That doesn't happen very often.
Last time they lost three in a row...
Last time they failed to win in four consecutive games...
Last time they lost four (or more) in a row...
I wasn't aware of him before I heard him on the Beckett/Widicombe podcast and thought ht was really good. Sounded like he very much has broken through over the last year or two and is now gigging in much larger venues.
I certainly got the impression on the above podcast that his persona is very...
CNN early preliminary exit poll stuff...
Most people very unhappy with the way things are going in the `US.
Most think America's best days are in the future.
Biden approval rating 41%.
...so nothing of merit at all.
They overhyped that somewhat!
I just want to get a general idea of which way the wind is blowing.
Brexit night was utterly miserable before I caved in and went to bed, knowing the inevitable was going to happen. If it's looking vaguely negative, I might just turn it off, watch something else cheery and then go to bed in...
I've had US CNN on for the last 4 or 5 hours and learned absolutely nothing.
First exit polls due at 10pm our time, so waiting for those before I start to decide my night/sleep strategy.
Article here...
"Musk-funded ads tell voters Kamala Harris is pro-Israel — and anti-Israel
Future Coalition Pac portrays Democratic candidate in contradictory ways as Donald Trump seeks Muslim and Jewish votes in Michigan and Pennsylvania
Elon Musk is funding a campaign targeting Jewish and...
You're aware that Musk-funded Future Coalition Pac ran the reverse adverts first?
By that I mean they ran pro-Israel Harris "ads" in Palestinian areas and pro-Palestinian ads in Jewish areas.
You can even still see the ads in Google ad center -...
That's certainly where I'm right now, regrettably. Have been for a few days in fact.
I love America, I really do, but it's home to a hell of a lot of utter fucktards.
Trump on the drift and Harris coming in.
The state betting for the swing states paints an interesting picture. Although not for those who hold no sway in such things!
I'm not ignoring it - I've covered it already.
I'm not sure it's happening, and I don't believe "but look at the betting market!!!111!!!!!" will be used to counter a positive Harris result - they will have far more attractive attack vectors they will be going to.
Exactly - the odds only reflect probability at a moment in time.
As more information becomes available then the odds change.
No betting market accepts a bet on an absolute dead-cert sure thing.
Yes, yes it does.
A bookie will set their odds to suit their position. They may, for example, shorten the odds they offer for a market outcome to reduce bet volume coming their way. If another bookie is offering better odds, more punters will go to that other bookie. In extreme cases a bookie...
None of those things will be known for some time yet, so are you saying that currently, as we sit here, there are absolutely no available indicators of the probability of outcome?
If that's the case, then the betting market is currently the best indicator of the likely outcome. Note: to be the...