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Farmer-Rick

(11,538 posts)
20. I wouldn't trust Harry Enten
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 08:09 AM
Oct 25

He uses Polymarket. A betting site that is promoted by Trump, Musk and Nate Silver.

"A crypto-powered gambling website called Polymarket. Using digital currencies, gamblers on Polymarket have wagered more than $100 million on the outcome of the presidential race, turning the site into the internet betting phenomenon of the 2024 election....(Nate Silver is on their board)

Elon Musk has promoted Polymarket’s odds on X, calling them “more accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line.” CNN and other news media organizations have featured the projections in their election coverage. And as the market has swung heavily in Mr. Trump’s favor, he has relentlessly publicized the site’s numbers, seeking to create a sense of inevitability about the election’s outcome....

But Mr. Trump’s apparent lead may be an illusion. The odds on Polymarket began favoring him this month after just four accounts, with user names like Fredi9999 and PrincessCaro, bet more than $30 million on a Trump victory, according to an analysis of transaction records by Chaos Labs, a crypto data provider. Polymarket said on Thursday that all four accounts were controlled by one person, whom it described as a French national with a financial services background, without revealing the person’s identity."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/technology/polymarket-election-betting-crypto-trump.html

And it is illegal for any American to place a bet on the site. So, this is merely what filthy-rich foreigners think and want. Do you think Putin would hesitate to put some of Russia's tax payer dollars on it?

The media is creating a Red mirage out of polling. And one of their main tools is an illegal gambling site promoted by Trump, Musk And Nate Silver.

There's plenty good reasons to be hopeful the Kamala will win and win big. Soon the pollsters will be saying Kamala overperformed the polls. Which is pollster speak for we didn't see it coming.

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Bless you for posting this. n/t Raven Oct 25 #1
Till HER hand is on the Bible and the words are said... MiHale Oct 25 #2
I have been visualizing that very moment in my mind's eye every morning! callous taoboy Oct 25 #4
We start our return to normalcy the moment Trump's cell door is locked. jaxexpat Oct 25 #17
Once burned... babylonsister Oct 25 #19
Every Time TFG Speaks modrepub Oct 25 #3
Thank you for posting this ... crosinski Oct 25 #5
But .... Shoonra Oct 25 #6
Indonesia has more lenient abortion laws than many red states ffs jfz9580m Oct 25 #7
No... I don't think that I will FBaggins Oct 25 #8
so you're panicking? LymphocyteLover Oct 25 #10
Not the word that I would use FBaggins Oct 25 #18
it's definitely worrisome... my sleep has not been good the last couple of weeks LymphocyteLover Oct 25 #28
also, Trump couldn't be a worst general election candidate and I still don't get how good his polls numbers are LymphocyteLover Oct 25 #9
there are alot of bad polls intended to prop up the Con's chances. Don't pay attention to the polls. See here onetexan Oct 25 #16
I completely understand why Harris needs to emphasize an underdog status. gordianot Oct 25 #11
Thank you, babylonsister, for this note of sanity. Bumbles Oct 25 #12
This is what I've been saying as an amateur PCIntern Oct 25 #13
Push through the tape, but you're right about keeping a OnDoutside Oct 25 #14
Can't tell you how DemonGoddess Oct 25 #15
I wouldn't trust Harry Enten Farmer-Rick Oct 25 #20
bet that "french national" is playing with some rich american's money jcgoldie Oct 25 #21
This is good for my nerves, but Susan Calvin Oct 25 #22
Plus, Democrats have starpower in candidates, surrogates, and pop culture icons bucolic_frolic Oct 25 #23
I hope you're right COL Mustard Oct 25 #24
Agreed; we need a steady hand here; lots of noise out there townie Oct 25 #25
I find it harrowing that this race is close at all. D23MIURG23 Oct 25 #26
I've said it before, it's not any one poll that matters, it's the trending. mucholderthandirt Oct 25 #27
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