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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOddsmakers give Biden the edge. But just barely.
As of a few minutes ago: https://bookies.com/news/presidential-election-odds-daily-tracker
dawg day
(7,947 posts)I just can't. This is too impossible.
lpbk2713
(42,753 posts)And that common ground is stupidity.
Rebl2
(13,490 posts)dhill926
(16,336 posts)beastie boy
(9,304 posts)elections are built into their calculations.
And those who discount this possibility shouldn't be in the betting business.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)If I bet $1, 000.00 on a team to win the Super Bowl and the game is canceled the house doesn't get to keep my money,
beastie boy
(9,304 posts)When a game is cancelled, there is no winner. It makes sense that if there is no winner, the money is returned to bettors.The right analogy would be the Board of Elections nullifying the results. If, on the other hand, Trump gets to suspend the election, it will be so he can declare himself a winner. This would be more equivalent to the Super Bowl being suspended after a predetermined team scores the winning touchdown. It may be unethical, illegal and reprehensible, but if one of the two teams gets away with it, there is a winner.
I just don't know how bets are handled when a game is fixed, but there is no legal recourse to nullify the outcome.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Trump is doing a smash-up job at digging his own grave. The more desperate he gets, the more he goes off the rails. I'll be surprised if he makes it until the election.
a kennedy
(29,644 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)Azathoth
(4,607 posts)Popular vote is meaningless. The whole thing will likely hinge on white voters in a handful of rust belt states. And a lot of them are not onboard with the protests and riots. They're quiet, and some may not like Trump, but many are going to vote for him anyway.
Even if Biden wins handily in the electoral college, the margin in the states that put him over the top will be slim.