Accurate Political Predictions from Sitcoms — Market Mad House
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9 min readMay 1, 2021
Strangely, situation comedies; or sitcoms, have made some shockingly accurate predictions about American politics.
In fact, comic farces marketed as “light entertainment” are often more accurate political prognosticators than pundits. I can think of three incidences when sitcoms made accurate political predictions.
Oddly, over-the-top satires often make more accurate predictors than serious dramas. Here are three accurate political predictions from situation comedies.