What a macaroon - he interprets half of his criteria backwards:
4. Third Party: There is no significant third party challenge. Obama wins this point. - Because he’s got almost all the blacks and almost all the loon-fringe lefties in his back pocket (ca. one third of the electorate) a third party candidacy almost certainly *helps* Obama.
5. Short term economy: The economy is not in recession during the election campaign. Here Lichtman declares an “undecided.” - yeah, right, the economy will be just fine a year from now.
6. Long-term economy: Real per capita economic growth during the term equals or exceeds mean growth during the previous two terms. Says Lichtman, “I discounted long term economy against Obama. Clearly we are in a recession.” Obama loses this key. [Read: Seven Ways Obama Can Gain Credibility on Jobs.] - Obama loses? The economy has been such a freaking disaster since Obama took over that even the liberals have noticed.
7. Policy change: The incumbent administration effects major changes in national policy. “There have been major policy changes in this administration. We’ve seen the biggest stimulus in history and an complete overhaul of the healthcare system so I gave him policy change,” says the scholar. Another win for Obama. - Someone forgot to point out to this pinhead pundit that the majority of the country has hated the healthcare overhaul ever since it was muscled through Congress. I guess he was asleep during the 2010 elections.
8. Social unrest: There is no sustained social unrest during the term. Says Lichtman, “There wasn’t any social unrest when I made my predictions for 2012 and there still isn’t.” Obama wins a fifth key here. - Somebody needs to introduce this moron to a flashmob. Or union thugs in Wisconsin. And just wait until next summer after inner city unemployment has had another year to simmer.
9. Scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal. “This administration has been squeaky clean. There’s nothing on scandal,” says Lichtman. Another Obama win. - I actually have to agree with the jackoff on this one, but only because the MSM continues to bury Fast and Furious, Holder’s “Justice” Department, the never-ending series of illegal alien Obama relatives, etc.
10. Foreign/military failure: The incumbent administration suffers no major failure in foreign or military affairs. Says Lichtman, “We haven’t seen any major failure that resembles something like the Bay of Pigs and don’t foresee anything.” Obama wins again. - As I listen to the radio while typing this: “August saw the largest number of military deaths in Afghanistan...” Iran has been a towering success, right? And just wait until the spit hits the fan with the “Arab Spring”...
11. Foreign/military success: The incumbent administration achieves a major success in foreign or military affairs. “Since Osama bin Laden was found and killed, I think Obama has achieved military success.” Obama wins his eighth key. - How can anyone downplay Obama’s single-handed round-up of Osama - the bump on that one lasted , what, three weeks?
“Never-Wrong Pundit” - contradiction in terms.
I guess we’re lucky Ron Paul always sticks to the GOP and doesn’t go full frontal Libertarian and run third party.
That would suck votes from the Right even though a bigger and bigger proportion of his support comes from dope smoking lefties because they like his pacifism and libertarianism.
Of course that Consumer Reports dude could jump in and attack from the Left.