Allan Lichtman

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Famed Forecaster 'Taking Time Off' After Wrong Pick

Allan Lichtman called 9 out 10 elections correctly before Trump's second win

(Newser) - Before Tuesday's election, history professor Allan Lichtman had correctly predicted the outcome of 9 of the previous 10 presidential elections—and he has long argued that Al Gore was the real winner in 2000, making the streak 10 out of 10. But he got it wrong this time, and...

Historian With Near-Perfect Record Makes His 2024 Call

Allan Lichtman, who has correctly predicted nine of the last 10 winners, picks Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Historian Allan Lichtman was one of the few big names to predict Donald Trump's win in 2016, part of an impressive track record in which he has correctly called nine of the last 10 presidential contests. In a New York Times video, the American University professor makes his 2024...

'Nostradamus of Presidential Elections' Names 2020 Winner

Allan Lichtman got 2016 right ... and decades of elections before that

(Newser) - It's possible we may not know the results of the presidential race for weeks after Nov. 3 ... or this very moment, if you want to believe Allan Lichtman's prediction. And you'd have good reason to. The New York Times calls him "the Nostradamus of presidential elections"...

Always-Right Formula Says Obama Wins 2nd Term

And a look at the 13 'keys' to success

(Newser) - Looks like President Obama can stop worrying about the 2012 election—it’s a done deal, according to American University professor Allan Lichtman. “Even if I am being conservative I don’t see how Obama can lose,” he tells US News . Lichtman has a simple system for determining...

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