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    Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 55,335
    Alistair said:

    Betfair have suspended their markets too.

    Again, why?

    Actuarial risk is part of gambling and something I've been factoring into my strategy.

    After everyone suspended the market's when Boris got the 'Rona it was always going to happen if Biden/Trump got it.

    I was warning people to expect it to happen.

    Personally I feel it is basically dishonest by the bookies, as you say acturial risk has to have been factored into decisions by everyone betting on the markets.
    Yeah, it was wrong for Boris too.

    It's because Betfair fear the wrath of the governing parties for "profiteering" in the event of a tragedy, and then the regulators coming after them.

    So, it's cowardice basically.
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    Alistair said:

    Betfair have suspended their markets too.

    Again, why?

    Actuarial risk is part of gambling and something I've been factoring into my strategy.

    After everyone suspended the market's when Boris got the 'Rona it was always going to happen if Biden/Trump got it.

    I was warning people to expect it to happen.

    Personally I feel it is basically dishonest by the bookies, as you say acturial risk has to have been factored into decisions by everyone betting on the markets.
    Yeah, it was wrong for Boris too.

    It's because Betfair fear the wrath of the governing parties for "profiteering" in the event of a tragedy, and then the regulators coming after them.

    So, it's cowardice basically.
    Or a company acting in its own commercial interests perhaps.....
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    JonathanJonathan Posts: 20,901
    Have any SNP MPs been to Washington recently?
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    edmundintokyoedmundintokyo Posts: 17,150

    If it’s mild for him, he’ll be all, “Hey, I told you it was nothing to be worried about,” and anti-covid measures vanish from the US. And who knows how it affects his base and swing voters to be told this.

    Luckily he's not really in charge of the response, except for dealing with the economic fallout. The federal government can help or hinder, but it's mainly down to the states.
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    DavidLDavidL Posts: 51,306
    As others have commented the only remarkable thing about this is that it has taken so long. Trump's ignorant, reckless behaviour must have exposed himself to the virus on numerous occasions. It is perhaps again evidence that this virus is not as easy to catch as some think.
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    MysticroseMysticrose Posts: 4,688
    This line from the BBC was rather amusing:

    A week after Donald Trump told Americans not to worry about Covid-19 because "it affects virtually nobody" except the elderly and those with heart conditions, the president himself has tested positive for the virus ... Just two days ago, during the first debate, Trump belittled Democratic opponent Joe Biden for frequently wearing masks.

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    FoxyFoxy Posts: 44,641
    Stocky said:

    alex_ said:

    If two people (ie Trump and his wife) both have CV is it more dangerous if they don’t quarantine from each other?

    That`s a good question - Foxy?
    I shouldn't think it would make much difference.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718
    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.
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    MysticroseMysticrose Posts: 4,688
    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
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    edmundintokyoedmundintokyo Posts: 17,150

    ydoethur said:

    We saw the phrase "poetic justice" used on here, and I'm sure more people will think it than say it, but what level of seniority among Democrats will be stupid enough to publicly declare the sentiment?

    Trump is not a person who ever elicits much in the way of sympathy, but being ill with Covid might just do it. And if some Democrats are stupid enough to publicly express their desire for him to drop dead of it, there might be repercussions.

    Yes, I'm sure that they'll find some Dem somewhere celebrating unwisely. Biden is good at this kind of thing, though.
    If (if!) Biden isn’t infected, this may well be good news for him politically. He does dignified non-partisan sympathy very well. Much better than detailed policy.
    Has anybody informed Joe Biden that he has detailed policies?

    With a month to go, I don't think I have heard either candidate outline anything in detail. Trump doesn't even have build a wall or lock her up this time.
    https://joebiden.com/joes-vision/
    Somebody better tell Joe about that website....
    It's not his fault if you're not paying attention, you're not in a swing state so he's not going to spend money advertising at you.
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    IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,282
    He has been dubbed “the most tested man in the country” by his aides, so a false positive was bound to come along sooner or later... ;)
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    alex_alex_ Posts: 7,518

    Of course, the flipside is that if he got ill but it was mild for him and he goes on to win again then there could be massive implications as to how the US actually moves forward in the coronavirus fight.

    Any conspiracy theories that he doesn’t have it, but rapid “recovery” will boost his campaign chances?
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    IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,282
    alex_ said:

    Of course, the flipside is that if he got ill but it was mild for him and he goes on to win again then there could be massive implications as to how the US actually moves forward in the coronavirus fight.

    Any conspiracy theories that he doesn’t have it, but rapid “recovery” will boost his campaign chances?
    Apart from the one I started above, in jest?
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    DavidLDavidL Posts: 51,306
    Were there ever any slaves in California? There were indentured Chinese that came seriously close to being slaves, especially in San Francisco, but it was always a free state. Weird.
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    FoxyFoxy Posts: 44,641
    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    As a ballpark figure that sounds about right, perhaps a little higher.

    Being significantly incapacitated for weeks/months is quite possible though.
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    alex_alex_ Posts: 7,518
    Alistair said:

    Betfair have suspended their markets too.

    Again, why?

    Actuarial risk is part of gambling and something I've been factoring into my strategy.

    After everyone suspended the market's when Boris got the 'Rona it was always going to happen if Biden/Trump got it.

    I was warning people to expect it to happen.

