I’ve done this in the past, sometimes getting things right, and sometimes getting things wrong. On the wrong side, I actually predicted, at the end of 2020 that given his recent defeat to Biden, the Republicans would consign Trump to the memory hole along with folks like George W. Bush. This year I think I’ll be mostly right, for reasons that will seem obvious when you read the predictions. So, here goes:
- Trump and his cohorts will continue to practice open corruption, enriching themselves at the expense of the American people. The media will treat it as Trump being Trump and therefore not worth extensive discussion.
- Trump will sink even further into dementia, often openly admitting, as he has been doing lately, that he is engaged in open corruption. The media will treat it as Trump being Trump and therefore not worth extensive discussion.
- Polls other than those done by Rasmussen will show the Democrats winning the midterms by substantial majorities. However, the outcome will still be in doubt as the Republicans will openly engage in further efforts to steal the election. The media will treat it as Republicans being Republicans and therefore not worth extensive discussion. The Supreme Court will find a way to make sure that the lower courts are prevented from stopping the thefts. I won’t attempt to predict their rationale, since they won’t attempt to spell it out. After all, what is the shadow docket for?
- The economy will continue to crater. The Republicans will blame the Democrats, and the media, while not specifically endorsing that narrative, will not call it out for the lie that it is.
- Many Democratic politicians will undermine the party’s chances by insisting on appealing to the “center”, a center which drifts endlessly to the right even though polls show most Americans supporting things to the left of that center, such as Medicare for All.
- The price of pardons will go up. Okay, it won’t be officially announced, but the man needs more money!
- If and when the Epstein files are “fully” released, we will all be amazed at how infrequently Trump is mentioned.
- Tonight Trump will post an ungodly number of rants on his Twitter clone, illustrating his dementia, racism, and narcissism. Of course they will be filled with lies, though who knows, he may accidentally tell the truth about something. The media will treat it as Trump being Trump and therefore not worth extensive discussion.
If I had more time I could think of more, but I have to put it up before it’s time for Item 8 to start.