Having built a reputation as an accurate, objective and insightful political analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision-makers, Washington political journalist and national editor of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter discusses the 2020 elections.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Amy Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective, and insightful political analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision-makers. Known as one of the best political journalists covering Washington, she is the national editor of The Cook Political Report and the former political director of ABC 暗黑爆料. She is also the host of WNYC鈥檚 The Takeaway (Politics with Amy Walter), a panelist on NBC鈥檚 Meet the Press, CBS鈥檚 Face the Nation, FOX 暗黑爆料 Sunday and a regular panelist on Washington Week (PBS) and Special Report with Bret Baier (FOX). She provides political analysis every Monday evening for the PBS 暗黑爆料Hour. From 1997鈥�2007, Walter had previously served as senior editor of The Cook Political Report.
As national editor of The Cook Political Report, Walter provides analysis of the issues, trends and events that shape the political environment. Her weekly column appears on . Walter was named one of DC鈥檚 鈥�50 Top Journalists鈥� by Washingtonian Magazine in 2009 and honored with the Washington Post鈥檚 Crystal Ball award for her spot-on election predictions in 2000. Walter was an inaugural fellow at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago, where she now serves on the IOP Board of Advisors. She graduated summa cum laude from Colby College, earned an honorary degree as a Doctor of Letters and now serves as a Trustee Emeritus to the Board.
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