How to Fix the Presidential Primary Process February 13, 2020 Dear Readers: In his book A More Perfect Constitution, Crystal Ball Editor in Chief Larry J. Sabato laid out several
The End of the Beginning January 19, 2017 Tomorrow marks the start of the brave new world of President Donald J. Trump. But today marks the end of
2017: AT THE DAWN OF THE AGE OF TRUMP January 5, 2017 It’s already clear that the very strange political year of 2016 is bleeding over into the New Year. How could
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THE 35TH SENATE SEAT ON THE BALLOT: VIRGINIA August 18, 2016 Everyone is rightly focused on the 34 Senate seats already on the ballot this fall. But there is actually a
GOLDWATER AND TRUMP: NOT TWO PEAS IN A POD August 11, 2016 Have you noticed all the comparisons on TV and in print between the Barry Goldwater campaign of 1964 and the
HANGING TOUGH August 4, 2016 On March 31, we released our first general election map of the Electoral College. With our self-imposed rule of permitting
The Kennedy Conventions, Parts 2 and 3 July 28, 2016 Dear readers: This is the second and third part of a three-part series on the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Democratic
Kennedy’s Three Conventions, Part 1 July 27, 2016 Dear readers: With the Clinton family seeking to cement itself as the Democratic dynasty of the present, this week during
PROF. SABATO WELCOMES THE NATION’S NEWEST CITIZENS AT MONTICELLO July 4, 2016 Dear Readers: Larry J. Sabato, founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, will be the keynote
PRESIDENT 2016: THE LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER POLITICS June 8, 2016 As we find ourselves at the end of the primary season, we can all look back in wonder: What hath
Vice Presidential Selection: How Much Does It Matter This Year? May 12, 2016 When a presidential campaign wants to signal that it is turning from the nomination clash to the general election, “sources
THE FALL OUTLOOK: FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE 2016 CAMPAIGN TRAIL May 3, 2016 “The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It’s come to the point where you almost can’t
Primaries versus caucuses: The score so far in 2016 April 21, 2016 Unfair! Rigged! Corrupt! We’re hearing a lot of harsh adjectives being applied to aspects of the presidential nominating system this
The Ball of Confusion That Was 1968 March 16, 2016 Given what has been unfolding in the 2016 campaign, this might be a good time for you to view, or