    Personally I feel it is basically dishonest by the bookies, as you say acturial risk has to have been factored into decisions by everyone betting on the markets.
    Although in Johnson’s case it only happened after he was taken to hospital.
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    IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,282

    Of all the hideous geek-speak to slither into everyday vocabulary, " the 'Rona " is by far the worst.

    Please desist.

    You writers get together and sort it out amongst yourselves? ;’
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
    Yes, I`m guessing his privilege and wealth will counteract the obese bit. he`s not that obese though is he? He`s quite tall.
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    MysticroseMysticrose Posts: 4,688
    DavidL said:

    It is perhaps again evidence that this virus is not as easy to catch as some think.

    It's nothing of the sort. Beyond the President's inner ring of stupidity lay a considerably more carefully managed ring fence. Some got through but there's no comparison to the general population.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718
    edited October 2020
    Foxy said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    As a ballpark figure that sounds about right, perhaps a little higher.

    Being significantly incapacitated for weeks/months is quite possible though.
    What are the odds on that though? I read somewhere that 70% of cases are asymptomatic. Is it lower for the more elderly? If not, the most likely scenario is: he`s tested positive, no symptoms, so what?
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    Its absolutely fair game to laugh at this. "Covid is a Hoax" say so many Trump supporting morons. It will just go away. We've done a brilliant job. Lets attack Democrat governors for imposing restrictions on people. Etc etc etc.

    Trump has personally encouraged behaviour that has led to the deaths of a lot of people. I sincerely hope that he recovers so that he can be the first former president to go to jail for massive fraud, but I can't help being highly entertained by this massively unexpected turn of events.

    As for what it does to the camapign, I think this only accelerates the Biden landslide. The compare and contrast clips are already being released showing Trump mocking the pox and all the attempts to stop it spreading. Where will he get sympathy from? His own supporters think its a hoax. His opponents blame him for it. This isn't the same as Shagger catching it early doors.
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929
    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.
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    MysticroseMysticrose Posts: 4,688
    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
    Yes, I`m guessing his privilege and wealth will counteract the obese bit. he`s not that obese though is he? He`s quite tall.
    Technically he's obese: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/14/donald-trump-weighs-243-pounds-doctor-says-after-physical/2846158002/
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    ClippPClippP Posts: 1,684

    This line from the BBC was rather amusing:

    A week after Donald Trump told Americans not to worry about Covid-19 because "it affects virtually nobody" except the elderly and those with heart conditions, the president himself has tested positive for the virus ... Just two days ago, during the first debate, Trump belittled Democratic opponent Joe Biden for frequently wearing masks.

    That was what I meant by "poetic justice".
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    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
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    LostPasswordLostPassword Posts: 15,263
    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    I think about a third of ICU patients die, and there are five times as many hospitalizations (though patients in ICU will spend time in hospital not in ICU before and after), so the hospitalization rate for a 74 year old male must be reasonably high.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
    Yes, I`m guessing his privilege and wealth will counteract the obese bit. he`s not that obese though is he? He`s quite tall.
    Technically he's obese: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/14/donald-trump-weighs-243-pounds-doctor-says-after-physical/2846158002/
    It`s a bit contradictory. It also says: "Last year, he was weighed at 239 pounds, giving the 6-foot-3 president a body mass index of 29.9, just under the level of 30 that is considered obese."
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929
    edited October 2020

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
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    DAlexanderDAlexander Posts: 815
    edited October 2020
    So people will have to pay for the sins of their ancestors from over 150 years ago. It's all a bit sinister isn't it?

    Trump for all his faults was the only politician prepared to fight back against this sort of nonsense and it looks like he is done now. Get ready for a lot more of this kind of thing.
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    MysticroseMysticrose Posts: 4,688
    IanB2 said:

    Of all the hideous geek-speak to slither into everyday vocabulary, " the 'Rona " is by far the worst.

    Please desist.

    You writers get together and sort it out amongst yourselves? ;’
    Coronavirus, Covid-19, Corona, CV-19. For the love of god anything but 'the Rona' please ;)
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    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
    Yes, I`m guessing his privilege and wealth will counteract the obese bit. he`s not that obese though is he? He`s quite tall.
    Technically he's obese: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/14/donald-trump-weighs-243-pounds-doctor-says-after-physical/2846158002/
    There is no way he is 6ft3. His driving license is 6ft2 from 2012 and people shrink in their old age. He is probably about 6ft making the technically quite redundant.
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    alex_alex_ Posts: 7,518

    DavidL said:

    It is perhaps again evidence that this virus is not as easy to catch as some think.

    It's nothing of the sort. Beyond the President's inner ring of stupidity lay a considerably more carefully managed ring fence. Some got through but there's no comparison to the general population.
    Yep - an ever useful reminder that what you see on TV bears very little relation to reality.

    I mean it’s even possible to defend it if you take the view that the risk (increased number of deaths due to CV19) is greater than the “cure” (economic Armageddon and all that flows from it). In those circumstances maintaining an image of disregard for the severity of the virus (whilst taking extreme personal precautions) is actually quite logically justified. And even not definitively wrong.
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929
    edited October 2020
    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
    Yes, I`m guessing his privilege and wealth will counteract the obese bit. he`s not that obese though is he? He`s quite tall.
    Technically he's obese: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/14/donald-trump-weighs-243-pounds-doctor-says-after-physical/2846158002/
    It`s a bit contradictory. It also says: "Last year, he was weighed at 239 pounds, giving the 6-foot-3 president a body mass index of 29.9, just under the level of 30 that is considered obese."
    I was around that weight a couple of years back and am 6'1. He's way over that. Around 260 at least.
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    LostPasswordLostPassword Posts: 15,263

    As for what it does to the camapign, I think this only accelerates the Biden landslide.

