Gallup's Predictions for 2007

Now, we’d like to get your predictions for next year. Please say whether you think each of the following will or will not happen in 2007.
("Will happen" listed only)

Hillary Rodham Clinton will announce her intention to run for president	88%
Congress will pass legislation to increase the minimum wage	78%
Barack Obama will announce his intention to run for president	68%
The average price of a gallon of gasoline will hit a new record high	64%
Congress will increase federal income taxes	62%
A major hurricane will strike the United States	57%
The unemployment rate in the U.S. will go down	37%
The U.S. will greatly reduce the number of troops it has in Iraq	37%
There will be a major terrorist attack against the United States	25%
Congress will pass meaningful Social Security reform	23%
U.S. crime rates will fall	21%
The Supreme Court will overturn the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion	13%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Interviews with 1,013 American adults, conducted from Dec. 18 to Dec. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.