Make a Bold Prediction for the 2012 election

[Frodo]

Not quite 'bold' as I would describe it, but nonetheless:

1. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee will become the GOP 2012 presidential nominee, and will pick Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma as his running-mate.  Coburn's strength with economic and fiscal conservatives would nicely balance Huckabee's appeal to social and religious conservatives with whom he has greater affinity.  Overall, the most conservative (yet mainstream) ticket yet offered by the Republican Party.  The conservative grassroots base is enthralled...

2. Economy will be well on the mend, with job growth steadily pushing the unemployment rate down to 7%.

3. Health care as well as financial regulatory reform will have been signed into law by January 2010, and prove quite popular.

4. The Obama/Biden re-election campaign defeats Huckabee/Coburn in a massive landslide the likes of which had not been seen since George H. W. Bush's lopsided victory over Democrat Michael Dukakis in 1988.  Also, Democrats in Congress and in other races throughout the country not only hold their own but even gain additional seats by taking advantage of the GOP's internal purge of moderates.  Result is greater Democratic control of the levers of power than was seen even after the 2008 election.