    If Biden caught it from the Trump entourage at the debate, and Trump recovers, but Biden is still ill on election-day... I don't think that's a positive for Biden.
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    MysticroseMysticrose Posts: 4,688
    I can't bring myself to echo Edmund of Tokyo's previous remark, because no matter how godawful someone is I don't wish them dead. On the other hand, I kind of hope that if he does make it through it's only after a torrid time that may teach him not to be such a moron about this ghastly virus. I certainly think it changed Boris.

    As for my Melania comment, it was only because I thought she can't stand him?
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    I think about a third of ICU patients die, and there are five times as many hospitalizations (though patients in ICU will spend time in hospital not in ICU before and after), so the hospitalization rate for a 74 year old male must be reasonably high.
    See below. 74 year old male in this study = approx 15% hospitalisation rate. This was a March study, I`d say hospitalisation rate will be significantly less now.
    https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e3.htm#:~:text=Hospitalization rates increased with age,those aged ≥65 years.
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    Of course she should resign. An absolute disgrace
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    rkrkrkrkrkrk Posts: 7,908
    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
    You've done well to cover Pence and a bit better than me generally. Surprised you're not more negative on the field.

    I'm:
    +810 Biden
    -750 Trump
    +195 Kamala
    -530 Pence
    -550 the field.
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929
    rkrkrk said:

    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
    You've done well to cover Pence and a bit better than me generally. Surprised you're not more negative on the field.

    I'm:
    +810 Biden
    -750 Trump
    +195 Kamala
    -530 Pence
    -550 the field.
    I'm more negative the field when I take my bookie bets into account.
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    IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,282

    I can't bring myself to echo Edmund of Tokyo's previous remark, because no matter how godawful someone is I don't wish them dead. On the other hand, I kind of hope that if he does make it through it's only after a torrid time that may teach him not to be such a moron about this ghastly virus. I certainly think it changed Boris.

    As for my Melania comment, it was only because I thought she can't stand him?

    Changed Boris? He's just as useless and incompetent as he was before!
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    I wish this hadn't happened and hope Trump recovers quickly and doesn't get seriously ill or worse from this. Not just the usual platitudes of "setting aside politics" but for politics too.

    Trump needs to lose and lose "bigly" in November. It was looking increasingly plausible that Biden could win ~400 ECV and absolutely smash Trump. That's good for America to show that Trumpism is madness that must not be tolerated again, like Corbynism here.

    If Trump gets seriously ill or worse he'll go down as a martyr for his cause and will have never lost.

    He needs to lose fair and square, so get well soon Mr President.

    If he dies the world gets denied all the fun thats to come:
    Trump orders republican governors to close down mail-in vote counts
    Trump incites armed white militia to "guard" polling stations in black districts
    Trump refuses to concede defeat
    Trump lawyers argue in court the illegality of votes cash for Biden which disregard his claim to the Presidency
    Trump declares the election result void and his intent to continue
    Trump issues Executive Order giving himself immunity from prosecution
    Trump arrested in the Oval Office and dragged out
    Trump jailed for tax fraud, collusion with a hostile power, inciting riot etc etc

    Get well soon Mr President. You utter tool.
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    Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,319
    edited October 2020
    It's a beastly disease. You wouldn't wish it on anybody, even Trump. Let's hope he and Melania come through it ok. Best wishes to them both.

    Before entering the ECV Spread Markets I checked with Sporting Index that the bets would be void if Trump or Biden dropped out, for any reason. They confirmed this would be so. I am not sure what Betfair's position is.

    Let's just hope the Election campaign gets back on track soon. I can't see this helping Trump at all but it's a bit soon to be speculating on that.

    Talk about Black Swans. :anguished:
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    kyf_100kyf_100 Posts: 3,949
    Great, look forward to the French coughing up for 1066. And I still haven't forgiven the Italians for Hadrian.
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    Philip_ThompsonPhilip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    edited October 2020
    Trump claiming in a speech before the announcement that advances in treatments mean mortality has been reduced by 85%

    Is there any truth to that? I though treatments like Remdesivir etc had maybe reduced mortality by a third not 85%?

    Is the 85% simply because of increased testing now finding the asymptomatic or has actual mortality been reduced?
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    MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 25,197

    I can't bring myself to echo Edmund of Tokyo's previous remark, because no matter how godawful someone is I don't wish them dead. On the other hand, I kind of hope that if he does make it through it's only after a torrid time that may teach him not to be such a moron about this ghastly virus. I certainly think it changed Boris.

    As for my Melania comment, it was only because I thought she can't stand him?

    Indeed. I also agree with your Melania comment. As for Johnson, yes he was idle, feckless and incompetent pre-Covid.
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    logical_songlogical_song Posts: 9,718
    Pulpstar said:

    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    Yep agreed. What about if they are obese?

