The Long Slog: Projecting the Republican Race through June February 16, 2012 Had evangelical Christians had their way in 2006’s Pennsylvania Senate election, then-Sen. Rick Santorum (R) would have been reelected in
How long is Romney’s road to the nomination? January 31, 2012 The moon over Miami was a blue moon for Newt, a bad moon rising for Gingrich. This moon’s shine was
THE REPUBLICANS’ ELECTORAL COLLEGE NEWT-MARE January 26, 2012 What can we expect from the Florida primary? What are the possible repercussions of a Gingrich victory versus those of
TEN DAYS TO STOP ROMNEY January 12, 2012 Is Mitt Romney unstoppable? Will South Carolina risk its perfect primary record to back someone else? And will Ron Paul
On to New Hampshire January 5, 2012 What a night! Tuesday night’s Iowa caucuses got the Republican primary season off to a rousing start, with Mitt Romney
FIVE DAYS TO IOWA December 29, 2011 With the Iowa caucuses only five days away, we at the Crystal Ball wanted to suggest some possible electoral scenarios
2012 GUBERNATORIAL UPDATE: In Wisconsin, Walker hears footsteps December 15, 2011 The four gubernatorial contests of 2011 have now passed, and despite some late drama — in the form of a
In the race for the Senate, Democrats show signs of life December 1, 2011 The Senate’s curious and byzantine rules and traditions are well explained in Robert Caro’s Master of the Senate, part of