US president astrological predictions

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This was written on Dec 21st by a very reliable astrologer.
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Last Look at the Horse Race
December 21st, 2007

Republicans

John McCain may get a brief bump now, especially through Christmas with Jupiter on his Node (1Capricorn27), but he will begin to slide shortly after New Hampshire and never recover. He may get a brief lift in New Hampshire with Jupiter trine his Sun (6Virgo01) through January 15, but it won’t do much overall. Progressed Moon will move to oppose his Saturn (20 Pisces) as of January 9 and then transiting Saturn will move to conjunct his Sun as of January 31 through February 13. Both aspects will be very strong for the first two weeks of February ending his quest for the nomination irrevocably.

Mitt Romney has been significantly constrained by Saturn, especially since mid-November when the Saturn station began its 6-week quincunx of his Venus (8Aquarius32), making him less and less appealing to the GOP base. This aspect will pass after December 27. The Jupiter transit quincunx his Node (5Gemini29) and sextile his Mars (6Pisces18) following the New Hampshire primary of January 8, suggest he may manage to win that one and possibly Michigan (January 15). His difficulties, however, will come with the later primaries, due to Saturn opposing his Mars from January 27 through February 11 and Saturn squaring his Node from February 7 through February 20. These suggest he does not win either in Florida (January 29) or enough of the February 5 primaries to make him viable for the nomination.

Mike Huckabee, folksy Christian leader and the new darling of the hyper-religious right-wing base, has recently surged in the polls. I attribute this to transiting Pluto currently trine his Venus/Mars/progressed Pluto conjunction (28 Leo) from November 2 through December 21. In addition, transiting Jupiter is trine his Sun (01 Virgo) for a few days through December 22. With transiting Mars (28 Gemini) sextile this same Venus/Mars/Pluto combination during the first 5 days of January, it seems likely he will win the January 3 Iowa caucus. His next big bump comes from the Mars station January 22 to February 7 conjunct his South Node/converse progressed Venus conjunction (23Gemini55), and helping him substantially in numerous primaries. Following this potential bonanza, Jupiter (13 Capricorn) will move to sesquiquadrate the Mars/Venus/progressed Pluto configuration from February 12 to February 20, suggesting he is extremely happy and surrounded by adoring crowds during that period. His chances for actually winning the GOP nomination are quite good.

Rudy Guiliani will continue to be handicapped by the long Saturn station square to his Sun (7Gemini16) through January 27. It is this aspect that has facilitated the cascade of negative news stories since early November that have seriously eroded his front-runner position. If the 2:30 PM birth time is correct, Pluto may also be transiting his IC from December 17 through January 20, suggesting an emotional meltdown of sorts. I see little to suggest a turnaround after his plummeting status in January.

Democrats

John Edwards has some contradictory aspects that make a clear reading difficult. Saturn has been hovering in very close proximity to the square of his Moon/Jupiter conjunction since early November, coming back into exact orb of Jupiter (7Gemini27) through January 27 and then into exact orb of the Moon (5Gemini10) from February 11 to February 24. While the Saturn/Jupiter aspect may slow his rise somewhat in January, it is the Saturn/Moon aspect of the second half of February that suggests loss and disappointment. On the other hand, his progressed Moon will be conjunct natal Jupiter from January 20 through February 17, suggesting some significant victories. In other words, there is the possibility of some optimism and possible victories during the first half of February that give way to a feeling of loss and disappointment during the second half. Nonetheless, Edwards’ very strong, multi-year Jupiter progression conjunct his natal Sun (19Gemini18), which peaks in May 2009 and will be triggered strongly by transiting Uranus in March, could manage to keep him in the running somehow.

Hillary Clinton also has some contradictory indicators in her chart for the primaries. On the one hand, Neptune will be square to her Mercury, opposite her Saturn, and possibly square her Ascendant for all of January and into early February. This indicates the possibility that an anticipated win in the early primaries ends up being more illusion than reality. From January 24 through February 14, however, transiting Uranus will be sesquiquadrate her natal Sun (2Scorpio18), currently receiving a square from progressed Venus. This aspect could generate feelings of being popular and feeling contented, what one would expect after at least some measure of victory during the first half of February. But in March, Neptune begins its year-long transit square to Clinton’s Node (23Taurus35) suggesting some confusion and possible loss of focus at that time.

Barack Obama is under several planetary configurations that confer a great deal of popularity from 2007 through early 2009 and beyond. With progressed Venus conjunct progressed Node (26Leo55) melding into progressed Venus conjunct natal Node (27Leo19) by April 2008 and continuing through early 2009, Obama will continue his rise to political superstardom through the coming year. Certainly, one possibility is the nomination for president; another is the role of vice-presidential contender. In addition to the Venus/Node aspect, there will be Obama’s progressed Moon conjunct natal Jupiter during January through the 19th, suggesting significant success for him in the early primaries. It is quite possible he will win both Iowa and New Hampshire. There may be some contention around the Democratic South Carolina primary of January 26, given that it will occur on both a Mars and Mercury station. Recounts and delayed results are quite possible. As for the February 5 primaries, Obama seems likely to do well there as well, with transiting Jupiter sesquiquadrate his progressed Venus/progressed Node in the immediate aftermath, and transiting Jupiter quincunx his natal Sun coming into orb within a few days. In fact, it may be that all three top Democratic contenders make a strong showing on Tsunami Tuesday, increasing the significance of some of the later primaries. Obama is likely to benefit from this with several activations of his progressed Venus/progressed Node coming in the days after February 12.