    He'll have the best medical care available on the planet too.
    Yes, I`m guessing his privilege and wealth will counteract the obese bit. he`s not that obese though is he? He`s quite tall.
    Technically he's obese: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/14/donald-trump-weighs-243-pounds-doctor-says-after-physical/2846158002/
    It`s a bit contradictory. It also says: "Last year, he was weighed at 239 pounds, giving the 6-foot-3 president a body mass index of 29.9, just under the level of 30 that is considered obese."
    I was around that weight a couple of years back and am 6'1. He's way over that. Around 260 at least.
    ... and here's a picture of 6'2" Justin Trudeau next to a shorter Trump.
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5827019/Justin-Trudeau-proves-Trump-overstating-height-two-inches-means-obese.html
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    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
    Any exposure on Pelosi?

    https://twitter.com/btfoshizzle/status/1311924982604275712
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    eekeek Posts: 24,981
    IanB2 said:

    I can't bring myself to echo Edmund of Tokyo's previous remark, because no matter how godawful someone is I don't wish them dead. On the other hand, I kind of hope that if he does make it through it's only after a torrid time that may teach him not to be such a moron about this ghastly virus. I certainly think it changed Boris.

    As for my Melania comment, it was only because I thought she can't stand him?

    Changed Boris? He's just as useless and incompetent as he was before!
    Not quite he used to be useless and incompetent but had a je ne sais quoi that both hid those items and meant they didn't really matter.

    That je ne sais quoi has evaporated and brought his uselessness and incompetency to the fore.
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    So I guess I get bragging rights because I was on here back in April (I think - it's not showing in my history!, but I will dig it up) saying that there was no way Trump wouldn't get this given his attitude and a bet on Pence might be a good idea. I recommended betting on Pence and was shot down because the betfair market is about who is the president after Election Day.

    I got 25 quid on at 200-1, it went down to 45-1 in May but I didn't cash out.

    I was regretting this a few days ago as Pence had gone out to 500-1. Now I can't wait to cash out...

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    As for what it does to the camapign, I think this only accelerates the Biden landslide.

    If Biden caught it from the Trump entourage at the debate, and Trump recovers, but Biden is still ill on election-day... I don't think that's a positive for Biden.
    It's by no means impossible that Biden will contract the virus at some point, but is this particularly likely he'd have done so at the debate? It's not like they were having drinks and nibbles in the green room. At most they'd have passed like ships in the night at the venue.

    His VP pick was also chosen specifically because she was a highly credible potential replacement, and indeed her net favourable ratings are a little better than Biden, and better than Trump or Pence.

    As it is, I do actually think there will be a sympathy boost for Trump as a backlash against rather unkind comments about someone who, whatever your view on his politics (and mine is extremely negative), is ultimately a man with a fairly young son who is in a high-ish risk group and has a potentially nasty virus.
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    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
    So you will be £71.75 down when Hillary wins. You'd better hope Betfair voids the market!
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718
    rkrkrk said:

    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
    You've done well to cover Pence and a bit better than me generally. Surprised you're not more negative on the field.

    I'm:
    +810 Biden
    -750 Trump
    +195 Kamala
    -530 Pence
    -550 the field.
    I`m -2762 Trump, with Haley and Pence my best results, closely followed by Biden.

    I`m worried about BF shenanighans over void rules.
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    IanB2 said:

    Of all the hideous geek-speak to slither into everyday vocabulary, " the 'Rona " is by far the worst.

    Please desist.

    You writers get together and sort it out amongst yourselves? ;’
    Coronavirus, Covid-19, Corona, CV-19. For the love of god anything but 'the Rona' please ;)
    I usually go with "Covid". I know it's properly Covid-19, but the 19 seems rather superfluous.
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    Not that I thought Trump was going to win, but its game over for his re-election. He can't do his rallies, the one thing he does that can drum up support.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    Trump claiming in a speech before the announcement that advances in treatments mean mortality has been reduced by 85%

    Is there any truth to that? I though treatments like Remdesivir etc had maybe reduced mortality by a third not 85%?

    Is the 85% simply because of increased testing now finding the asymptomatic or has actual mortality been reduced?

    A third sounds about right to me. No way 85%.
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929

    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    All the ballots will be printed and quite a few even cast for Trump already.

    This is the Hillary scenario that was discussed a few weeks ago.

    Trump's going to be on the ballot paper and in plenty of states the electoral college voters are legally obliged to vote for whoever wins the state, even if they are dead.

    This has the makings of the Theresa May exit date market shambles.
    My Betfair position was OK at suspension

    Joe Biden
    £1,064.07

    Donald Trump
    -£881.74

    Kamala Harris
    £738.75

    Hillary Clinton
    -£71.75

    Mike Pence
    £479.51

    Michelle Obama
    -£69.25

    Michael Bloomberg
    -£72.35

    The field
    -£72.25
    Any exposure on Pelosi?

    https://twitter.com/btfoshizzle/status/1311924982604275712
    -£72.75 at Betfair, bookie bets are a combo of generic Dem bets and Biden.
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    Trump mocking Biden for always wearing a neck diaper in public isn't looking so smart.
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    Andy_CookeAndy_Cooke Posts: 4,818
    Foxy said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    As a ballpark figure that sounds about right, perhaps a little higher.

    Being significantly incapacitated for weeks/months is quite possible though.
    I think hospitalisation-level illness is around 10-20% for an obese 74 year old (which is, of course, 80-90% no hospitalisation), and serious symptoms that wouldn’t really need hospitalisation (but feel awful) are a further 20% or so.

