that the damage to the Republican brand remains very real, and it will likely take the party more than a few months to...
- If This Is Bank Nationalization, It's Not What Marx Meant - February 27, 2009
- Socialism involves an economic system defined by state ownership of the means of production, not a brief government investment in a failing bank with the full intention...
- Are Republicans Ready To Mount a Comeback In the Northeast? - February 24, 2009
- Democrats also hold nine of the region's 12 Senate seats and hope to pick up a 10th in New Hampshire next year. In the Mid-Atlantic, things aren't much better for...
- Optimism About Obama Is the Only Optimism Out There - February 17, 2009
- A Feb. 7-8 CNN/Opinion Research survey found Americans see the president as a strong leader who so far has done a good job handling foreign policy, policies on terrorism...
- First Impressions of The '10 Candidates Making the Rounds - February 13, 2009
- My first meeting of the year (and the cycle) was with Kinzinger, and to be totally honest, I was dreading it. Another Iraq War veteran running for Congress? Oh, brother....
- This Can't Be What Obama, Pelosi and Reid Expected - February 9, 2009
- However, Democrats shouldn't overreact to their current problems, which range from the party's handling of the economic stimulus bill to the tax problems of some of the...
- Did GOP Get Rolled in the Granite Senate? - February 6, 2009
- If Sen.-designee Bonnie Newman becomes the Democrats' 60th vote to bring the Employee Free Choice Act to the floor (assuming it ever gets that far) or to confirm a judge...
- House GOP Finds the Right Economic Stimulus Strategy - February 2, 2009
- Nice talking points, but the reality is quite different.The argument that Republicans will "pay a price" for opposing the bill is entirely speculative. Given that nobody...
- On Second Thought, Let's Make That Sen. Gillibrand - January 31, 2009
- Yes, early on Gillibrand showed unusual fundraising strength and potential, and yes, she had good political bloodlines and contacts. But the district that she was...
- 2010 Senate Races: Another Tough Cycle For the Republicans - January 27, 2009
- Democrats begin with at least half a dozen good opportunities, depending on candidate recruitment and how President Barack Obama performs over the next two years.While...