1.   Both sides are predicting the campaign will be hugely expensive.

2.   Both sides predicted the issue will go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

3.   After the hearing, which focused on technical points of law, both sides predicted victory.

4.   All sides are predicting the budget battle could take months to resolve.

5.   Both sides had initially predicted a six- to eight-week battle.

6.   Both sides predicted that the effort would take years.

7.   Both sides predicted that the legal battle over the proposition would continue.

8.   Both sides predicted victory.

9.   But as soon as the measure failed, both sides were predicting that it would return, and both were already preparing for the next battle.

10.   But the overall impact might be less than either side predicts.