Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and the political prognosticator and founder of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, has now rated California’s 7th Congressional district race as “leaning Republican.” 

 Sabato had rated the race between Democrat incumbent Ami Bera and Republican Doug Ose a toss-up, but in his latest rankings, issued Thursday, Ose has taken a lead.

Image: Rich Pedroncelli/AP