A year ago, who would have believed that a brutal militia would take over parts of Syria and Iraq, forcing the U.S. to re-enter the Middle East fray? Who would have predicted that Russia would conquer and annex Crimea, a legally recognized part of Ukraine, or that a deadly virus would spread panic in the U.S. and devastation in parts of Africa.
Here’s one prediction we can make with 100% certainty: 2015 will bring big surprises. Last year had plenty, to be sure, many of them most unwelcome, some foreshadowing the major dramas that will unfurl in the coming months:
1) A big fright for Hillary Clinton. Al Gore used to joke that he “used to be the next president of the United States.” Similarly, Hillary Clinton has now held the title of 2016 frontrunner for so long that she and the Democratic party seem dangerously unprepared for the emergence of a credible challenger within the party. It is quite conceivable that a Democratic primary candidate will step forward and capture the public imagination.
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