Larry J. Sabato
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Dr. Sabato's Latest Book:
THE YEAR OF OBAMA:
How Barack Obama Won the White House
(Longman, April 2009)
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"Politics is a good thing!" … is the slogan of Dr. Larry J. Sabato. According to the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Sabato is "probably the most quoted college professor in the land" and his Crystal Ball electoral analysis is the nation's most accurate.
***In July 2008, Dr. Sabato correctly projected that Barack Obama would win the Presidency in a near-landslide. He predicted a 364-174 margin in the Electoral College, just one vote away from the final tally of 365-173, and he also forecast President Obama’s exact 53% popular vote margin.
***In addition, Dr. Sabato accurately predicted 99% of Senate, House, and Governor winners in both 2006 and 2008---by far the best showing in the business.
***In 2006, Dr. Sabato was named the most accurate prognosticator by an unusual combination of news organizations: FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, and Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism. At home both in the classroom and the television studio, Dr. Sabato bridges the gap between the ivory tower and the real world of politics.
***He is the author of 24 books and countless essays on politics, including the well known Feeding Frenzy; A More Perfect Constitution; and The Year of Obama.
***A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Sabato has taught more than 15,000 students in his career at Oxford University, Cambridge University, and the University of Virginia. He has received every major teaching award at the University of Virginia.
***In 2001 he was named the Thomas Jefferson Award winner, U.Va's highest honor, which is given to one person each year.
***Dr. Sabato is the University Professor of Politics and director of the U.Va. Center for Politics, founded in 1998 to improve civic education and the political process.