"Amy Walter" is a leading American political analyst, currently serving as national editor of The Cook Political Report. Before this, she served as the political director of ABC News, based in Washington, DC.

Walter previously worked at The Cook Political Report from 1997 to 2007. During this time she served as a senior editor covering the United States House of Representatives. She has also served as the Editor in Chief at the National Journal's The Hotline.

Walter's work has been featured in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She has also been featured on numerous broadcasts, most recently Gwen Ifil's Washington, D.C./Washington Week, Face the Nation (CBS), PBS Newshour (PBS), Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Andrea Mitchell Reports (MSNBC), the Daily Rundown (MSNBC), the Chris Matthews Show (MSNBC), and Meet the Press (MSNBC).

Walter was also part of the Emmy-winning CNN election coverage team in 2006. She was the recipient of the Washington Post"s Crystal Ball Award and has been deemed by Washingtonian (magazine)/Washington magazine one of the 50 top journalists.

Walter graduated summa cum laude from Colby College and currently sits on its board of trustees. She married her partner, Kathryn Hamm, in 2013.

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There's been a rift in the Democratic Party about Iraq from the beginning. As the American public changes its views, it makes it easier for these guys (to change).

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The bigger problem becomes at what point do Republicans say he's actually going to be a liability.

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If this had happened when the voters were in a better mood or the political environment was not as bad for Republicans, then the likelihood of this story being able to gain that much momentum would be smaller.

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It's the bigger picture that continues to wear down Bush's approval rating on Iraq, and voter frustration with Iraq.

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It is one thing if it is three weeks. Three months, that is another story.

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Democrats have become more disciplined in making the case against Republicans.

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We're not seeing any race change.

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Today, obviously, there's a real chance that this story goes beyond just the next couple weeks, and into the 2006 election.

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