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MULTIMEDIA: Why Trump Is No Longer a Safe Bet (Prediction markets)
The Times Herald-Record ^ | April 15, 2016

Posted on 04/15/2016 9:49:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 04/15/2016 9:49:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 04/15/2016 9:53:23 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (It's them or us.)
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3 posted on 04/15/2016 9:54:52 PM PDT by onyx (You're here posting, so sign-up to DONATE MONTHLY!)
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This article is so... last week.


4 posted on 04/15/2016 9:55:15 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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At least they used the word “sweep” in Colorado rather than “win” in Colorado.


5 posted on 04/15/2016 9:57:04 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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(sung to the tune of "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas")

"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Agitprop, Everywhere We Go..."

6 posted on 04/15/2016 9:57:33 PM PDT by kiryandil (.)
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NY may be the Cruz speed-bump and the NE SuperTuesday a week later may be the end of the road.

Cruz needs 708 of the remaining 789 delegates.

Mathematically, it is over for Cruz, barring the same miracle Kasich is hoping for.

Then, the question is — what will Trump’s final delegate count be going into the convention? If more than 1237, he has already won. If less than 1237, then the circus begins.


7 posted on 04/15/2016 9:59:03 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Here are the updated (daily) betting odds from across the pond:

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/other-politics/us-politics/Winner-2016-US-Presidential-Election-4146711.html

Hillary Clinton 4/9
Donald Trump 11/2
Ted Cruz 10/1
Bernie Sanders 10/1
John Kasich 33/1
Paul Ryan 66/1
Joe Biden 66/1
Mitt Romney 200/1
Rocky De La Fuente 250/1


8 posted on 04/15/2016 10:00:25 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Fai Mao; XEHRpa
I wonder what "sweep" translates into in North Korean political speak.

Ted Cruz is pretty smart - maybe he knows...

9 posted on 04/15/2016 10:00:27 PM PDT by kiryandil (.)
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They’ve been saying the same thing since January at least. This broken record is tiresome.


10 posted on 04/15/2016 10:01:28 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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Congrats! Nearly 1000 words to say nothing.


11 posted on 04/15/2016 10:02:00 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel ... careful, you might get splinters stuck in your fingers.


12 posted on 04/15/2016 10:02:59 PM PDT by Quicksilver
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1237 Methyl butyrate 3 3 3 IB2, T4, TP1 150 202 242 5 L 60 L B Methyl butyrate 129 Flammable Liquids (Polar / Water-Miscible / Noxious) Methyl Butyrate 623-42-7 Methyl N-Butyrate

13 posted on 04/15/2016 10:08:22 PM PDT by spokeshave (Somewhere there is a ceiling for Trump.....Yeah, it's called The Oval Office)
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This is why trump is scared to debate Cruz one on one.


14 posted on 04/15/2016 10:17:55 PM PDT by lonestar67 (Trump is anti-conservative / Cruz 2016)
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The action at Election Betting Odds has Trump leading Cruz by 55-30.

That means if you bet $55 on Trump and win, you get paid $100. If you bet $30 on Cruz and win, you get paid $100.

Trump was below 50 for the first two weeks of April.

The last two days show a sharp improvement for Trump. Trump has moved up 5 points, and Cruz has dropped 5 points.

Kasich trails Trump by a huge margin: 55-7.

If I was a betting man, I would take a big swing at Kasich winning a contested Convention. Bet $7 - win $100. In other words, bet $100 - win $1,430.

15 posted on 04/16/2016 1:29:17 AM PDT by zeestephen
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The purpose of these prediction markets is to extract money from stupid people who happen to be interested in politics.


16 posted on 04/16/2016 3:55:17 AM PDT by dartuser
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Cruz says he won 11 elections in a row. Delusional much, is he??


17 posted on 04/16/2016 5:31:31 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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“Cruz says he won 11 elections in a row. Delusional much, is he?”

I just think he is misstating the truth. He didn’t win an election if it was a caucus.


18 posted on 04/16/2016 5:39:24 AM PDT by Fai Mao
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From what I read here about Limbaugh and his show Friday, he was trying to divert the narrative away from Trump to a conspiracy, probably a Trump initiated conspiracy, about a microphone.


19 posted on 04/16/2016 6:52:10 AM PDT by odawg
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Trump, by lstting the others open their craw and yap, demonstrates how much better a bet he is.


20 posted on 04/16/2016 7:04:01 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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