Historian Allan Lichtman sticks by his prediction of a Harris win

Even with historically close polling going into Election Day, one renowned historian is sticking by his prediction that Vice President Kamala Harris will win the White House, reports 10news.com.

Allan Lichtman is a professor of history at American University. His track record with calling elections is impressive, to say the least: He's correctly predicted 9 out of the last 10 presidential races using his "keys to the White House" rubric.

Lichtman spoke with Scripps News on the eve of the election. He said polling is not the best measure of future events.

"They're snapshots. They are not predictors. They are abused as predictors," he said.

Instead, Lichtman's keys model analyzes the fundamentals of the incumbent administration.

"Why are the keys different? Because unlike the polls, they reflect the structure of how American presidential elections really work."