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The frenzied media probably found the first vice-presidential debate disappointing. Even after 90 minutes, neither the well-seasoned gaffe-machine nor the

All season, political observers have been speculating when, if ever, the Electoral College and the state and national polls would

With one month remaining in the 2008 presidential campaign, national and state polling data indicate that Barack Obama holds a

There are a few changes to report in the nation’s Senate races since we last reviewed them in July-almost all

The presidential debate season is just underway. The polls are in flux. The issue agenda–which has already shifted in the

Presidential debate season is upon us. That means John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Sarah Palin are traveling around

In early summer, the Crystal Ball took its first look at the likely November 4th Electoral College map. Our assessment

When asked in 1957 what the greatest threat a politician faced, the newly-elected British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, is alleged

Red Meat Gone, Green Backdrop Stays So, the Crystal Ball was right and the Crystal Ball was wrong. Yes, John

This is the time of the presidential campaign for “game-changing” moments, whether it is a huge outdoor acceptance speech in

NOTE: As we conclude 2008’s two weeks of intense national political party conventions, Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato

DAY THREE Sarah Palin’s speech was perhaps the defining moment of the 2008 Republican National Convention. While the headlining act

Two tickets full of history, one headed by the first African-American in position to become president, the other with a