'''Charlie Cook''' is a political analyst and forecaster best known for inventing the [[Cook Index]] to measure how Democratic or Republican a congressional district or state is. He is from [[Louisiana]] and once worked for a [[Democratic]] Senator from that state.
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'''Charlie Cook''' is a political analyst and forecaster best known for inventing the [[Cook Index]] to measure how Democratic or Republican a congressional district or state is. He is from [[Louisiana]] and has a background of working for Democrats, including having helped the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Policy Committee, as well as having worked for a [[Democratic]] Senator from Louisiana.