Staff Reports
Allan Lichtman, the self-proclaimed oracle of political predictions, has once again been proven spectacularly wrong as Donald Trump has emerged as the victor of the 2024 election, securing his position as the 47th president-elect. For those who missed his ramblings, Lichtman had been boasting about his infamous “13 keys” to presidential victories, a clever way for him to claim authority while conveniently ignoring the public’s pulse. This academic champion of Democrats has had a stellar record over the past 40 years—nine out of ten correct predictions, apart from 2000 and a miscalculation in 2016 when he thought Trump would lose the popular vote. It’s safe to say his credibility has taken a nosedive into a black hole of failed expectations.
One of Lichtman’s more questionable moments came when he insisted the Democrats stick with a cognitively struggling Joe Biden despite the obvious disarray. His theory suggested that this was crucial to maintaining some sort of “incumbency” edge. With such groundbreaking wisdom, it’s almost stunning that he didn’t predict the scent of fresh coffee brewing in the morning. After the party eventually swapped their candidate, Lichtman somehow maintained that Kamala Harris had more promising keys than Trump—an assertion that just didn’t hold water when the votes were finally tallied.
As Tuesday night unfolded, it became clear that Lichtman’s so-called wisdom had turned into a cringe-worthy spectacle. Live-streaming with his son, viewers witnessed a slow-motion reaction of disbelief as Trump’s numbers began trending upward. Instead of delivering the insightful analysis he’d promised, it seemed Lichtman was trapped in a rather unpleasant vortex that he clearly didn’t foresee. The professor’s manic observations transformed from hopeful predictions to panic as results for key states like North Carolina indicated a downward spiral for Harris. It’s almost as if he was just wishing for a miracle rather than applying his alleged scholarly prowess.
https://t.co/BS7dp3dcVO Lichtman, as you might remember, is the American University professor who spent all of 2024 telling anyone who would listen about his 13 “keys” to the election. His credentials were that these keys had been overwhelmingly correct for 40 years.
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Perhaps the most entertaining moment came when Lichtman was left sputtering at the sight of Trump winning a staggering 51 percent of the Hispanic vote in Pennsylvania. The baffled Lichtman could only stumble through a series of exclamations, asserting that the world had flipped upside down. Such insights from a man who thrives on calling himself a Nostradamus leaves one wondering if he’s spending too much time predicting trends and not enough time engaging with actual voters.
His rapid descent from authority to the sad face of denial reached a climax when he claimed that “democracy is gone.” This resigned proclamation didn’t arise from some giant conspiracy but rather from millions of voters, each armed with the right to express their preferences regardless of Lichtman’s “keys.” It’s a classic case of leftist academics disconnected from the real world, conjuring theories in ivory towers while regular folks make their choices.
As we move into the future, let’s hope that Lichtman retreats from the public eye for a while. His predictions have become less about genuine forecasting and more about a desperate need for validation—a classic left-wing struggle when faced with a reality they cannot control. If this election cycle has shown anything, it’s that while facts may be stubborn things, the opinions of self-appointed experts can sometimes feel like just another punchline in a long-standing joke.