    I’d assume they’d be erring on the precautionary side, so maybe one in three chance of hospitalisation for him (so still a majority chance of no hospitalisation).

    Up to 3 months post-viral-syndrome/lingering covid about 10-20% (but almost unrelated to the other odds, so not on top of, or within those, but a separate dice roll), and Long Covid lasting beyond 3 months about 5%.

    Those are rough numbers, but they do provide a jumping off point for a variety of political scenarios.

    - Trump is asymptomatic (with subset scenarios of everyone close to him has no more than mild symptoms and fully recovers, someone close to him has at least mild symptoms and lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and fully recovers, someone close to him is hospitalised and has lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and dies.
    - Trump has mild symptoms and fully recovers
    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects
    - Trump is hospitalised and fully recovers
    - Trump is hospitalised and has lingering effects
    - Trump is hospitalised and dies

    Separate to the human element that this is a person potentially suffering from a possibly nasty illness and is in a vulnerable group, we can’t overlook the political factors that he’s President of the US in this natural disaster and the election is coming up in one month; those are the scenarios possible, and each one can lead to very different futures
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    FeersumEnjineeyaFeersumEnjineeya Posts: 3,898
    edited October 2020

    So I guess I get bragging rights because I was on here back in April (I think - it's not showing in my history!, but I will dig it up) saying that there was no way Trump wouldn't get this given his attitude and a bet on Pence might be a good idea. I recommended betting on Pence and was shot down because the betfair market is about who is the president after Election Day.

    I got 25 quid on at 200-1, it went down to 45-1 in May but I didn't cash out.

    I was regretting this a few days ago as Pence had gone out to 500-1. Now I can't wait to cash out...

    Presumably the odds on Kamala have gone down too, given the increased risk that Biden may also be infected?
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    Andy_CookeAndy_Cooke Posts: 4,818

    Foxy said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    As a ballpark figure that sounds about right, perhaps a little higher.

    Being significantly incapacitated for weeks/months is quite possible though.
    I think hospitalisation-level illness is around 10-20% for an obese 74 year old (which is, of course, 80-90% no hospitalisation), and serious symptoms that wouldn’t really need hospitalisation (but feel awful) are a further 20% or so.

    I’d assume they’d be erring on the precautionary side, so maybe one in three chance of hospitalisation for him (so still a majority chance of no hospitalisation).

    Up to 3 months post-viral-syndrome/lingering covid about 10-20% (but almost unrelated to the other odds, so not on top of, or within those, but a separate dice roll), and Long Covid lasting beyond 3 months about 5%.

    Those are rough numbers, but they do provide a jumping off point for a variety of political scenarios.

    - Trump is asymptomatic (with subset scenarios of everyone close to him has no more than mild symptoms and fully recovers, someone close to him has at least mild symptoms and lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and fully recovers, someone close to him is hospitalised and has lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and dies.
    - Trump has mild symptoms and fully recovers
    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects
    - Trump is hospitalised and fully recovers
    - Trump is hospitalised and has lingering effects
    - Trump is hospitalised and dies

    Separate to the human element that this is a person potentially suffering from a possibly nasty illness and is in a vulnerable group, we can’t overlook the political factors that he’s President of the US in this natural disaster and the election is coming up in one month; those are the scenarios possible, and each one can lead to very different futures
    My rough finger in the air estimates on probability of the above are:
    - Asymptomatic - 25%
    - Mild/ full recovery - 25%
    - Mild/lingering symptoms - 15%
    - Hospitalised/full recovery - 15%
    - Hospitalised/lingering symptoms - 15%
    - Hospitalised/dies - 5%

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    Does anyone know how long the markets are likely to be suspended? Doesn't everybody know now, or do we have to wait for the US to wake up?
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    logical_songlogical_song Posts: 9,718
    Scott_xP said:
    It obviously counts as an October Surprise - but I expected it to be engineered by Trump to help Trump - so even more surprising.
    Might not be over yet - I expect McConnell and SC Nominee Barrett will also be getting tested.
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929
    @AndyCooke

    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects

    I'll take this one
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    Pulpstar said:

    @AndyCooke

    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects

    I'll take this one

    How would we tell?
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    NigelbNigelb Posts: 62,613

    Betfair have suspended their markets too.

    Again, why?

    Actuarial risk is part of gambling and something I've been factoring into my strategy.

    I guess there’s at least a possibility of insider betting for a few days, so a shortish suspension isn’t entirely unreasonable.

    Voiding the market would be. Though I have to acknowledge I’m not disinterested in the question.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    Foxy said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    As a ballpark figure that sounds about right, perhaps a little higher.

    Being significantly incapacitated for weeks/months is quite possible though.
    I think hospitalisation-level illness is around 10-20% for an obese 74 year old (which is, of course, 80-90% no hospitalisation), and serious symptoms that wouldn’t really need hospitalisation (but feel awful) are a further 20% or so.

    I’d assume they’d be erring on the precautionary side, so maybe one in three chance of hospitalisation for him (so still a majority chance of no hospitalisation).

    Up to 3 months post-viral-syndrome/lingering covid about 10-20% (but almost unrelated to the other odds, so not on top of, or within those, but a separate dice roll), and Long Covid lasting beyond 3 months about 5%.

    Those are rough numbers, but they do provide a jumping off point for a variety of political scenarios.

