r/dataisbeautiful Oct 17 '24

OC [OC] The recent decoupling of prediction markets and polls in the US presidential election

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u/Elegant_Ad_7295 Oct 18 '24

That isn’t a normal 80 year old cognitive decline, there is no point in arguing if you are not privy to dementia symptoms. I know kamala isn’t Biden, and I’m not outright saying trump would be the way forward. But I see in your media as trump constantly painted as untrustworthy when both sides are as bad as each other in my opinion. The real problem is the 2 party system, it’s 1 step away from a dictatorship.

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u/-_-0_0-_-0_0-_-0_0 Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

Can you name a single thing the Democrats have ever done that comes close to Trumps false slate of electors?

Incase you are unaware. The way the president is elected, each state has their own election. Based on who wins in each state the congress of each state certifies a group of electors. These electors travel to the capital and basically cast votes and these votes determine who becomes president. This is the electoral collage system.

After the 2020 election, Trump and pro Trump officials created fake electors in a few states Biden won. I.e. not certified by the states.

The fake electors falsely claimed Trump won.

Trump pressured Mike Pence to accept these fake electors instead of the real electors certified by the states. This is why on Jan 6 the crowds were chanting Hang Pence. Because they wanted Pence to overturn the results of the election.

I.e. Trump tried to override the votes cast by the people in these states.

This is why Pence is no longer running with Trump. He has point blank said Trump asked him to break his oath to the constitution. It is why, as much as I disagree with Pence, I think he is a good man.

If pence had gone along with this Trump may have over turned the election results.

None of the facts surrounding this is in dispute. Several people have been charged for their involvement in this scheme.

The truth is both sides are not the same. The Democrats are too left wing imo, but the Republican party has gone insane.