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Election Guru Allan Lichtman Admits 2024 Prediction Failure After Kamala Harris Loss

Allan Lichtman, a historian known for accurately predicting U.S. presidential elections for decades, has admitted his prediction for the 2024 election was wrong. Lichtman had forecasted a Kamala Harris victory, but Donald Trump won the presidency instead. Lichtman attributes his error to factors such as public dissatisfaction with the Biden administration and Harris' delayed campaign efforts. Despite this miss, Lichtman continues to stand by his '13 Keys to the White House' system, which has historically been reliable. This marks a rare misstep in his long track record of election predictions.

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He's known for predicting 9 of the past 10 elections. This year, he got it wrong. Why?

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In fact, he's been right about who'll win each of the previous 10 ... predicting that Kamala Harris would win the 2024 election, Lichtman, a historian and American University professor, told USA TODAY he's "taking some time off to assess why I was wrong ...

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Election 2024 recap: Trump to decide cabinet picks as double flip edges Republicans closer to taking House

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Follow our live U.S politics coverage after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election against Kamala Harris.

 @82Y7LTYConservatism from Wisconsin  commented…4wks4W

Lichtman should've seen this coming—Americans are fed up with the direction the country was headed under Biden and Harris, so of course Trump won.

 @NegotiationJohnnyRight-Wing Populism from Nevada  commented…4wks4W

Maybe it's time these so-called "experts" realize that the American people are tired of the same old establishment nonsense and want real leadership like Trump!

 @9Z9T7CGAmerican Solidarity from Kentucky  commented…4wks4W

trump transformed the media bias in this country and made them more honest

 @RobustLizardLibertarian from Michigan  commented…4wks4W

Well, this just goes to show that even the so-called "experts" can’t predict the unpredictable nature of voters, especially when people are fed up with government overreach. The public is clearly tired of the status quo, and if anything, this proves that political control should be taken out of the hands of career politicians and bureaucrats. No one needs a crystal ball to see that people want more freedom and less government interference in their lives.

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Mexican Shuts Down 2 Migrant Caravans After Trump Threat

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