SUPER DUPER TUESDAY LIVES UP TO ITS NAME
Now be honest. Wasn’t Tuesday evening one of the most exciting nights ever in American politics? It had more drama
THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT
Now that Iowa, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada, and South Carolina have voted, at least in one party, one thing
CLINTON AS TRUMAN, McCAIN AS LAZARUS, OBAMA-MANIA, HUCKA-BOOM OR BUST, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL PLAYERS
First, we at the Crystal Ball want to get one thing straight with our readers. We are for change. We
ALL EYES ON THE HAWKEYE STATE
If you’re from Iowa, maybe you should just stop reading right now. I don’t want to spoil your big day.
NOTES ON THE STATE OF POLITICS
We’ve been away for a while, traveling America discussing our new book, A More Perfect Constitution. The opportunity to discuss
2007 Gubernatorial Contests and Virginia General Assembly Update
Kentucky Governor From the very first posting on the Crystal Ball for the governorship race in Kentucky this year, we
The 2007 Kentucky Gubernatorial Derby: It’s Fletcher vs. Beshear
The votes are in from yesterday’s Kentucky gubernatorial primary, and Democrats will have to try hard to lose this race
HOUSE Text for CB Email
Final House Predictions: The 20 Late Breakers AZ-01 – Toss-up – Rep. Rick Renzi (R) will win reelection over Ellen
Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS
NOTE: Races we consider “Late Breakers”–those in which we have changed our outlook or prediction since Thursday–are denoted by arrows
Crystal Ball 2006: THE PREDICTIONS
Just how Democratic a year is 2006? Five days out, let’s rephrase the question this way: when’s the last time
THE LAY OF THE LAND IN 2006: Republicans Could Stay Dry on Higher Ground
The drumbeat has become the daily background noise in most Beltway political circles, as pervasive as it is percussive. It
ANGRY POLITICS: “Voters Gone Wild” in 2006
Watch out, folks! As of Tuesday, party nomination contests are “primarily” over (save for three states), and what a primary