Charlie Cook: Slim Chance for Moderate Repubs in 2016br National Journal - Newseumbr You are cordially invited to a National Journal event underwritten by United Technologies. This event will feature Charlie Cook, National Journal columnist and editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report. In the final six months before the 2014 midterm elections, is it fair to assume that the current political environment, national economy, and party issue agendas are all unlikely to change? At this point, should we expect an election that will be fought on terrain essentially identical to what we see today? Charlie Cook will take a look at these, and many other questions, surrounding the impending elections.