Why Donald Trump is going to win

[whocares1970]

I have come across an interesting article about the Lichtman and DeCell "13-Keys" theory for predicting outcomes of presidential elections. The theory caught my attention because of a reasonably looking formalization of the prediction process. Its proponents claim that it correctly predicted/reproduced outcomes of American presidential elections since 1860.

Briefly, they consider each election as a contest between an incumbent and a challenger. In cases like 2008 and 2016, the incumbent is actually a "third term" candidate, even though the candidate him/herself is a different person than the current POTUS.

Then they use 13 keys. If 5 or fewer of them are false, then the incumbent (or "third term") candidate wins. Otherwise, the victory goes to the challenger. Here are the keys:

1. The incumbent party holds more seats in the U. S. House of Representatives after the midterm election than after the preceding midterm election.
2. There is no serious contest for the incumbent-party nomination.
3. The incumbent-party candidate is the current president.
4. There is no significant third-party or independent candidacy.
5. The economy is not in recession during the campaign.
6. Real (constant-dollar) per capita economic growth during the term equals or exceeds mean growth for the preceding two terms.
7. The administration has effected major policy changes during the term.
8. There has been no major social unrest during the term.
9. The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal.
10. There has been no major military or foreign policy failure during the term.
11. There has been a major military or foreign policy success during the term.
12. The incumbent-party candidate is charismatic or is a national hero.
13. The challenger is not charismatic and is not a national hero.

If six or more of these statements are false, the incumbent party loses.

Right now, the keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, and 13 are false. One can also argue that 8, 10, and 11 are at least partially false as well, but even without those, 7 out of 13 are enough for Hillary Clinton to lose.

Just in case - in 2012, the false statements were 1, 10, perhaps 5, 9 (if you follow the real news). That was not enough to replace Obama with Romney.

Comments

[misha-b.livejournal.com]

Это не теория, а именно какая-то астрология IMHO.

[whocares1970.livejournal.com]

Правильно примененная астрология несомненно обладает предсказательной силой.

[misha-b.livejournal.com]

А узнаем, правильно ли она применена по совпадению предсказания с событием :)

[whocares1970.livejournal.com]

Подозреваю, что вы не совсем правильно представляете, что такое астрология. Впрочем, когда делаются предсказания, критерием, естественно является его осуществление.