Prediction 10: A double-digit number of Democrats run for president while President Trump is challenged within his own party.
Amazingly, this came to pass early in the year as well over 20 Democrats announced their candidacy. Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld also announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination, and while his chances appear slim at best, it is a sign of some fracturing between the president and the rest of the Republican Party.
Robert C. Doll, CFA, is chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager at Nuveen.
1 Evercore ISI
2 Bureau of Labor Statistics
3 Bloomberg, FactSet and Morningstar Direct