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pat_k

(14,459 posts)
19. Got it!
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 09:57 PM
Jun 8

When I placed my bet on Steyer advancing, it really was just a flyer.

The only reason I tried to open an account at all is that I firmly believe the felon is incapable of making the necessarily humiliating deal with Iran -- a deal that will paint a giant L for Loser on the forehead of a man constitutionally incapable of sucking up a defeat. Toward the end of May the odds for a bet of No on "US-Iran nuclear deal before 2027?" was something like 30%. I figured I'd put my money where my mouth is and make the bet. However, when I tried to open an account I hit a seemingly inescapable circle of failure to deposit funds and gave up.

It wasn't until I saw the Steyer bet down to 3.1 cents that I thought I'd take a flyer and give depositing money into the account another shot. This time it worked.

On the Iran deal, more people are seemingly beginning to "get" that as long as the felon is in the WH, there will be no "deal" because the odds on a deal before 2027 are now 50/50.

I'd go for no deal before 2028, but I think that sometime in 2027, as global and domestic chaos and harms escalate and more trumpublicans "get" that there is literally no way out of the Iran mess with the felon in the WH, they'll start pushing him to resign "for health reasons" to save face or be removed so J.D. can make the deal.

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No RandySF Jun 8 #1
Gentlemans bet? If Steyer doesnt make it to the runoff SSJVegeta Jun 8 #3
Would it be impolite to rub it in now? onenote Saturday #31
It would not! SSJVegeta Saturday #33
Yes SSJVegeta Jun 8 #2
Why si Becerra's ceiling also capped? lol obamanut2012 Jun 8 #8
Becerra isnt capped sorry. Hilton is. The remaining votes will be split at least close to evenly bt Steyer and Becerra SSJVegeta Jun 8 #9
Basically the remaining votss are almost entirely favoring Becerra and Steyer SSJVegeta Jun 8 #10
obamanut2012........... Upthevibe Jun 9 #26
Far from nil. Still a longshot but definitely could happen. Wiz Imp Jun 8 #4
I believe he will get at least within a point of Hilton SSJVegeta Jun 8 #6
Nope. onenote Saturday #32
I swearrr I meant "within 2 points!" SSJVegeta Saturday #34
There are currently about three hundred thousand votes separating Hilton and Steyer senseandsensibility Jun 8 #5
No obamanut2012 Jun 8 #7
He would need to win all the rest of the vote by more karynnj Jun 8 #11
Nope SSJVegeta Jun 8 #12
That batch is higher than the average batch as been karynnj Jun 8 #18
We shall see SSJVegeta Jun 8 #24
Jsut a small percentage dropped today and Steyer ate into Hiltons lead by about 1/4th SSJVegeta Jun 8 #13
Not exactly rich on a $20 bet, but it would be fun. pat_k Jun 8 #14
Rich...er? SSJVegeta Jun 8 #15
Isn't she on track for second? pat_k Jun 8 #16
Yeah but my bet was on first cause I'm like that SSJVegeta Jun 8 #17
Got it! pat_k Jun 8 #19
For some reason ddhq already called it for Hilton. That seems way too early and I think they are going to get burned SSJVegeta Jun 8 #20
They are usually pretty good on calls. Of course, time will tell. pat_k Jun 8 #21
So the deficit is apparently 216k votes I think. I think SSJVegeta Jun 8 #22
pat_k... Upthevibe Jun 9 #28
I was responding what proved to be a typo ("second" mistakenly appeared in place of "first"... pat_k Jun 9 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Jun 8 #23
I'm hopeful. Met Steyer for a small group lunch meeting and loved what I heard. CoopersDad Jun 9 #25
NBC just called it for Hilton senseandsensibility Jun 9 #27
Not a surprise. pat_k Jun 9 #29
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