    - Trump is asymptomatic (with subset scenarios of everyone close to him has no more than mild symptoms and fully recovers, someone close to him has at least mild symptoms and lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and fully recovers, someone close to him is hospitalised and has lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and dies.
    - Trump has mild symptoms and fully recovers
    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects
    - Trump is hospitalised and fully recovers
    - Trump is hospitalised and has lingering effects
    - Trump is hospitalised and dies

    Separate to the human element that this is a person potentially suffering from a possibly nasty illness and is in a vulnerable group, we can’t overlook the political factors that he’s President of the US in this natural disaster and the election is coming up in one month; those are the scenarios possible, and each one can lead to very different futures
    My rough finger in the air estimates on probability of the above are:
    - Asymptomatic - 25%
    - Mild/ full recovery - 25%
    - Mild/lingering symptoms - 15%
    - Hospitalised/full recovery - 15%
    - Hospitalised/lingering symptoms - 15%
    - Hospitalised/dies - 5%

    Great post
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    It's a beastly disease. You wouldn't wish it on anybody, even Trump. Let's hope he and Melania come through it ok. Best wishes to them both.

    Before entering the ECV Spread Markets I checked with Sporting Index that the bets would be void if Trump or Biden dropped out, for any reason. They confirmed this would be so. I am not sure what Betfair's position is.

    Let's just hope the Election campaign gets back on track soon. I can't see this helping Trump at all but it's a bit soon to be speculating on that.

    Talk about Black Swans. :anguished:

    Bf rules say:

    "This market will be settled according to the candidate that has the most projected Electoral College votes won at the 2020 presidential election. Any subsequent events such as a ‘faithless elector’ will have no effect on the settlement of this market. In the event that no Presidential candidate receives a majority of the projected Electoral College votes, this market will be settled on the person chosen as President in accordance with the procedures set out by the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution."
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    MalmesburyMalmesbury Posts: 44,405

    I wish this hadn't happened and hope Trump recovers quickly and doesn't get seriously ill or worse from this. Not just the usual platitudes of "setting aside politics" but for politics too.

    Trump needs to lose and lose "bigly" in November. It was looking increasingly plausible that Biden could win ~400 ECV and absolutely smash Trump. That's good for America to show that Trumpism is madness that must not be tolerated again, like Corbynism here.

    If Trump gets seriously ill or worse he'll go down as a martyr for his cause and will have never lost.

    He needs to lose fair and square, so get well soon Mr President.

    If he dies the world gets denied all the fun thats to come:
    Trump orders republican governors to close down mail-in vote counts
    Trump incites armed white militia to "guard" polling stations in black districts
    Trump refuses to concede defeat
    Trump lawyers argue in court the illegality of votes cash for Biden which disregard his claim to the Presidency
    Trump declares the election result void and his intent to continue
    Trump issues Executive Order giving himself immunity from prosecution
    Trump arrested in the Oval Office and dragged out
    Trump jailed for tax fraud, collusion with a hostile power, inciting riot etc etc

    Get well soon Mr President. You utter tool.
    The biggest reason for wishing Trump well. Mike Pence.

    IIRC, according to US electoral law, it is too late to run another candidate. So Mike Pence would be the Republican nominee. And given that he isn't Trump and a sympathy vote - could just make it.

    Trump is a braying jerkass. Mike Pence had all the bad policies and ideas - but in a more presentable package....
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    Nigelb said:

    Betfair have suspended their markets too.

    Again, why?

    Actuarial risk is part of gambling and something I've been factoring into my strategy.

    I guess there’s at least a possibility of insider betting for a few days, so a shortish suspension isn’t entirely unreasonable.

    Voiding the market would be. Though I have to acknowledge I’m not disinterested in the question.
    The only reason IMHO that a market should be voided due to mortality is if the mortality is due to unnatural causes (eg an assassination).

    It would clearly be wrong if someone could bet that Trump would leave office this year then shot him.

    Other than that I don't think its appropriate. But companies are commercial and can do whatever is in their interests within the rules. Worth noting the Johnson markets were only suspended when he was hospitalised though.
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    PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 75,929

    Pulpstar said:

    @AndyCooke

    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects

    I'll take this one

    How would we tell?
    You probably won't be able to. Unless they're severe and lingering like Boris'.
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    eekeek Posts: 24,981
    Stocky said:

    Foxy said:

    Stocky said:

    Just had a quick scoot round Google and the fatality rate for a 74 year old male is sub 5%. Let`s not get carried away.

    As a ballpark figure that sounds about right, perhaps a little higher.

    Being significantly incapacitated for weeks/months is quite possible though.
    I think hospitalisation-level illness is around 10-20% for an obese 74 year old (which is, of course, 80-90% no hospitalisation), and serious symptoms that wouldn’t really need hospitalisation (but feel awful) are a further 20% or so.

    I’d assume they’d be erring on the precautionary side, so maybe one in three chance of hospitalisation for him (so still a majority chance of no hospitalisation).

    Up to 3 months post-viral-syndrome/lingering covid about 10-20% (but almost unrelated to the other odds, so not on top of, or within those, but a separate dice roll), and Long Covid lasting beyond 3 months about 5%.

    Those are rough numbers, but they do provide a jumping off point for a variety of political scenarios.

