How wide was the gulf between what actually happened in 2019 and the paths imagined by our pundits and politicians?
In its annual “Crystal Ball” forecast for the year ahead,imagined Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi working together to pass a “farm bill, immigration reform, and an infrastructure bill that President Trump has long wanted to see on his desk.” Immigration reform shows no signs of life, and major investments in infrastructure—despite the ostensible support of both Trump and House Democrats—remain unrealized.
4. In 2019, there will be a “move toward forcing African-Americans to secure 19th century Black Codes-type passes that they must carry in public”It was an alarming, eye-popping prediction from Jones, a professor at the University of Louisville and a contributor to the: “We will see a move toward forcing African-Americans to secure 19th century Black Codes-type passes that they must carry in public.
Not a single House Republican supported either of the two articles of impeachment that passed the House in December, and Congressman Justin Amash was drummed out of the Republican Party for suggesting that Trump should be impeached over Mueller’s findings .Predicted by:President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 2019. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo
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