Flip Pidot, founder of American Civics Exchange, joins the
podcast to discuss trends in polling and prediction markets and why
these are increasingly pointing to victory for Donald Trump -- and
a Republican sweep of Congress.
This podcast episode was recorded on Oct. 22, 2024, and
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Content Highlights
What started as a toss-up has quickly moved to resounding
victory for Trump (1:38);
About $40 million-worth of pro-Trump bets have flooded
prediction markets in recent weeks (4:55);
Early vote data is also clearly favoring Trump (12:58);
Background on the guest (23:05);
If the outcome of the election is close, either side is likely
to immediately challenge the results in court (34:30);
Fortunately, the guest views the likelihood as remote
(40:28)
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