    - Trump is asymptomatic (with subset scenarios of everyone close to him has no more than mild symptoms and fully recovers, someone close to him has at least mild symptoms and lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and fully recovers, someone close to him is hospitalised and has lingering symptoms, someone close to him is hospitalised and dies.
    - Trump has mild symptoms and fully recovers
    - Trump has mild symptoms and lingering aftereffects
    - Trump is hospitalised and fully recovers
    - Trump is hospitalised and has lingering effects
    - Trump is hospitalised and dies

    Separate to the human element that this is a person potentially suffering from a possibly nasty illness and is in a vulnerable group, we can’t overlook the political factors that he’s President of the US in this natural disaster and the election is coming up in one month; those are the scenarios possible, and each one can lead to very different futures
    My rough finger in the air estimates on probability of the above are:
    - Asymptomatic - 25%
    - Mild/ full recovery - 25%
    - Mild/lingering symptoms - 15%
    - Hospitalised/full recovery - 15%
    - Hospitalised/lingering symptoms - 15%
    - Hospitalised/dies - 5%

    Great post
    I suspect the all important question is what the situation will be in 2+ weeks time when he could be back campaigning, which looks to be 50/50 on those odds.
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    AlistairAlistair Posts: 23,670
    Nigelb said:

    Betfair have suspended their markets too.

    Again, why?

    Actuarial risk is part of gambling and something I've been factoring into my strategy.

    I guess there’s at least a possibility of insider betting for a few days, so a shortish suspension isn’t entirely unreasonable.

    Voiding the market would be. Though I have to acknowledge I’m not disinterested in the question.
    The whole point of peer to peer betting is insider betting.

    That is the purpose of the market. It should not need to be suspended.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    I wish this hadn't happened and hope Trump recovers quickly and doesn't get seriously ill or worse from this. Not just the usual platitudes of "setting aside politics" but for politics too.

    Trump needs to lose and lose "bigly" in November. It was looking increasingly plausible that Biden could win ~400 ECV and absolutely smash Trump. That's good for America to show that Trumpism is madness that must not be tolerated again, like Corbynism here.

    If Trump gets seriously ill or worse he'll go down as a martyr for his cause and will have never lost.

    He needs to lose fair and square, so get well soon Mr President.

    If he dies the world gets denied all the fun thats to come:
    Trump orders republican governors to close down mail-in vote counts
    Trump incites armed white militia to "guard" polling stations in black districts
    Trump refuses to concede defeat
    Trump lawyers argue in court the illegality of votes cash for Biden which disregard his claim to the Presidency
    Trump declares the election result void and his intent to continue
    Trump issues Executive Order giving himself immunity from prosecution
    Trump arrested in the Oval Office and dragged out
    Trump jailed for tax fraud, collusion with a hostile power, inciting riot etc etc

    Get well soon Mr President. You utter tool.
    The biggest reason for wishing Trump well. Mike Pence.

    IIRC, according to US electoral law, it is too late to run another candidate. So Mike Pence would be the Republican nominee. And given that he isn't Trump and a sympathy vote - could just make it.

    Trump is a braying jerkass. Mike Pence had all the bad policies and ideas - but in a more presentable package....
    My initial feeling is that Pence would have a lower chance of beating Biden than Trump because many Trump-worshippers wouldn`t turnout to vote. But I`d be interested in any views to the contrary.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,226
    Er. Why have they suspended the market? Some of us have Pence bets for exactly this situation.
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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718
    edited October 2020
    @kinabalu get out of bed - I`d be interested in your take on all of this.
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    Er. Why have they suspended the market? Some of us have Pence bets for exactly this situation.

    Probably because they don't want the publicity of their name splashed out in the news reports.
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    MrEdMrEd Posts: 5,578
    Putting aside the human element of this and not wanting anyone to be sick...

    I would imagine the person who hopes most Trump is forced to stand aside is McConnell, not Biden. I think Pence as the Republican Presidential candidate would be an ideal scenario for him and the Republicans - someone who has been seen as loyal to Trump’s base and trustworthy enough to keep the flame but not having the same motivating factor for his opponents. I’d also expect, in that scenario, Ivana Trump to be the VP pick - Trump would love to see his daughter be the first US female President and it’s easy given Pence’s age to see him stepping down after one term.

    If that happened, I think the Republicans would wipe the floor, either with Biden or Harris as the picks. The Democrats’ strategy has been all about opposition to Trump, getting him out etc etc. Take that away and they have nothing, especially so close to an election.
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    Scott_xP said:
    That does reflect very badly on Blackford simply as a politician. If he didn't know instinctively and immediately what the public reaction would be to an MP who'd tested positive sauntering around an intercity train etc, he has no business being a senior politician.
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    MrEdMrEd Posts: 5,578
    @Peter_the_Punter i recognise I still need to come back to you!
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    Scott_xP said:
    That does reflect very badly on Blackford simply as a politician. If he didn't know instinctively and immediately what the public reaction would be to an MP who'd tested positive sauntering around an intercity train etc, he has no business being a senior politician.
    Nobody cares about Blackford today though. They entirely by accident chose a good day to bury bad news.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,226
    Maybe Trump's four year reign of lying has got to me: but am I the only one who is thinking 'oh really?' You have the virus?

    Hmmm.

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    StockyStocky Posts: 9,718

    Maybe Trump's four year reign of lying has got to me: but am I the only one who is thinking 'oh really?' You have the virus?

    Hmmm.

