The State of the Presidential Election

About the Speaker

Amy Walter

National Editor of the Cook Political Report and Host of WNYC’s The Takeaway Fridays heard on NPR News Stations

For more than 20 years, 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 national editor  of the non-partisan Cook Political Report and a frequent on-air analyst.  In addition to her weekly appearance on the popular “Politics Monday” segment on the PBS NewsHour, Amy also hosts WNYC’s nationally-syndicated public radio news program, “Politics with Amy Walter” on The Takeaway.  She is also a regular Sunday panelist on NBC’s Meet the Press and CBS’s Face The Nation, and appears frequently on Special Report with Bret Baier on FOX.  She is the former political director of ABC News.  Named one of the “Top 50 Journalists” by Washingtonian magazine, Walter was dubbed one of the most powerful people in politics in George magazine for her insights into the mechanics that make the political machine run.