# Are liberals facing the equivalent of political checkmate with the Supreme Court for the next 25-30

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**Created:** [July 9, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-liberals-facing-the-equivalent-of-political-checkmate-with-the-supreme-court-for-the-next-25-30/817566 "2018-07-09T14:05:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-liberals-facing-the-equivalent-of-political-checkmate-with-the-supreme-court-for-the-next-25-30/817566/48 "2018-07-10T04:53:44Z")

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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> After the midterms this administration will be castrated and the operative issues before the court will be “can the president pardon himself?” and “can a sitting president be indicted?” Except for the Chief Justice, who will be taking up temporary quarters in the Senate.
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> The incoming Democratic Senate will thwart any future nomination.

In 2014, I asked you about predictions you had offered up that were similarly optimistic, but very wrong:

> [@GOP still trending to win Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-still-trending-to-win-senate/695426/1334):
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> My question for 2014 – are you going to address, even obliquely, how utterly wrong your predictions were?

You replied:

> [@GOP still trending to win Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-still-trending-to-win-senate/695426/1344):
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> They were based on an overestimate of the intelligence of the electorate. I did not see any way that such a silly little ditz like Ernst could pick up Iowa, nor did I think that a cockroach like Walker could win once exposed to the light.
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> I’m much more optimistic about the 2016 prospects, when the intellectually challenged among us won’t be voting to spite Obama.

In 2016, also, your prediction was wrong.

But again you’re offering up confident predictions.

So my question to you now is: is there any number of successive incorrect predictions that will cause you to stop offering predictions on the grounds that perhaps you’re not as strong a seer as one might expect from your confident tone?

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