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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Gothmog
(145,086 posts)34. There were models that predicted trump winning
Professor Lichtman is well respected and he predicted that trump would win
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/23/trump-is-headed-for-a-win-says-professor-whos-predicted-30-years-of-presidential-outcomes-correctly/
The keys, which are explained in depth in Lichtmans book Predicting the Next President: The Keys to the White House 2016 are:
Lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at American University, sat down with The Fix this week to reveal who he thinks will win in November and why 2016 was the most difficult election to predict yet. Our conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Party Mandate: After the midterm elections, the incumbent party holds more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives than after the previous midterm elections.
Contest: There is no serious contest for the incumbent party nomination.
Incumbency: The incumbent party candidate is the sitting president.
Third party: There is no significant third party or independent campaign.
Short-term economy: The economy is not in recession during the election campaign.
Long-term economy: Real per capita economic growth during the term equals or exceeds mean growth during the previous two terms.
Policy change: The incumbent administration effects major changes in national policy.
Social unrest: There is no sustained social unrest during the term.
Scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal.
Foreign/military failure: The incumbent administration suffers no major failure in foreign or military affairs.
Foreign/military success: The incumbent administration achieves a major success in foreign or military affairs.
Incumbent charisma: The incumbent party candidate is charismatic or a national hero.
Challenger charisma: The challenging party candidate is not charismatic or a national hero.
Lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at American University, sat down with The Fix this week to reveal who he thinks will win in November and why 2016 was the most difficult election to predict yet. Our conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
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With Mueller's help, that slimeball. Wonder how much the Russians paid him.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#33
The interesting thing about betting sites is they can account for Russian interference.
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#28
By passing a law preventing presidential candidates from getting on the ballot unless they provide
in2herbs
Mar 2019
#7
Are there enough Democratic controlled states for such a thing to matter currently?
cstanleytech
Mar 2019
#23
Economic models point to a Trump blowout in 2020. But a faltering economy or giant scandal could cha
Gothmog
Mar 2019
#9
I hope that the 2020 election is about the ACA and health care and not the economy
Gothmog
Mar 2019
#25
Take nothing for granted but this MF'er will lose 2020. Everything he touches turns to shit so no
Pepsidog
Mar 2019
#13
I think w/ the games rump and Barr just played on us in covering up the Mueller report AND...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#17