Moment ‘polling Nostradamus’ who predicted Kamala Harris would win election realizes he was wrong

An American governmental historiographer known arsenic nan “Nostradamus” of elections was seemingly astatine a nonaccomplishment for words early Wednesday erstwhile he realized his prediction — that Kamala Harris would triumph nan statesmanlike predetermination — was wrong.

Allen Lichtman, who has correctly predicted nan result of 9 of nan 10 elections since 1984, was captured connected a live stream many times saying “I don’t get it” arsenic Trump’s landslide triumph started to go evident.

The 77-year-old professor and his son, Sam, shared their stunned reactions successful existent clip arsenic nan results rolled successful toward nan extremity of their astir six-hour-long sum of nan election.

“This is nan first infinitesimal of nan nighttime wherever I’ve mislaid dream a small bit,” Sam Lichtman said arsenic media outlets called Pennsylvania for Republican Donald Trump.

The elder Lichtman rubbed his eyes, visibly disappointment by nan data, and said: “Good point I person thing to do tomorrow. And I’m not doing immoderate interviews.”

Lichtman, an American University professor wide known arsenic nan “Nostradamus” of US statesmanlike elections, put his money connected nan VP this twelvemonth despite polling information hinting different Trump presidency was successful nan cards.

The prof is nan co-creator of nan “Keys to nan White House” metric, which entails 13 categories assessing nan prospects of nan 2 awesome statement candidates. This year, according to Lichtman Harris had nan separator successful 8 of those metrics, compared to Trump’s three.

As nan unrecorded watercourse neared its end, pinch some Lichtmans increasing noticeably disappointment by nan numbers showing Trump up successful each 7 plaything states, Allan Lichtman said location was “nothing positive” for Harris successful nan data.

“Oh, nan democracy’s gone,” nan visibly defeated Lichtman said. “Once democracy’s gone, it’s almost intolerable to recover. The measurement to retrieve is by nan dictators losing wars.”

Sam Lichtman was little apocalyptic, saying that he hopes Trump serves his word and “we ne'er person to woody pinch him again.”

“I’ve said it a 100 times,” his dada replied. “Democracy is precious, but for illustration each precious things, it tin beryllium destroyed. And typically destroyed from within. And passim nan 21st century, populist has been successful diminution everyplace astir nan world, and America has now fallen successful step. But ne'er springiness up hope.”

“It’s unfathomable,” Lichtman concluded nan stream.