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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
Thu May 15, 2014, 04:34 PM May 2014

Randi Rhodes:If the democrats don't get out the vote in 2014

It won't be until 2018 before things finally turn around.She said the possibility is there will be a republican winning the White House in 2016 because its hard for a party to hold the WH three times in a row. And in 2018 there will be the midterms where things might change after a complete republican rule.I kind of agree with her I'm going to miss Randi's knowledge on politics

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Randi Rhodes:If the democrats don't get out the vote in 2014 (Original Post) bigdarryl May 2014 OP
Read Alan Lichtman's "The Thirteen Keys To The Presidency". Dawson Leery May 2014 #1
Very true I have ALL Allan's books on the keys bigdarryl May 2014 #3
Nobody beats Hillary. onehandle May 2014 #2
I would love to agree with that. zappaman May 2014 #4
I'll wait till Allan's keys on 2016 to make that kind of prediction bigdarryl May 2014 #5

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
1. Read Alan Lichtman's "The Thirteen Keys To The Presidency".
Thu May 15, 2014, 04:51 PM
May 2014

If the incumbent or incumbent party has at least 8 of the 13 keys, they win. Democrats had 8 keys in 2000. Al Gore was the rightful winner. The Lichtman formula is accurate back to 1860.

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
3. Very true I have ALL Allan's books on the keys
Thu May 15, 2014, 04:55 PM
May 2014

He hasn't done any updates on 2016 as of yet. But one key is definitly lost and that's incumbent if the Dems loose seats in the midterm that will go against them. Everybody keeps talking about the Senate important but not as important as the midterms

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Nobody beats Hillary.
Thu May 15, 2014, 04:55 PM
May 2014

Not saying she should run, or that I want her to run.

But if Hillary runs, she wins.

And don't bring up the 2008 primary. Obama was born to be a President. There is no other Democrat that could beat her this time.

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