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Notes on the State of Politics

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Ross Perot, who died earlier this week, provided something of a template for Donald

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2 Debates, 20 Candidates, 26 Hours

  Editor’s note: The Crystal Ball will be away next week for Independence Day. We wish all of you a

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Yes, Virginia, This is Chaos

Editor’s Note: This is a special edition of the Crystal Ball. Given the fast-moving developments in our home state over

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How’d we do?

It took a lot of Krazy Glue, but we think we pieced the Crystal Ball back together, reassembling after 2016

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Final picks for 2018

  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Sorry, friends, but you are going to have to actually read this one.

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Iowa: At Last

As the 2016 presidential race officially begins, both party contests are in a place that we, and many others, did

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Three’s Company

Republican presidential polling leader Donald Trump signed a pledge earlier this year agreeing to support the eventual GOP nominee, but

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Clinton’s Short List of Rivals

In light of Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement on Sunday followed by Marco Rubio’s announcement on Monday, we decided to release

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2014: A Tale of Two Elections

As we approach the home stretch, 2014 has turned into a tale of two elections. On the one hand, this

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