Posted on 12/12/2015 7:27:52 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I haven’t seen anyone really go out on a limb yet and make predictions about the Republican primaries. So it's time to engage in some wildly premature political punditry.
This, of course, is risky. There are so many variables. What happens if one candidate drops out and scrambles things? What is more, factors in the political universe - say, God forbid, another terrorist attack - can quickly swing public opinion. (Remember how Ben Carson’s numbers declined after the Paris attacks?)
It is with all these caveats disclosed that I boldly present my picks.
The good news is that these predictions are based on a study of past primary elections, conducted by elections analyst Henry Olsen, who is the co-author of a new book, The Four Faces of The Republican Party....
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
what party are we talking about?
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