Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball Predicts Close 2020 Election

Sabato's Crystal Ball, a nonpartisan election forecasting group, released its initial ratings for the 2020 presidential election on Monday.

The group's analysis of public opinion polls, campaign fundraising, and historical data suggests that the race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will be close, with neither candidate holding a clear advantage at this point in the campaign.

According to Sabato's Crystal Ball, Biden is currently favored to win the popular vote by a margin of 4 percentage points, but the electoral college race is much closer.

The group predicts that Biden will win 279 electoral votes to Trump's 259, with the remaining 3 votes from Maine and Nebraska still up for grabs.

Sabato's Crystal Ball also notes that the 2020 election is likely to be one of the most expensive in history, with both candidates raising record-breaking sums of money.

The group predicts that the total cost of the election will exceed $1 billion, with the vast majority of that money being spent on television advertising.

Sabato's Crystal Ball is one of the most respected election forecasting groups in the country.

The group's predictions have been consistently accurate in recent years, and its initial ratings for the 2020 election are likely to be closely watched by political analysts and pundits.

However, it is important to note that Sabato's Crystal Ball's predictions are only a snapshot of the race at this point in the campaign.

Much can change in the months leading up to the election, and it is possible that the eventual outcome will be different from what the group is currently predicting.