BBC News tries to predict the U.S. presidential election

BBC News tries to predict the U.S. presidential race

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published 9 June 2016

Now that Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic nominee, she and Donald Trump will have five months to try to win over a majority of the American public — or at least the ones who are somehow still on the fence. The polls are little use right now, going back and forth, says Rapini Vaidyanathan at BBC News, so "are there any other ways we can predict who will win in November?" Yes, of course there are, and she found five. You won't learn who's going to win the presidency if you watch below, but whether you're for Clinton or Trump, your candidate will win, according to at least one model. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.