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Old 10-28-2024, 08:59 PM   #23061
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https://twitter.com/user/status/1851085909435039789

Trump giving the green light for racism.
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Old 10-28-2024, 09:03 PM   #23062
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Antifa would be running around burning down every single box.
lmao, you.
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Trump has the courts in his pocket, which means he has all kinds of sweeping powers that he can take advantage of, knowing the courts won't stop him. He doesn't need congressional approval to crack down on his political opponents.



It might seem so at first glance, but I don't think it's that simple.

The federal government continuing trickle-down economics and giving massive tax cuts to the rich is affecting people's day-to-day lives because of the inflation it causes. Or, in some cases, the program cuts that are made to balance the budget.

Climate change may not be seen as a day-to-day life thing... until it plays a part in mega storms, mega droughts, mega floods, mega heat waves, etc. I think one of the biggest mistakes we as humans make is get preoccupied with day-to-day life while ignoring longer term problems like wealth inequality and climate change.

And, with an extreme right-wing government permanently in place, and truth-telling media shut down, what hope is there for a better future?



More billionaires may be backing Harris, but there's more money coming from billionaires to Trump PACs than Harris PACs.


https://www.barrons.com/articles/tru...tober-70841f51



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2630316.html




And it's hard to put a price on X being turned into a pro-Trump propaganda spreading machine.
If the coin flip goes Trump's way...what's the timeline for the end of democracy?
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Old 10-28-2024, 10:08 PM   #23065
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Trump up to -200, Harris +177. Very hard to see her turning things around in a week.
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Old 10-28-2024, 10:14 PM   #23066
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Trump up to -200, Harris +177. Very hard to see her turning things around in a week.
Betting odds don’t really matter but it will be a close one
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Old 10-28-2024, 10:18 PM   #23067
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It really just doesn't look close at all right now. Trump is favored to win the election by a much wider margin than Harris is favored to win the popular vote.
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Old 10-28-2024, 10:26 PM   #23068
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Trump up to -200, Harris +177. Very hard to see her turning things around in a week.
Again this should be treated like a republican leaning poll. In general there has been about a 1% movement towards Trump and all the models and betting odds reflect that shift from their initial conditions. So the betting odds are one datapoint of many to be considered.

Also the implied odds of 2/3 means that without any change in sentiment she will win 1/3 times. Roll a dice if it comes up a 1 or a 2 she wins. I don’t think that follows the sentiment of very hard to see her turning it around.

It’s moved into a coin flip slightly favouring Trump from a coin flip slightly favouring Harris. With either side having a landslide victory about half the time.
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The issue here is that Harris' only path to victory is by winning Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. A week ago all three were coin flips, but she needed to win all three.

Tonight in Michigan:
Trump -107, Harris -113

Pennsylvania
Trump -153, Harris +126

Wisconsin
Trump -131, Harris +108

Trump is definitely going to win in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina. The Liberals in Canada have a better chance of sweeping Calgary in the next federal election than Harris has of winning Florida or Texas next week.
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Old 10-28-2024, 10:52 PM   #23070
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Imagine thinking betting odds are relevant
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I still think Harris pulls this off. Women voters will save democracy (I hope).
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I can't believe we're now using betting sites as some sort of fact.

Thankfully they still have to count the votes and don't determine who wins by whatever Polymarket says.
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I can't believe we're now using betting sites as some sort of fact.

Thankfully they still have to count the votes and don't determine who wins by whatever Polymarket says.
Just one poster who doesnt understand where betting money is coming from.

Polymarket is being pumped so Trump can pretend the election is stolen...is so obvious.
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I haven't mentioned Polymarket once.
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I haven't mentioned Polymarket once.
It was just an example on my part. In an election this close I wouldn't trust any betting site or poll.
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What makes you think the election is close?
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Old 10-28-2024, 11:07 PM   #23077
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What makes you think the election is close?
There's a zillion polls each saying different things, and they change every day.

If there's a betting site or poll you trust, good for you.
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Old 10-28-2024, 11:09 PM   #23078
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"I wouldn't trust any betting site or poll."

Four minutes later: "There's a zillion polls each saying different things, and they change every day."

What's more accurate than Pinnacle? People seem to be forgetting how close the elections in 2004, 2016, and 2020 were. Yet Pinnacle had it right every time.
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Old 10-28-2024, 11:13 PM   #23079
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So Pinnacle is calling it for Trump?

I guess it's over then.
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Old 10-28-2024, 11:16 PM   #23080
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On a lighter note, Walz is a Crazy Taxi fan, and apparently pretty good too... and playing it on Twitch, no less:

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz shows off his Crazy Taxi skills during Twitch stream

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/...y-taxi-twitch/

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60-year-old vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz has shown off his impressive Crazy Taxi skills after playing a round on a Twitch live stream.
Awesome VP candidate just being awesome. This guy is so damn likeable.

Don't #### this up America.
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