Krystal Ball· Sep 28, 2026
Krystal Ball expects Democrats to have a strong midterm night, treating a Democratic House takeover as essentially settled, while predicting Rob Sand wins the Iowa governor's race and that Lindsey Graham's sister Darlene Graham holds the South Carolina Senate seat for Republicans.
“I think the House is pretty much like a foregone conclusion.”
said on air or in an interview · Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · read the original →
3 checkable claims — 2 race winners and 1 chamber control — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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3 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Chamber ControlSep 28, 2026
“I think Democrats are going to have a good night. I think they're going to do pretty well. I think the House is pretty much like a foregone conclusion.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Race WinnersSep 28, 2026
“The governor race, it looks like Rob Sand is going to win. I mean, every poll I've seen has him up.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Race WinnersSep 28, 2026
“I think Darlene Graham is going to win if I had to, like, put some money down or, like, really say or make a prediction today. I would say Darlene Graham is going to win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
More race winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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- Erick-Woods EricksonRace WinnersHit · 100Writing on election night, he judged Trump to be on the brink of winning the presidency, and called Georgia and North Carolina for him.
- Carl CannonRace WinnersHit · 100Cannon said he half expects Republicans to take the Senate, treated the West Virginia seat as already lost to Democrats with Manchin leaving, and said Trump is poised to carry Ohio.
- Lanny DavisRace WinnersMiss · 0Davis argued that the closing campaign narrative turned negative for Trump, leaving him optimistic that Kamala Harris would win the presidency.
- Sam WangRace WinnersMiss · 0Live-blogging election night, Wang called Iowa for Trump by 12 points, said the presidential race was headed toward Trump, and read partial House returns as showing Democratic pickups in five districts and Republican pickups in two, with overall House control still undetermined.
- Steve DeaceRace WinnersHit · 100On Election Day, Deace said he believes Trump will win the presidency, and that rather than a split decision across the seven battleground states, one candidate will sweep five, six or all of them. He also took the 'over' on Trump exceeding his 2016 popular-vote share of 46%.