Political Predictions for 2016

Political Predictions for 2016 - Reason.com:
Take Judge Andrew Napolitano's quiz about the year ahead.
Andrew Napolitano | December 31, 2015
[Ed. note: Judge Napolitano's choices are marked with italics.]

1) The Republican nominee for president in 2016 will be...
a. Donald Trump by unanimous acclamation of the Republican National Convention.
b. Ted Cruz by unanimous acclamation of the convention.
c. Mitt Romney after a contested, bitter, brokered convention.
d. none of the above.

2) The Democratic nominee for president in 2016 will be...
a. Hillary Clinton.
b. Bernie Sanders.
c. Al Gore after a contested, bitter, brokered Democratic National Convention.
d. not Hillary Clinton, because she will be indicted by a federal grand jury for various crimes.

3) The voters will elect in a landslide...
a. whoever promises to give them the biggest piece of the federal pie.
b. whoever scares them the most.
c. whoever comes across as most faithful to the Constitution.
d. a sleeper candidate not yet on the scene.

4) The 2016 Republican platform will promise...
a. to eradicate the Islamic State group by using ground troops and fighting an all-out war.
b. to replace Obamacare with a lighter, easier version of it.
c. to make abortion illegal, except for in cases of rape and incest.
d. to bring the troops home and let the Russians fight the Islamic State.

5) The 2016 Democratic platform will promise...
a. a 2016 version of "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage."
b. free health care for those who want it.
c. criminalizing hate speech.
d. all of the above.

6) The Super Bowl will be won by...
a. the Carolina Panthers.
b. the New England Patriots, but only by cheating.
c. the New York Jets after the greatest comeback in NFL history.
d. none of the above.

7) The World Series will be won by...
a. the New York Mets.
b. the San Francisco Giants.
c. the Boston Red Sox, but only after they acquire A-Rod from the Yankees.
d. none of the above.

8) In 2016, climate change...
a. will be embraced by the Republican Party in a dramatic turnabout.
b. will be defined as an article of faith by Pope Francis.
c. will be exposed as a fraud.
d. will leave the public marketplace of ideas.