Listen "Predictions for 2019"
Episode Synopsis
At the beginning of every year, I make predictions. At the end of every year, I score them. So here are a hundred more for 2019. Rules: all predictions about what will be true on January 1, 2020. Any that involve polling will be settled by the top poll or average of polls on Real Clear Politics on that day. Most predictions about my personal life, or that refer to the personal lives of other people, have been redacted to protect their privacy. I'm using the full 0 – 100 range in making predictions this year, but they'll be flipped and judged as 50 – 100 in the rating stage, just like in previous years. I've tried to avoid doing specific research or looking at prediction markets when I made these, though some of them I already knew what the markets said. Feel free to get in a big fight over whether 50% predictions are meaningful. US 1. Donald Trump remains President: 90% 2. Donald Trump is impeached by the House: 40% 3. Kamala Harris leads the Democratic field: 20% 4. Bernie Sanders leads the Democratic field: 20% 5. Joe Biden leads the Democratic field: 20% 6. Beto O'Rourke leads the Democratic field: 20% 7. Trump is still leading in prediction markets to be Republican nominee: 70% 8. Polls show more people support the leading Democrat than the leading Republican: 80% 9. Trump's approval rating below 50: 90% 10. Trump's approval rating below 40: 50% 11. Current government shutdown ends before Feb 1: 40% 12. Current government shutdown ends before Mar 1: 80% 13. Current government shutdown ends before Apr 1: 95% 14. Trump gets at least half the wall funding he wants from current shutdown: 20% 15. Ginsberg still alive: 50%
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