stated that Hillary Clinton would win 322 and Trump would win 216 electoral college votes; in fact, Trump won 306 and Clinton won 232. Sabato and his staff summarized the results in an article entitled "Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa". Earmark controversy In June 2009, it was revealed that Sabato's Center for Politics had been the recipient of over $7 million in earmarked money from Congressman Virgil Goode, whom Sabato predicted would win re-election in 2008, despite declining poll numbers; Goode ultimately lost the race by fewer than 800 votes out of about 316,000 votes cast. Political blogger Greg Sargent suggested that Sabato should have revealed his Center's financial connection to Goode or recused himself from making predictions about the race. Personal views Criticism of Donald Trump Sabato is a critic of former United States President Donald Trump, stating he believed that Trump's presidency was the "worst" in U.S. history. In July 2021, the Republican Party of Virginia made headlines for demanding Sabato be investigated by the University of Virginia for his anti-Trump tweets. References External links 1952 births Living people 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford American Rhodes Scholars American male non-fiction writers American political scientists American textbook writers American writers of Italian descent Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni University of Virginia alumni University of Virginia faculty Writers from Norfolk, Virginia