One of the most astute political observers and poll watchers in America is the University of Virginia's Larry Sabato. His Crystal Ball blog is a must read for political junkies of both parties.Sabato has just released his traditional Labor Day predictions and, if you have any Democratic friends, I would suggest hiding any and all sharp objects from them for a few months lest they wish to put themselves out of their coming misery:Given what we can see at this moment, Republicans have a good chance to win the House by picking up as many as 47 seats, net. This is a "net" number since the GOP will probably lose several of its own congressional districts in Delaware, Hawaii, and Louisiana. This estimate, which may be raised or lowered by Election Day, is based on a careful district-by-district analysis, plus electoral modeling based on trends in President Obama's Gallup job approval rating and the Democratic-versus-Republican congressional generic ballot (discussed later in...(Read Full Post)