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13Nov2019

Warren’s Winter? Her 2020 Odds Fall As Biden, Sanders, Buttigieg Close Gap

With the Summer Surge in the rearview mirror and the end of Fall coming into focus, it’s beginning to look like Elizabeth Warren may be in for a long, cold winter. And while she maintains her top spot in the latest 2020 Democratic Nominee odds, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg have closed the […]

12Nov2019

Trump Favored To Keep With Tradition, Pardon White House’s Thanksgiving Turkey

The pardoning of the White House turkey may have started as far back as 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln spared the life of a holiday dinner turkey to appease his son’s wishes. But the history of pardoning turkeys is more involved than Honest Abe’s clemency. According to the White House Historical Association,

12Nov2019

Another Day, Another Dem: Deval Patrick, With No Chance To Beat Trump, Mulls 2020 Run

Another day, another Democrat wants to join the 2020 race. Here’s how I like to imagine the conversation between Democrat mega-donors and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick went down last week: Democratic establishment: “Is this a Democratic candidate who will vote for whatever we want and legitimately

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08Nov2019

Michael Bloomberg Is Ready To Enter 2020 Race, Odds Among Top Democrats

If you’re a Democrat that is unhappy with the current left-leanings of the party or a reluctant supporter of Joe Biden, you could be in luck. Former New York City Mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has decided to enter the 2020 race to give a more reliable candidate option to centrists across

08Nov2019

Kanye West Says He’ll ‘Walk’ For President In 2024, May Receive Good Odds

HEH?! Grammy-award winning rapper Kanye West, while speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City on Thursday, said he will run—or walk, rather—for President in 2024. “When I run for president in 2024, we’re going to definitely—yo whatchu all laughing at?” West asked after

07Nov2019

Democrats Release Testimony Schedule For Next Week, Odds Favor No Whistleblower Appearance

After receiving criticism from President Donald Trump and his administration for their use of private testimonies, the House Democrats announced on Wednesday that they will restart public hearings next week related to the President’s impeachment inquiry. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced

06Nov2019

Trump’s Reelection Odds Dip Slightly After His Biggest Bets Lose On Election Day 2019

It may be a somewhat negligible one percentage point decline. But when accessing the results of Election Day 2019 and how it’s impacted next year’s general election odds, a single percentage point drop—when added to his glacially slow fall since the start of the Summer—could indicate that things may not get better

05Nov2019

Sondland Revises Trump Impeachment Testimony, Says There Was Clear Quid Pro Quo

While Donald Trump’s impeachment odds haven’t taken a hit yet, today’s bombshell may be enough to make waves through the political betting market. U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland—a Trump appointee Republican donor who gave $1 million to the President’s inauguration—had a sudden change of

05Nov2019

Battleground Polls, Odds Favor Trump Over Warren, Other Dems In 2020 Election

The latest battleground polls show President Donald Trump still has life in the 2020 Presidential Election despite his low approval ratings and the possibility that he is impeached during his first term. According to new surveys conducted by The New York Times and Siena College, Trump is beating out the top three

04Nov2019

11 Years Ago Today, Barack Obama Was The Heavy Favorite To Win The 2008 Presidential Election

On an unusually warm 60 degree Nov. 4 evening in Chicago’s Grant Park, Barack Obama delivered his victory speech upon being declared the winner of the 2008 Presidential Election—becoming the first African American to be elected President of the United States. This pivotal moment in U.S. history arrived

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