Historian Allan Lichtman, who is also known as polling ‘Nostradamus’, said that he will not revisit his predictions about Democratic nominee Kamala Harris defeating her Republican challenger Donald Trump in the November elections in the United States because of the “so-called” October surprise.[โฆ]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEโถ
Since 1984, the 77-year-old American University professor – who created his own election model has made the right prediction regarding every presidential winner.
In September, the polling Nostradamus had predicted that Harris ticked all the boxes of critical objectives for the win and said that she would defeat Trump.
The professor has now said that any sort of between now and November 5 will not change his predictions.
“One of the greatest myths of American politics is the October surprise. I have never changed my prediction in response to an October surprise because the keys gauged the big picture of incumbent governance in strength and donโt sway by the events of the campaign,” said the polling Nostradamus.
According to Lichtman, the “keys” are the 13 categories which he uses for assessing the winning chances of each candidate contesting the elections.
In September, the Nostradamus said that Harris enjoyed an advantage in eight keys while Trump led only three of them.
Historically, an October surprise means a significant news event which happens in the last weeks of a presidential campaign and sometimes has a major impact on the elections.
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In recent years, a notorious โOctober surpriseโ came just a month before the 2016 US election when the Washington Post got a leaked โAccess Hollywoodโ tape in which Trump was shown making shocking remarks regarding how he treats women.
โI donโt even wait. And when youโre a star, they let you do it. You can do anythingโฆ Grab โem by the pโy. You can do anything,โ Trump was heard saying to TV host Billy Bush in the 2005 clip.
However, as was predicted by Lichtman using his keys system, Trump still won the US elections.
Lichtman said that in the last 40 years, he has never changed his prediction and he will stick to his forecast of a Harris win even this timeโฆCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
