David Brooks has 1 graded call on The Country's pundit scorecard so far, 1 correct and 0 wrong, and is listed in the Right column. That is short of the 5 graded calls needed for an accuracy score, so David Brooks is not ranked yet.
Source“Amna Nawaz: David, do you agree? David Brooks: I agree.”
Agrees Hegseth will be confirmed.
What happened: Senate roll call vote 15, Jan 24, 2025: 'Nomination Confirmed', YEAs 50 NAYs 50, Vice President voted Yea (Hegseth, Secretary of Defense).
Outcome evidenceNot graded: obvious call.
Source“And so I imagine that she will drop out.”
Nikki Haley will drop out after Super Tuesday.
What happened: Haley suspended her campaign on Mar 6, 2024, the day after Super Tuesday (AP via PBS).
Outcome evidenceNot graded: obvious call.
Source“He will go out, campaign, he will win, he will look like a guy who beat somebody, nominee.”
Biden will beat Dean Phillips in the Democratic primaries.
What happened: Phillips ended his challenge on Mar 6, 2024 after failing to win a single contest and endorsed Biden (AP via PBS).
Outcome evidenceNot graded: obvious call.
Source“I'm pretty sure he's going to run.”
Biden will run for reelection in 2024.
What happened: Biden formally announced his reelection bid on Apr 25, 2023 (AP via PBS).
Outcome evidenceNot graded: obvious call.
Source“And I'm pretty sure he's going to be the nominee.”
Biden will be the 2024 Democratic nominee.
What happened: Biden won the primaries but withdrew on Jul 21, 2024; Harris was the nominee.
Outcome evidenceAmbiguous: could mean the primary contest or the November ballot, so not graded.
Source“I still think Donald Trump is going to get the nomination, for this reason.”
Trump will win the 2024 Republican nomination.
What happened: Trump was the 2024 Republican nominee (FEC official results list him as the Republican candidate).
Outcome evidenceSource“That's why I'm sure that will get struck down.”
Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act will be struck down.
What happened: 8th Circuit, U.S. v. Missouri (No. 23-1457, filed Aug 26, 2024) affirmed the judgment enjoining the Act as violating the Supremacy Clause.
Outcome evidenceNot graded: obvious call.
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