Jan.13

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Looking Forward: Our Predictions for 2023

And now, the time has come to unveil our predictions for 2023. Let's roll:

• After 2 years of stability in the cabinet, Joe Biden will have to replace two secretaries this year.
  
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• Donald Trump will not only be indicted twice, but the two indictments will come within 60 days of each other.
  
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• In the final 2023 poll of the Republican primaries, Trump will have the support of no more than one-third of Republican voters
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• By the time the Fourth of July holiday arrives, Rep. "George Santos" (R-NY) will not be a member of the House anymore.
  
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• Speaking of Santos, he is currently the only openly-LGBTQ+ Republican member of Congress. By the end of 2023, there will be at least one more Republican member who is out of the closet.
  
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• At least one more member of Congress (in addition to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema) will leave their party to become an independent.
  
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• Speaking of Sinema, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) will not only announce that he's challenging her, he'll lead her in the final 2023 poll of the race by at least 10 points.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• By the end of 2023, there will be at least one 2024 Republican U.S. Senate candidate whose sole credential is "I'm a celebrity," and who has no experience in political office.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• Three of America's ten largest cities will have a new mayor by the end of 2023.
  
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• At least one of the right-wing social media platforms (Truth, Parler, Gab, Gettr, Rumble) will go out of business.
  
  Boldness: ?/5. ???.
  
  
• Vladimir Putin will be out of power by year's end.
  
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• In the wake of Trevor Noah's departure last December, Al Franken will take over as permanent host of The Daily Show
  
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We self-evaluated in terms of both boldness and accuracy for 2022, but we don't enjoy doing that. So, we're going to switch this year, and let readers make the judgments. If you care to help out, click here to rate our predictions on a scale of 0 (as conservative as Mitch McConnell's ties) to 5 (as far out there than Marjorie Taylor Greene's views on Jewish space lasers). We'll revisit this next week.

Also, the mailbox is now open for reader predictions. We'll be organizing them into the following categories:

• The Biden Administration
• The Congress
• The Supreme Court
• U.S. Domestic Affairs
• Foreign Affairs
• Republican Politicians and Media
• Democratic Politicians and Media
• The Economy
• Other

We look forward to seeing what you come up with! (V & Z)