THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS Tags 2008 President December 17, 2008 We have reached the end of another election cycle, but this has been no ordinary campaign. The marathon of presidential
CORRUPTION MOST FOUL Tags 2008 Governor December 11, 2008 After reading the federal criminal complaint filed against the Illinois governor this past Tuesday we at The Crystal Ball could
THE ELECTION WITHOUT END Tags 2008 President December 4, 2008 Decades ago, a merry band of pranksters took to the streets of a state’s capital city a few days after
LESSONS SPOKE TO NATION’S MOOD Tags 2008 President November 20, 2008 As routine as elections may seem, they are the seminal events in the life of a democracy. Campaigns and elections
IN THE RED CORNER… Tags 2008 President November 20, 2008 Here’s the worst kept secret in politics: Presidential campaigning never ends. For periods of time it becomes quieter–a little subtler–but
NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING–WHAT’S NEW? Tags 2008 President November 13, 2008 In 1800, Thomas Jefferson endured a presidential campaign in which supporters of his opponent, President John Adams, labored mightily to
FROM REPUBLICAN ‘LOCK’ TO REPUBLICAN ‘LOCKOUT’? Tags 2008 President November 13, 2008 Every day since Nov. 4, the scope of Democrat Barack Obama’s victory has grown more impressive. His electoral vote total
THE CRYSTAL BALL SCORES NEAR PERFECT RECORD FOR ACCURACY IN PREDICTING 2008 ELECTION OUTCOMES Tags 2008 Governor2008 House2008 President2008 Senate November 6, 2008 The Crystal Ball is proud to announce that, with only a handful of official election outcomes still pending, we recorded
2008 ELECTION RECAP Tags 2008 President November 6, 2008 The Crystal Ball is proud to announce that, with only a handful of official election outcomes still pending, we recorded
THE LAST LAST WORD Tags 2008 Governor2008 House2008 President2008 Senate November 3, 2008 ELECTORAL COLLEGE UPDATE: If Barack Obama wins the popular vote by 7 or 8 percentage points, then he will also
THE LAST WORD–ALMOST Tags 2008 Governor2008 House2008 President2008 Senate October 30, 2008 These are our 2008 election projections as of Thursday, October 30. We will make final adjustments and tweaks on Monday
HOUSE RACE UPDATE Tags 2008 House October 23, 2008 Every week it seems to get worse for House Republicans. As we will demonstrate below, we have expanded the number
DEMOCRATIC WAVE CONTINUES TO BUILD Tags 2008 President October 23, 2008 Back in 2002 and 2004, the Crystal Ball brought misery to Democrats and joy to Republicans, as we projected the
ELECTORAL COLLEGE UPDATE: OCTOBER 16 Tags 2008 President October 16, 2008 OVERALL: John McCain’s position in the Electoral College continued to deteriorate in the previous seven days. We are making the
U.S. SENATE UPDATE Tags 2008 Senate October 16, 2008 The Crystal Ball’s ratings for the 25 U.S. Senate contests have held up nicely since we last published them on