Tag: coronavirus

  • Five Narratives That Could Determine the Election

    Five Narratives That Could Determine the Election

    This article first appeared at gamblerspick.com on 19th May 2020 Both the polls and betting odds are remarkably stable. According to the Betfair Exchange, Donald Trump has a 48% chance of re-election at odds of 2.06, compared to 42% for Joe Biden at 2.38.  Meanwhile, the constant swirl of rumour and conspiracy surrounding both major…

  • Does Coronavirus help or hinder Donald Trump?

    Does Coronavirus help or hinder Donald Trump?

    As the world begins to come to terms with the shock of Coronavirus, every assumption, every preconception, has to go. That is already evidently the case with regards economics, work and productivity. So it must too with politics. It means that even I – the archest of Trump critics, somebody whom his supporters call a…

  • Will Coronavirus derail Trump’s re-election bid?

    Will Coronavirus derail Trump’s re-election bid?

    Sport may be cancelled but politics carries on as usual. In fact coronavirus is generating even greater focus on the 2020 US Presidential Election. Betfair markets souring on Trump re-election Over the past fortnight, the odds about Donald Trump winning a second term have drifted markedly. From a low of [1.64], equivalent to a 61%…