Krystal Ball
 Krystal Ball    (political podcaster) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 November 1981 | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Virginia | |||||||||||
| Interest of | Buck Sexton | |||||||||||
American progressive political commentator.
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Krystal Marie Ball is an American progressive political commentator.
Career
She was previously a political candidate, as well as a television host at MSNBC, a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and was a former co-host of The Hill's Rising along with Saagar Enjeti. In May 2021, Ball and Enjeti announced that they were leaving the show in order to release their own independent project – titled Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. Ball is also currently a co-host with Kyle Kulinski on the progressive podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends. She has made guest appearances on various programs and networks, including on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and Real Time with Bill Maher.[1]
Krystall Ball was the Democratic Party nominee for Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Republican incumbent Rob Wittman. She co-hosted the MSNBC show The Cycle from June 2012 to July 2015. In May 2017, she created the People's House Project, a political action committee working on behalf of Democratic causes.[2]
She recruited, trained and promoted as a young progressive leader by the New Leaders Council.[3]
References
- ↑ "Why ‘Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar’ became the No. 1 political podcast in a week"
- ↑ "Krystal Ball gets started early in bid for Rob Wittman's seat"
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161204074354/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-activists-prepare-for-life-under-trump-8958406
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