The Democratic Convention will be different this year. No packed arena, no cheering supporters, no balloons falling onto the anointed presidential nominee, Joe Biden. And with Christopher Hope on holiday, The Telegraph's US Editor, Ben Riley-Smith takes the reins to look at the challenges facing Mr Biden at the pared-down convention and beyond. Polling expert…

This week we will look at US election politics. I begin with a framework, based on habit, that looks at macro conditions and will be revisiting these in upcoming months. This approach also helps parse out personal preferences, so I test my assumptions and predictions more harshly than those that others develop. Thank you for…

Matt Chorley speaks to Dr Larry Sabato, editor in chief of 'Sobato’s Crystal Ball', and Rachel Bitecofer, host of the Election Whisperer podcast, about how Donald Trump could turn things around, the lack of floating voters, and why Joe Biden is pinning his hopes on remaining dull. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Larry Sabato is joined by Tara Setmayer as guest host. Ms. Setmayer is a resident scholar at the Center for Politics this year. They both interview John Dean. They will discuss his new book titled "Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump And His Followers". In the second half of the show, Larry Sabato interviews former…

Key moments from Episode 9 of Sabato's Crystal Ball America Votes 2020: - Miles Coleman, Kyle Kondik, and Larry Sabato discuss their top 'draft' picks for the 15 Senate seats most likely to flip in this election(6:45). - Audience questions about recent reports of increasing Republican voter registration (28: 30). - Guest Grace Panetta from…

This week Larry Sabato and his team will discuss the upcoming debates and look back at some of the great debate moments from the past.