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Donald Trump will win reelection. Do you agree ... ?

[quote]The United States
Donald Trump will win reelection (55 percent)
This is a close one, but I think the balance of evidence favors a Trump reelection. The basics are simple: Decades of political science work on election forecasting imply that presidents running for reelection enjoy an incumbency advantage, that a strong economy helps the incumbent’s party, and that high levels of US military fatalities hurt the incumbent’s party.

In short: Trump is the incumbent, the economy is growing while unemployment stays very low, and despite some close calls, Trump hasn’t started new wars or expanded existing ones in ways that kill a lot of US service members. Combine that with Trump’s geographic advantage over the Democratic nominee in the Electoral College, and I think he has a better than even chance of winning.

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[b]https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/1/13/21055740/trump-reelection-biden-nomination-brexit-2020-predictions[/b]
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Graylight · 51-55, F
Trump is the incumbent, true, but you can hardly rely on precedent for this case. His performance in the White House and as a human being is unparalleled and brings to the Forefront issues that were not dealt with in previous elections. I would say all predictions pretty much go right out the window.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@Graylight I think he has performed and behaved pretty much as most people would have expected.
@Graylight Interesting perspective, however give a listen to Professor Alan Lichtman's prediction for the 2020 election (the only person to have predicted all presidential elections since Reagan correctly). Basically, Trump is slated to be re-elected unless...

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBPcacIvdIY]
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@Graylight Wonderful human being here, right, never a hint of a impropriety.
Graylight · 51-55, F
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@Graylight I would be embarrassed by the history of your members, too
Graylight · 51-55, F
@sunsporter1649 Yeah, I'm hiding in shame.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@Graylight You should be
Graylight · 51-55, F
@sunsporter1649 You know, you can only be one of two things: a troll or a hacker. Either way, you're not worth time or energy.