# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1470 "2021-03-29T14:41:19Z")

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> [@chappachula](#):
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> And therefor Trump will win.

You’re not batting a terribly high percentage with the predictions to date (thankfully) 🙂.

re:2020

> [@How big will Biden's margin of victory be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-will-bidens-margin-of-victory-be/916671/28):
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> We still have a campaign ahead, and Biden is going to destroy himself.

> [@How big will Biden's margin of victory be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-will-bidens-margin-of-victory-be/916671/56):
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> And that’s why I think Trump will win.

I get your eternal pessimism, I do. On my worse days I share some of it. But as they say four years is an eternity in politics and I don’t think any prediction about 2024 is worth much at this point.

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