1. Krystal Marie Ball was born on November 24,1981 and is an American political commentator and media host.
28 Facts About Krystal Ball
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Krystal Ball was previously a political candidate, as well as a television host at MSNBC, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and a co-host of The Hills Rising along with Saagar Enjeti.
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Krystal Ball has made guest appearances on networks such as CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and programs including Real Time with Bill Maher.
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Krystal Ball co-hosted the MSNBC show The Cycle from June 2012 to July 2015.
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The name Krystal Ball came from her father, who wrote his dissertation on crystals.
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Krystal Ball graduated from King George High School in King George, Virginia and then attended Clemson University for one year before transferring to the University of Virginia, where she received a bachelor's degree in economics.
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Krystal Ball is a business owner and a certified public accountant.
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Krystal Ball previously worked for the federal contractor CGI Group.
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In 2010, Krystal Ball ran to represent Virginia's 1st congressional district in the US House of Representatives against Republican incumbent Rob Wittman.
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Krystal Ball called for a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, banning lobbyist gifts, increasing disclosure, and establishing a new Independent Ethics Commission to investigate and audit influence by special interests.
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Krystal Ball's campaign had little national attention before the incident.
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Krystal Ball initially blamed her opponent, Wittman, for the leak as being part of a smear campaign.
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Krystal Ball complained about the double standard of expectations for male and female candidates given the scant attention Scott Brown had received for previously posing nude in Cosmopolitan.
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Krystal Ball has used the experience as a warning for future candidates about their youthful indiscretions.
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In part due to the photo scandal from the 2010 campaign, Krystal Ball appeared on Fox News, CNN, and CNBC, and became a regular contributor for MSNBC.
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From June 25,2012, to July 31,2015, Ball co-hosted the MSNBC show, The Cycle, with Toure, Steve Kornacki, and S E Cupp.
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In 2012, Krystal Ball launched a website calling for a boycott of advertisers on The Rush Limbaugh Show after Limbaugh's comments about Sandra Fluke.
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Krystal Ball was a Senior Fellow of the New Leaders Council.
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In May 2017, Krystal Ball created the People's House Project, a political action committee working on behalf of Democratic causes.
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Krystal Ball responded to McClatchy's claims, stating that, because the PAC receives money in fits and starts, she paid herself a lump sum in the first months of 2018 as backpay for what she should have earned in 2017, and that her pay "was comparable to what other PAC directors typically make".
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Krystal Ball stated that her PAC does not operate in the same way as a typical PAC in that it is not a "direct conduit" of funds, and that she herself is effectively a manager for each of the candidates she works with.
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Krystal Ball's help was especially valuable, they added, because most of them couldn't afford the kind of high-priced consultants who usually guide campaigns, especially for first-time candidates.
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There's no doubt that Krystal Ball actually helps the candidates they endorse.
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In 2018, Krystal Ball started hosting a webcast called Rising on The Hill.
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In May 2021, Krystal Ball announced she was leaving Rising in order to produce her own independent show with Enjeti titled Breaking Points.
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Krystal Ball was married to Jonathan Dariyanani, an entrepreneur in educational software.
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Krystal Ball saw how it affected people in that country, and thereby gained an appreciation for the global impact of US politics.
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Krystal Ball became engaged to fellow YouTube political commentator and co-host Kyle Kulinski in September 2022.