U S Presidential Election Tomorrow

[naomi24]

Just by way of an unofficial AB poll, who's your money on?

[emmie]

Donald Trump, can't see how he can lose. Biden is yesterday's man, i don't like either by the way

[dannyk13]

Trump-Biden comes over as a snake oil salesman.

[Apc2604]

Regretably, I think it may well be Trump. Just because there is no real opposition. I find the attitude of a great deal of Americans unbelievable. In so many ways the USA is living in the past with the same mentality of the first settlers. It's a backward nation, yet they still celebrate their 'greatness'.

[jim360]

I'd assume that Trump can lose by getting significantly fewer votes than Biden, and fewer votes in the key states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and a few others.

Whether that will happen remains to be seen. Trump's proved to be nothing if not surprisingly resilient -- and it's more than likely that he'll fight even after the election to claim that he's won, if 2016's "millions who voted illegally" nonsense is anything to go by.

[emmie]

personally i would put my money on Jed Bartlett from The West Wing, best television programme ever on the machinations of the White House.

[jim360]

In as much as there's any predictive power, it's worth pointing out that Trump is the underdog according to most pundits, perhaps because an ecomony that's crashing, 250,000+ excess deaths due to a mishandled pandemic, and the fact that the man is an unlikable bully count against him.

[Apc2604]

I sincerely hope so Jim.

[fraser]

Hopefully trump will win, if biden win it will be a sad day for America.

[naomi24]

Just a reminder, Jim - the question is 'Who's your money on?' This is just a little unofficial poll - not a party political broadcast.

[emmie]

he will still win.

[jim360]

I should say an economy that has crashed -- there are signs for the time being of some semblance of recovery, although it's clearly a precarious one that has left a great many Americans unemployed and facing severe hardship, made worse by the fact that Senate Republicans have preferred to focus on getting their Supreme Court nomination through over organising a recovery package.

[lady-janine]

Best politic slogan I've seen is DUMP TRUMP. Do hope so. Not keen on Biden but even less keen on Trump.

[Ken4155]

Personally wouldn't put my money on either. A two-horse race is always short of value and no-one ever got rich because of them.
Just by way of info, though; Biden is best priced 8/15 while Trump is best priced 15/8.

[jim360]

My money is on Biden, then. But even if I'm somewhat sceptical about that, I don't believe that Trump is *certain* to win. Biden is, at the very least, going to outperform Clinton.

[naomi24]

But who do you think will get it, Ken?

[dannyk13]

Jim, see post at 15.22 from the OP.

[Sqad]

Mrs sqad..Trump
Mr sqad...Biden by a landslide.

I like the Americans, I like their culture, their attitudes, arrogant ,confident and above all it is a meritocracy.
Many of my mates joined the Brain Drain in the 50's and 60's and although a few are now dead, they never regretted it.

[Togo]

// perhaps because an ecomony that's crashing, //sic ??


The US economy grew at a record 33.1% annual rate during the last business quarter. ಠ_ಠ

[retrocop]

Whoever wins it looks,by a few accounts,that it might go off with a bang. Gun sales in Michigan alone has recently gone through the roof and I just can't believe I saw all the boarded up premises in Washington in anticipation of the result.Looks like they are preparing for Armageddon whoever wins. I don't think that Covid is the only pandemic they should worry about.Looks like they loot in the states at the drop of a hat.
I reckon Trump will get in. Biden has threatened too many gun owners and upset the NRA by stating his intentions if he wins. A colossal mistake. That is why certain gun sales are going through the roof over there at the moment.

[jim360]

That's why I corrected myself, Togo. Although a 33.1% growth rate in the third quarter still represents an overall contraction this year, so I don't think we should get that excited yet -- and it still leaves many more people unemployed.