The Trends Research Institute today affirmed our trend forecast, made one year ago, that Hillary Clinton will win the 2016 presidential race. And we now forecast her Democratic challenger, Bernie Sanders, will be chosen as her vice presidential running mate. Indeed, in the absence of a major scandal, and as the current field of candidates stands, a Clinton victory was sealed last week when Donald Trump, already suffering “women problems” in the polls, sunk 73 percent into negative territory when he said if a woman had an abortion and they were illegal, she should be subject to “some form of punishment.” With Clinton having solidly secured the women vote and holding an insurmountable delegate lead, Sanders has succeeded in attracting die-hard Democratic liberals, the financially desperate and deeply indebted millennial voters back into the party fold. Barring any wildcard factors that significantly disrupt the political landscape, the Clinton-Sanders ticket can own several critical voter segments and take the race over the finish line.