Political Predictions

What are your political predictions for the future? Based on fact, or pure speculation, two years away or fifty, let’s hear ‘em.


Presidential election for 2008

Democrats:

I predict that Hilary Clinton will clench the democratic nominee for 2008. Given her name and status, and current lack of a strong opponent, this will most likely be done fairly easily.

This will be positive for two reasons:

1. She’ll be the first non-white male to actually have a chance at the White House, thus putting us one step closer to breaking the mold.
2. Hilary does not have the type of charisma that her Husband has, among other things, so I highly doubt her being elected.

Democrats have constantly shot themselves in the foot these last five years, and will more then likely continue to do so for the next three years. I think the consistent barrage of negative comments from certain Democrats has and will quench their chances.

Republicans:

Republicans will more then likely choose between Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Either one of these individuals, I believe, is going to be our next president. Things are so sketchy and up in the air I’d hardly feel comfortable predicting between the two, though either one would be a smart political move on the republicans. Both are moderate republicans who tend to get flak from hard right conservatives, one for being so open to deal with Democrats and the other for his support of gay marriage and partial birth abortions. Both are powerful republicans, one being an influential senator and the other an icon of stability during 9/11.