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Forecasting Presidential Nominations in 2016: #WePredictedClintonANDTrump

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2016

Andrew J. Dowdle ,
Randall E. Adkins ,
Karen Sebold  and
Jarred Cuellar
Andrew J. Dowdle
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas
Randall E. Adkins
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Karen Sebold
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas
Jarred Cuellar
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas
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Abstract

A number of scholars successfully modeled and predicted presidential nomination outcomes from 1996–2008. However, dramatic changes occurred in subsequent years that would seem to make replicating these results challenging at best. Building on those earlier studies, we utilize a series of OLS models that included measures of preprimary resources and early campaign successes or failures to forecast that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would win the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2016. This outcome suggests that some fundamental factors governing nomination outcomes have not changed despite the conventional wisdom.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 49 , Special Issue 4: Elections in Focus , October 2016 , pp. 691 - 695
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2016 

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