Krystal Ball
Krystal Ball | |
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Ball in 2013 | |
| Born | Krystal Marie Ball November 24, 1981 King George, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Clemson University University of Virginia (BA) |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Aaron Peterson
(m. 2006; div. 2007)Jonathan Dariyanani
(m. 2008; div. 2021) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | breakingpoints.supercast.com |
Krystal Marie Ball (born November 24, 1981) is an American political commentator and media host. She was previously a political candidate, as well as co-host on the MSNBC show The Cycle, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and a 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 launch their own independent project titled Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. Ball is a co-host with her husband Kyle Kulinski on the podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends.
Ball was the Democratic Party nominee for Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Republican incumbent Rob Wittman. In May 2017, she created the People's House Project, a political action committee working on behalf of Democratic causes.