Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

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  Apr 18, 2013

  Top Democrats Contenders for President in '16

  Democrats made history in 2008. We suspect they will want to do so again in 2016, which is just another reason why Hillary Clinton is such an obvious front-runner for her party's presidential nomination, as long as she wants it.

• Feb 21, 2013

  Red Alert: Part 2 – the Governors

  After applying Star Trek's "red alert" designation to several Senate seats last week, we're now looking at the most competitive gubernatorial races. Unlike the Senate races — where at least the seven most competitive seats are all currently held by Democrats — the competitive gubernatorial picture offers a mixed set of races, with a number of Democrats and Republicans listed among the hottest races.

• Feb 14, 2013

  2014 Senate Ratings: Red Alert!

  We'll grant you, most people now prefer to follow the candidates in a March 2013 election over in Rome, not the 2014 contests in the United States. But the Crystal Ball doesn't analyze papabili and has all but endorsed Timothy Cardinal Dolan (our proffered populist yet saintly slogan for him: "He's just like you, only better"), so you'll have to be content with an early-bird look at U.S. Senate contenders.