The predictions thread
POSTED BY: kpo
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 18:54
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm guessing Mitt didn't marry in to most of his money, like Kerry.
Nope, not married in. He got it the old fashioned way - from his Daddy.
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Petty sure mine was more of a hope and wish, than a full out bet.
Well done. You've already found your insulation, so that when your predictions don't come true, you can just backtrack and say they weren't predictions.
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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Ezra Klein thinks Romney will be a stronger prospect in a general election than he is in the current Republican primary, and that a contest between him and Obama would be quite tight.
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Auraptor predicts that Obama's health care reform will be ruled unconstitutional, or repealed after the November elections.
Barney Frank expects that Obama will be re-elected in November, barring any big jolts to the economy.
It's not personal. It's just war.
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Some more recent predictions:
It's clear to OPPYH that Obama will be re-elected
It's clear to Auraptor that Romney will beat Obama
Whozit scoffs at OPPYH's hopes that Obamacare will become a reality, that there will be more clean energy, US manufacturing and economic growth.
On the current Supreme Court judgement on the constitutionality of the individual mandate, Hero's predicts: "My read either 5-4 in favor or 5-4 or 6-3 against. If against then 5-4 to throw out the whole thing."
ETA:
Wulfenstar says 'Obamacare is finished'
Ezra Klein believes the US deficit is set to fix itself
It's not personal. It's just war.
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Wulfenstar: "The case of Trayvon Martin is done.
It is starting to sound more, and more, like a good shoot."
It's not personal. It's just war.
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Originally posted by CaveTroll:
Interesting. I'll play.
No matter who is elected or which party is in power, not much is going to change.
'Nuff Said!
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Storymarks says that Mitt Romney 'has a long, expensive, and very likely disappointing year ahead of him'.
It's not personal. It's just war.
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For 2012, I predict serious drought and higher food prices in the US.
. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.
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Auraptor on George Zimmerman's 2nd degree murder charge:
"This can't / won't stick in any legitimate court... When the jury can't come back w/ the expected / hoped for verdict, then we'll have Rodney King riots, all over again."
CatPirate: The South won't vote for a Mormon. Obama will win in a landslide.
It's not personal. It's just war.
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