Florida Senate 2004
With his failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, Senator Bob Graham of Florida announced his retirement from
Colorado Senate 2004
The race for Colorado’s open Senate seat, being vacated by republican Ben Campbell, pits Democrat Ken Salazar against Republican Pete
Alaska Senate 2004
It has been thirty years since the state of Alaska elected a Democrat to the Senate, but the outcome of
Baseball and the 2004 Election
Yesterday the political world was abuzz with talk of a potential World Series match up between the Boston Red Sox
2004 as the Bizzaro Election of 1916
All the way back in May, the Crystal Ball explored the possibility of “Bush as Truman” (https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/LJS2004052001) in order to
Tight as a Tick
George W. Bush has a slight edge in the last week of the election, but his lead is paper-thin. It
Young People: They’re registered, but will they vote?
Recent registration efforts have mobilized young people in an unprecedented fashion. According to the recent Ipsos/GENEXT Presidential Poll (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6273246/site/newsweek/) released
So Close and Yet So Far
Our title refers to two climactic realities. With just 14 days to go in this remarkable election, both candidates are
The Sprint to the Finish Line
Oh, what a horse race we have on the track: two political thoroughbreds at full gallop! It is as tight
The Brutal Bottom Line
President It’s all about Bush, the incumbent, especially after John Kerry’s success in the first presidential debate in shifting the
To Repeat: Debates Matter
Over the past several weeks, your Crystal Ball has received several dozen e-mails from Bush supporters, chiding us for not
The Old College Tie
Nobody could have predicted the political circus that ensued on Nov. 8, 2000. With Florida’s 25 electoral votes hanging in
It’s Over!
No, not the presidential contest, but at long last, the nomination season for Senate, House and Governor came to an
The Debate Debate
The candidates’ representatives are hard at work debating the debates–how many there should be, the topics, the conditions, and all
The Labor Day Assessment
Labor Day ain’t what it used to be. For generations the official start of the campaign, now it is merely