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DAVIDSON: ’13 Keys to the Presidency Model’ Predicts Trump Victory — Opinion
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Allan Lichtman, in 1981, along with Russian seismologist Vladimir Keilis-Borok, created The Keys to the White House model. Since then, Lichtman has been widely quoted throughout the media for his ability to predict who will win presidential elections.
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In 2016, against all odds, Lichtman, an American University professor, boldly predicted that Donald Trump would win. In August 2020, during media interviews and again in early October, the professor said that Donald Trump will lose in 2020. According to this, Trump only possesses six of the 13 keys listed below, and fails to gather seven of them, hence, adding up to an election loss.
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Is the professor’s assessment correct this time? Let’s look at the record.
The 13 Keys
1. 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. So, Lichtman’s score is 0 to 1, against Trump.
2. Contest: There is no serious contest for the incumbent party nomination. Lichtman, 1 to 1.
3. Incumbency: The incumbent party candidate is the sitting president. Lichtman, now favors Trump 2 to 1.
4. Third party: There is no significant third party or independent campaign. Lichtman: 3 to 1.
5. Short-term economy: The economy is not in recession during the election campaign. Lichtman, 3 to 2. Is this the right call? Sure, we’ve had shutdown related economic challenges and maybe it feels like a recession to some people, but as Geoff Colvin at Fortune points out, we are not in a recession.
Also, despite COVID-19, masks, lockdowns, riots, and such, an astounding 56% of Americans report that they’re better off now than when Obama and Biden left office. “The figures are the highest on record, which Trump has hailed as incredible.”
6. Long-term economy: Real per capita economic growth during the term equals or exceeds mean growth during the previous two terms. Lichtman: 3 to 3. Real per capita economic growth dropped precipitously during the lockdown, however everyone understands the causes and many people see the rising tide.
7. Policy change: The incumbent administration affects major changes in national policy. Lichtman: 4 to 3. Tightening the border, ending our long-term involvement in foreign wars, launching “Right to Try,” enacting prison reform, and so much more – take your pick!
8. Social unrest: There is no sustained social unrest during the term. Lichtman: 4 to 4.
9. Scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal. Lichtman, 4 to 5, meaning the Trump is losing. Democrats have done an excellent job in launching witch hunts, conducting phony impeachment proceedings, and jailing Trump associates on process crimes.
10. Foreign/military failure: The incumbent administration suffers no major failure in foreign or military affairs. Lichtman: 5 to 5.
11. Foreign/military success: The incumbent administration achieves a major success in foreign or military affairs. Lichtman: 5 to 6. Is this the right call? What about crushing ISIS, and the aforementioned Middle East breakthroughs?
12. Incumbent (party) charisma: The incumbent party candidate is charismatic or a national hero. Lichtman: 5 to 7. The Left can’t stand Trump, but 15,000 to 30,000 people showing up at airport stops, with many attendees from the ranks of Democrats and unaffiliated voters, can’t be overlooked.
13. Challenger (party) charisma: The challenging party candidate is not charismatic or a national hero. Lichtman, 6 to 7. Joe Biden has perhaps the lowest charisma quotient that Democrats have nominated since… forever.
Bonus Points
If the professor is wrong about keys #5, #11, and/or #12 Trump would be ahead 7 to 6, or possibly 8 to 5, or even 9 to 4.
One might also observe that with gasoline under $2.17 per gallon; Trump’s minority voter support having tripled since 2016; and a challenger with health problems, who is frequently not on the campaign trail, and is tainted by scandal even as the mainstream press censors the news, it is game over.
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Stimulus Checks Will Go to Criminals & Illegals After Dems Reject GOP Attempt to Stop It
Dems: never doing the right thing, each and every day!


The Boston Marathon bomber will receive a stimulus check. And yes, it will be for the same amount that you will get. That’s not a joke. And he’s not the only criminal who will get it, either. Thanks for everything, Dems! Check this out, via The Daily Wire: Senate Democrats blocked an amendment by Republicans on Saturday that would have stopped taxpayer-funded stimulus checks from going to illegal aliens and incarcerated criminals. Republican Sens. Tom Cotton (AR), Ted Cruz (TX), and Bill Cassidy (LA) offered an amendment on the Senate floor to block prisoners from being able to receive stimulus checks, which was blocked in a 49-50 vote. LOOK: https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1368282575576440834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1368282575576440834%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fcotton-covid-relief-bill-convicted-murderers-stimulus-checks https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1368285244416262145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1368285244416262145%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fcotton-covid-relief-bill-convicted-murderers-stimulus-checks More from Fox News: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found this week that Biden’s coronavirus bill would add $1.862 trillion to the national deficit over 10 years, with the bulk of the new spending — $1.173 trillion — occurring in fiscal year 2021. Dems: never doing the right thing, each and every day!
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Say goodbye, Lisa!!


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