President 2016: The Clash of Dynasties June 18, 2015 Dear Readers: We made a couple of much-needed improvements to our Crystal Ball website over the past week that we
The Myths of 2016 June 11, 2015 U.Va. Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato is contributing a regular column to Politico Magazine. This week, he and
The Map: 11 Angles on the Electoral College May 7, 2015 Earlier this week, we debuted our initial Crystal Ball Electoral College ratings in Politico Magazine. We’ve reprinted that column below
The 2016 Results We Can Already Predict May 7, 2015 U.Va. Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato is contributing a regular column to Politico Magazine. This week, the Crystal
Republicans in 2016: Rubio Edges Ahead of Walker April 30, 2015 For Republicans looking ahead to 2016, Florida is the pivotal state in the Electoral College. Naturally, we can’t know exactly
2016 Republican nomination: The Race “Officially” Begins April 9, 2015 Last week, a Crystal Ball reader sent us an e-mail asking if now would be the time to remove “low
2016 President Update: Clinton Isn’t Going Anywhere…Yet March 19, 2015 Hillary Clinton went before cameras and reporters at the United Nations last week to address the ongoing controversy over her
A Major Reshuffling of the Republican Presidential Deck February 5, 2015 For nearly two years we’ve been ranking the GOP presidential contenders, and we’ve only had two names in the No.
WHO STARTS WITH AN EDGE IN 2016? February 5, 2015 U.Va. Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato is contributing a regular column to Politico Magazine. This week, he and
Only ~700 Days to Go December 18, 2014 After releasing our initial Senate, House, and gubernatorial ratings for 2016 earlier this month, we’re finishing off this year’s Crystal
Yup, It Was a Wave November 6, 2014 A version of this article originally appeared in Politico Magazine Wednesday evening. It might not have been 1994 or 2010,
Crystal Ball 2014: So how’d we do? November 6, 2014 On Monday, we offered our final calls in all 507 of the Senate, House, and gubernatorial races. As of this
The Crystal Ball’s Final 2014 Picks November 3, 2014 If you’re in Charlottesville tonight, please join the Crystal Ball team — Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley
Bet on a Republican Senate Majority October 30, 2014 Join the Crystal Ball team Monday night at the University of Virginia for a free presentation on the 2014 midterms.
What Is a Wave in the Senate? September 11, 2014 For several months, we’ve held steady on our range of expected gains for Republicans in the Senate: a net of