Charlie Cook, publisher of The Cook Political Report and a highly respected expert on national politics, will lecture at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Cook will handicap the upcoming presidential and congressional races in a talk titled “2008 Political Outlook.”

Cook’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be in Wilson Hall, Room 103. A reception will follow his talk, which is sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Department of Political Science and Division of Public Affairs.

 “We are so pleased that Charlie is coming to campus,” said John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and interim department chair. “This will be a wonderful opportunity for all ‘political junkies’ to hear the latest election trends and forecasts from a veteran non-partisan campaign observer who is widely respected by national journalists.”

Cook writes weekly for the National Journal and CongressDailyAM as a political analyst for the National Journal Group. He pens a regular column for the Washington Quarterly, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Also, he serves as a political analyst for NBC News and has also been interviewed on MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN and NPR. He has served as an NBC election night analyst since 1994.

The Cook Political Report provides a complete listing of every potential candidate for congressional, senatorial and gubernatorial races along with polling information, fundraising data from the Federal Election Commission and other pertinent information. More information on the report is available at www.cookpolitical.com.

Contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens, (615) 322-NEWS
annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu