John Lloyd, Author at Presidential Election Odds

17Sep2019

Bolton Firing Prompts Odds On Next Trump Staffer To Go

On Tuesday, September 10, President Donald Trump ousted National Security Advisor John Bolton from the White House. While there is some controversy over whether Bolton was fired or resigned, the upshot is that – like clockwork – yet another Trump administration “stalwart” has been sent packing. As has become

16Sep2019

Trump’s Reelection Odds Steady As GOP Challengers Invent Latest Scandal

The Three Stooges are making a comeback. And, as has become a tired cliché in the entertainment industry, they’re calling President Donald Trump a coward. Of course, we’re not talking about Larry, Curly, and Moe (or even Shemp), here. No, these stooges are the announced challengers to Trump in the 2020 Republican

13Sep2019

How The 2020 Democratic Odds Compare To Post-Debate Polls, Pundits

So, which Democratic presidential hopeful won the latest showdown? It’s not always easy to tell what’s going to move the needle in a given candidate’s direction, but debates are considered a decent indicator of how the country will respond in the next batch of national polls. Of course, major news sites often get

11Sep2019

A Texas Toast: MyBookie Posts Props Ahead Of Third Democratic Debate

Round three, fight! On Thursday, September 12, the third round of the DNC debates gets underway in Houston, Texas. The event is scheduled to run from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm EST, and ABC is handling the network broadcast. Though the debate is going up against Thursday Night Football, it promises far more fireworks

09Sep2019

Mark Sanford’s 2020 GOP Odds Show Little Chance Against Donald Trump On The Trail

Donald Trump officially has a third Republican primary challenger. Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford entered the race on Sunday, September 9. When asked why he’s throwing his hat in the ring, Sanford said that he’s doing so to combat the spending of the federal government under Trump, whom he’s nicknamed

06Sep2019

Alabama’s safe, but will Hurricane Dorian hit Trump’s re-election odds?

On September 4, with Hurricane Dorian bearing down, President Donald Trump held a now-infamous press briefing about where the storm might make landfall in the United States. Holding up an NOAA-branded hurricane projection map, Trump stated that southeastern Alabama was “going to get a piece.” Since the map as

05Sep2019

Andrew Yang Campaign Pays Dividends As Kamala Harris Odds Fall

Andrew Yang is campaigning on giving you and me $1000, but for the moment, he’s giving Kamala Harris +1000, instead. Harris, once a front-runner for the DNC nomination, has tumbled in the polls and at the books of late, still woozy from Tulsi Gabbard’s crushing blow at the second round of Democratic Presidential

28Aug2019

Third Democratic debate expected to be one-night event without Gabbard and Steyer

Two nights or not two nights; that is the question. As the deadline looms to qualify for the third Democratic debate in Houston, Texas, half the field is not expected to make the cut. If no others qualify, the ten current 2020 Democratic candidates will share one stage on September 12. Candidates have until 11:59

26Aug2019

Former Trump supporter Joe Walsh eyes 2020 presidential run

President Donald Trump officially has another challenger for the 2020 election. But this time, it’s not a Democrat—and no, he’s not the Eagles guitarist. Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, who currently serves as a conservative talk radio host for “The Joe Walsh Show,” told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week

23Aug2019

Odds-less Seth Moulton ends 2020 presidential campaign to focus on Congress reelection

For those who knew Seth Moulton was even running for president, he has decided to end his campaign. Massachusetts’s 6th congressional district representative could not garner enough support from voters, leading to his early exit. Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran, hoped his centrist views and military

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