The Trends Research Institute today affirmed our trend forecast, made
one year ago, that Hillary Clinton will win the 2016 presidential race.
And we now forecast her Democratic challenger, Bernie Sanders, will be
chosen as her vice presidential running mate. Indeed,
in the absence of a major scandal, and as the current field of
candidates stands, a Clinton victory was sealed last week when Donald
Trump, already suffering "women problems" in the polls, sunk 73 percent
into negative territory when he said if a woman had an abortion and they
were illegal, she should be subject to "some form of punishment." With
Clinton having solidly secured the women vote and holding an
insurmountable delegate lead, Sanders has succeeded in attracting
die-hard Democratic liberals, the financially desperate and deeply
indebted millennial voters back into the party fold. Barring any
wildcard factors that significantly disrupt the political landscape, the
Clinton-Sanders ticket can own several critical voter segments and take
the race over the finish line.
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