Politics7 Very Bad Predictions About Americans ElectThe would-be third political force Americans Elect wowed elites with its promise to run an independent, centrist candidate, but instead it spent millions to go nowhere. Who could have seen that coming? Not these folks.By by Rebecca ElliottBuzzFeed ContributorPosted on May 15, 2012, 3:56 pmTwitterFacebookLink 1. Thomas Friedman 2. John Heilemann 3. Matt Miller 4. Lawrence Lessig 5. John Avlon 6. Curtis Gans 7. Nathan Daschle