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13. All other analysis aside, the incumbent always has better odds of winning than losing.

Mon May 11, 2020, 10:53 AM

May 2020

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Betting markets see trump winning [View all] SoonerPride May 2020 OP

It's pretty close and betting markets are often wrong. tman May 2020 #1

Republican operatives ... GeorgeGist May 2020 #2

Well guess no point in voting then. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #10

Who did they pick to win the Superbowl? world wide wally May 2020 #5

Not the Eagles that year..z PCIntern May 2020 #9

Then a lot of fools will lose their money. MoonRiver May 2020 #6

Fools trying to predict something that can't be predicted. shockey80 May 2020 #7

I agree. And I think we will be in economic freefall. SoonerPride May 2020 #11

I dunno RhodeIslandOne May 2020 #20

That it's even close superpatriotman May 2020 #8

This is stupid Bayard May 2020 #12

The virus, millions out of work, AND HURRICANE SEASON Vogon_Glory May 2020 #24

and not everyone is going to completely forget his incompetence! treestar May 2020 #25

Wait a minute... lame54 May 2020 #14

If they're betting on a substantial economic recovery by November gratuitous May 2020 #15

We have a whole country of magical thinkers. Sadly. SoonerPride May 2020 #18

It's because so many of us have lost faith in the American electorate. Happy Hoosier May 2020 #16

This is so true. SoonerPride May 2020 #19

He won't ever go to NY. SoonerPride May 2020 #26

Even when the economy was "good" it hurt more people than it helped. Mike 03 May 2020 #22

It's been pretty close to 50:50 on predictit.org for months William Seger May 2020 #23

Buster Douglas was a 42-1 underdog safeinOhio May 2020 #27