David Wasserman is Senior Editor & Elections Analyst for The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, where he is responsible for analyzing U.S. House races and is recognized as one of the nation’s top nonpartisan election forecasters. The Los Angeles Times has called David a “whip smart” and “scrupulously nonpartisan” analyst whose “numbers nerd-dom was foretold at a young age.” In 2016, David drew praise for his accurate pre-election analysis, including his piece “How Trump Could Win the White House While Losing the Popular Vote,” written two months before election day. In 2020, his forecast of Biden’s win was correct in 49 of 50 states, missing only North Carolina. David has served as an analyst for the NBC News Election Night Decision Desk since 2008, and has also appeared on Fox News, CNN, C-SPAN and NPR. In May of 2024, David was awarded a Carnegie Fellowship to study ways to combat political polarization.