Since then, betting markets show Orbán’s stock has fallen marginally, though there is no suggestion that his declining fortunes have been caused by Vance’s intervention.
So betting markets not polls, which would be pricing in the diminishing uncertainty as the day draws near, and it wasn’t like a sudden drop either.
There might not be a story here. Orban was losing, and he’s still losing.
So someone will bet big on him on Friday and they’ll do everything possible that he wins.
If you’re in Fidesz you already have a major financial stake in him winning. And maybe a stay-out-of-jail stake.
Hopefully he doesn’t lose like Nicolas Maduro lost the last election.
*based on odds on fucking polymarket. This is not news
Thanks for saving me a click
What, she couldn’t have just had OpenAI write the article for her?
If you see the line “Why it matters”, it’s very probably written by AI
I do rather hate that so many news orgs seem to be using polymarket et al as a drop-in replacement for actual polling, because polymarket is loosely affiliated, if at all, with reality. It’s a fucking betting platform. There’s nothing scientific or statistical about it that aligns with demographic realities.
Newsweek has always been a questionable source since its purchase by the notorious IBT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#Newsweek_(2013-present)
Not to mention that a quality poll would just be among qualified likely voters in the election in question, where as polymarket is just gambling addicts anywhere on the planet.
On the other hand, it’s well designed to surface inside information. Exactly the thing that lots of people complain about, but it’s a good thing if you’d like to use the prediction market to make predictions like this.
Lol
Did you say thank you?
Since then, betting markets show Orbán’s stock has fallen marginally, though there is no suggestion that his declining fortunes have been caused by Vance’s intervention.
Betting markets. Grain of salt taken.
If an STD were human. It would be J.D. Vance.
Well, that’d be one fo the first times Vance has done something that’s worth a shit, even if it were inadvertent.
Even bad people can be useful! Even if only as a bad example.
JD Vance is the human equivalent of a sad trombone
JD baby face screaming about how EU tries to affect the voting, proceeds to manipulate the public with his speech. Ooookeydokay
One can only hope.
the Trump bump killed Pierre Poilievre’s 30% lead in Canada, and even after the loss, his MPs are all looking to defect to the Liberals.
These guys are clueless, this is not what Canada wants to see in political leadership…
I wouldn’t mind if Carney or Lewis went on JRE though.
I know he kills Orban’s chances just like he killed the pope.
The walking ballot-poison.
Chef’s kiss!
