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Nate Cohn

Nate Cohn is The New York Times’s chief political analyst. He covers elections, polling and demographics for The Upshot. In addition to writing for The Times, he has discussed politics on CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN and NPR, and at major colleges and universities. Before joining The Times in 2013, he was a staff writer for The New Republic and a research associate at The Henry L. Stimson Center. He is a graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash.

  1. What’s ‘Woke’ and Why It Matters

    A marker of just how much American politics has changed over the last eight years.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  2. A Rough Guide of the Electoral Fallout if Trump Is Indicted

    It would be uncharted territory, but the F.B.I. search of Mar-a-Lago offers at least some precedent.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  3. DeSantis, on Defense, Shows Signs of Slipping in Polls

    For now, the Florida governor isn’t firing back at Trump.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  4. Why Fox’s Call on Arizona, Which Was Right, Was Still Wrong

    It was more a risky guess than a sound decision, and easily could have led to a missed call.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  5. Reader Mailbag: Bots and Other Business

    Answering questions on topics including polling, independent voters and Black turnout.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  6. Wait, the Campaign Is Halfway Done?

    In the so-called invisible primary, there’s often a clear relationship between early polling and the eventual outcome.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  7. What Nikki Haley Can Teach Us About the Republican Party

    A presidential bid and a measure of how far Reaganism has fallen.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  8. Ron DeSantis Is Not Scott Walker

    His support among Republicans at this early stage of the primary cycle puts him in rare company.

    By Nate Cohn

     

  9. Biden Aims to Win Back White Working-Class Voters Through Their Wallets

    In his State of the Union address, the president signaled the opening of a yearslong push to persuade white working-class voters to return to the Democratic fold. Winning them over on cultural issues may be more difficult.

    By Jonathan Weisman

     

  10. Is Trump Way Up or Way Down?

    The polls are surprisingly divided, but higher-quality surveys point to an answer.

    By Nate Cohn