Larry Sabato and Kyle Kondik

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Aug 22, 2015
If Hillary Crashes, Will Joe Biden Join the Race?
It's time to ask a question, the answer to which we do not know: Will former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server scandal do fatal damage to her campaign?
Jan 15, 2015
Three-Peat? Mitt Romney's New Rating
The presidential half of the '12 ticket, however, had a very different declaration to make. The newfound willingness of Mitt Romney to "consider" a third candidacy for the White House stunned many observers; privately.
Jan 8, 2015
GOP Race for the White House: The New World Order
Well, that didn't last long! By that, we mean our pre-Christmas ordering of the GOP presidential field. We shouldn't be surprised. Politics never takes a long holiday break anymore.
Dec 11, 2014
The 2016 Senate Republicans Homework to Avoid Democrat Mistakes of 2012
After playing offense in 2014 and netting nine Senate seats to set up a 54-46 majority in the 114th Congress, Republicans will mostly be playing defense in 2016. That probably means the GOP will end up losing seats, but recent history suggests that we should not be certain about that.
Dec 4, 2014
Mary Landrieu Appears Doomed In Louisiana Senate Runoff
With just a few days left to go in the campaign, the race is barely an afterthought: Republicans have already won the Senate, and there's simply no indication that Landrieu has much, if any, chance of winning.
Nov 13, 2014
14 Points on the'14 Midterm Elections
After going over the results from last week, we had a number of bite-sized observations to offer — 14, to be exact.
Oct 2, 2014
Republican Chances of Senate Takeover Are Improving
The race for the Senate is perceptively moving in the Republicans' direction, but not so dramatically that we're ready to call the race definitively for them.
Sep 19, 2014
5 Reasons Senate Control May Not Be Decided on Election Day
Think the Senate will be decided on Election Day, Nov. 4? Here are five reasons that may not be the case.
Aug 7, 2014
House 2014: Handicapping the 'Drive to 245'
A Republican at the end of 1928 could look back on the previous few decades and smile: His party was quite clearly the dominant force in American politics.
Jul 17, 2014
The Hidden Barrier to a Republican Senate Majority
If Republicans are to win the Senate, they probably are going to have to do something they haven't done since 1980: beat more than two Democratic Senate incumbents in November.