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2016 is a very interesting year in politics. Was wondering if we're going to have the opportunity to put some our hard-earned Sherdog money on the line for a favorite candidate or nominee.
not sure about sherdog $, but i know a lot of people will want to be betting on politics, discuss away!
At +700 Jeb! might be worth a small play for the convention. Sure as shit the party does not want Trump.
Do you guys think that "any other party for president" is worth a bet at +5500 in the instance that Trump does not win the Republican nomination and runs as an independent? If Trump does indeed not win the Republican nomination and runs as an independent you could always hedge with "Not Trump as president".
If by 'The Party' you mean the establishment politicians of both parties, you'd be correct.At +700 Jeb! might be worth a small play for the convention. Sure as shit the party does not want Trump.
If by 'The Party' you mean the establishment politicians of both parties, you'd be correct.
But sorry, I pay very close attention to politics, and Jeb has zero chance. Marco does, but he's trailing behind Cruz and his establishement ties and record will probably sink him.
In all likelyhood, it's either Trump or Cruz.
If all the other establishement candidates (Jeb, Christie, and Kasich) drop out and all their support goes to Marco, he's got a chance. But chances are, most of all their support have Trump or Cruz as their 2nd pick.
But eight years out of power, its hard to see the GOP conceding this race. The only candidate out of the four we've mentioned that could win a national race is Jeb! Trump wont. Rubio and Cruz have no cross over or out of the woodwork appeal.
Its going to take a firestorm from Sanders to keep Hillary from winning the convention, but either one is going to alienate the others base to an extent and others who dont like either.
This should be an easy race for the GOP to win, but i dont see it with the front runners.
I think Rubio has the best shot at a win for the GOP but it doesn't appear we agree. He's been the most well-spoken in the debates and the Republicans would be better off with someone that can appear to be moderate. If any of them have crossover, I'd think it's him, he just needs more breakout performances where he can show he's human. Jeb is kind of the same guy, but he's done nothing but mumble and he's even more obviously entrenched as a dog of the establishment in a year when they need a candidate who pretends to be more than an automaton.
GL on your bet; he's the only candidate that deserves to win.I also bet Bernie at +1500 to win the whole thing.
I have Bernie Sanders to be the next president at +2014 and +2125; I put $1.50 on each bet for some fun.2u on Bernie Sanders to be the next president +1000
What's Cruz's point spread? If it's +5.5 or better, you should place a bet. Hillary is a beast, but I don't think she'll be able to finish Cruz, let alone win more than 3 out of the 5 rounds; Cruz's footwork is too good.I took Cruz and Sanders for their party's respective nominations (at +2000 and +2500) - Both have shifted with Cruz down to +3XX, at times +2XX. I also played Not Carson back when he was surging around the second or third debate which looks good now too. Someone was highly recommending Carson wins the caucus way back when but it doesn't look like that's going to pan out - I just picked him not to be the Republican nominee.