    No, you`re not the only one thinking that, as I hinted at earlier.

    Conspiracy theories of all stripes will sprout from this.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,226
    Stocky said:

    I wish this hadn't happened and hope Trump recovers quickly and doesn't get seriously ill or worse from this. Not just the usual platitudes of "setting aside politics" but for politics too.

    Trump needs to lose and lose "bigly" in November. It was looking increasingly plausible that Biden could win ~400 ECV and absolutely smash Trump. That's good for America to show that Trumpism is madness that must not be tolerated again, like Corbynism here.

    If Trump gets seriously ill or worse he'll go down as a martyr for his cause and will have never lost.

    He needs to lose fair and square, so get well soon Mr President.

    If he dies the world gets denied all the fun thats to come:
    Trump orders republican governors to close down mail-in vote counts
    Trump incites armed white militia to "guard" polling stations in black districts
    Trump refuses to concede defeat
    Trump lawyers argue in court the illegality of votes cash for Biden which disregard his claim to the Presidency
    Trump declares the election result void and his intent to continue
    Trump issues Executive Order giving himself immunity from prosecution
    Trump arrested in the Oval Office and dragged out
    Trump jailed for tax fraud, collusion with a hostile power, inciting riot etc etc

    Get well soon Mr President. You utter tool.
    The biggest reason for wishing Trump well. Mike Pence.

    IIRC, according to US electoral law, it is too late to run another candidate. So Mike Pence would be the Republican nominee. And given that he isn't Trump and a sympathy vote - could just make it.

    Trump is a braying jerkass. Mike Pence had all the bad policies and ideas - but in a more presentable package....
    My initial feeling is that Pence would have a lower chance of beating Biden than Trump because many Trump-worshippers wouldn`t turnout to vote. But I`d be interested in any views to the contrary.
    People are already voting in some states. Long queues iirc.

    Is this is a stunt to stop them by putting in FUD?
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    MalmesburyMalmesbury Posts: 44,405
    Stocky said:

    I wish this hadn't happened and hope Trump recovers quickly and doesn't get seriously ill or worse from this. Not just the usual platitudes of "setting aside politics" but for politics too.

    Trump needs to lose and lose "bigly" in November. It was looking increasingly plausible that Biden could win ~400 ECV and absolutely smash Trump. That's good for America to show that Trumpism is madness that must not be tolerated again, like Corbynism here.

    If Trump gets seriously ill or worse he'll go down as a martyr for his cause and will have never lost.

    He needs to lose fair and square, so get well soon Mr President.

    If he dies the world gets denied all the fun thats to come:
    Trump orders republican governors to close down mail-in vote counts
    Trump incites armed white militia to "guard" polling stations in black districts
    Trump refuses to concede defeat
    Trump lawyers argue in court the illegality of votes cash for Biden which disregard his claim to the Presidency
    Trump declares the election result void and his intent to continue
    Trump issues Executive Order giving himself immunity from prosecution
    Trump arrested in the Oval Office and dragged out
    Trump jailed for tax fraud, collusion with a hostile power, inciting riot etc etc

    Get well soon Mr President. You utter tool.
    The biggest reason for wishing Trump well. Mike Pence.

    IIRC, according to US electoral law, it is too late to run another candidate. So Mike Pence would be the Republican nominee. And given that he isn't Trump and a sympathy vote - could just make it.

    Trump is a braying jerkass. Mike Pence had all the bad policies and ideas - but in a more presentable package....
    My initial feeling is that Pence would have a lower chance of beating Biden than Trump because many Trump-worshippers wouldn`t turnout to vote. But I`d be interested in any views to the contrary.
    I think that Pence would try and sell himself as the appointed successor of The Dear Leader - to the Trumpistas. To the swing voters - Mr Sober Politician.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,226

    So I guess I get bragging rights because I was on here back in April (I think - it's not showing in my history!, but I will dig it up) saying that there was no way Trump wouldn't get this given his attitude and a bet on Pence might be a good idea. I recommended betting on Pence and was shot down because the betfair market is about who is the president after Election Day.

    I got 25 quid on at 200-1, it went down to 45-1 in May but I didn't cash out.

    I was regretting this a few days ago as Pence had gone out to 500-1. Now I can't wait to cash out...

    Presumably the odds on Kamala have gone down too, given the increased risk that Biden may also be infected?
    I stand to win a stupendous amount if Kamala is elected POTUS.

    Pretty f*cking angry this morning that BF have suspended.

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    NigelbNigelb Posts: 62,613
    MrEd said:

    Putting aside the human element of this and not wanting anyone to be sick...

    I would imagine the person who hopes most Trump is forced to stand aside is McConnell, not Biden. I think Pence as the Republican Presidential candidate would be an ideal scenario for him and the Republicans - someone who has been seen as loyal to Trump’s base and trustworthy enough to keep the flame but not having the same motivating factor for his opponents. I’d also expect, in that scenario, Ivana Trump to be the VP pick - Trump would love to see his daughter be the first US female President and it’s easy given Pence’s age to see him stepping down after one term.

    If that happened, I think the Republicans would wipe the floor, either with Biden or Harris as the picks. The Democrats’ strategy has been all about opposition to Trump, getting him out etc etc. Take that away and they have nothing, especially so close to an election.

    Fantasy.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,226
    Biden just spent a couple of hours in the same room as Trump.

    Gulp.
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