Yo Lizard of Oz:
I believe I found a quote that is relevant to the biases I've claimed you had earlier. Searching through this thread is a pain in the ass, the search features aren't designed to sift through a 1200+ page thread.
https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-48360...pid1269007
Quote:Yes, we'll see.
I'll say this: if Trump wins Wisconsin, it's basically over. He'll be the nominee. But I think it's very, very unlikely.
Otherwise, my belief -- as it's been for weeks -- is that the primary will come down to two states: Indiana on May 3rd, and California on June 7th.
I think all Trump needs to do is win either one of these. If he wins both, he probably gets to 1237, which would be ideal. But even if wins just one of the two he'll be close enough that he'll be the nominee.
If Trump loses both Indy and Cali then I think we go to a contested convention and he doesn't win the nomination.
All in all, I like his chances; I'd give him about a 65%-70% chance of winning the nomination, which is higher than what the prediction markets are saying right now (they're at about 50%-55%).
I said you were too bearish and right here I'd say is pretty bearish, even though a lot of people were thinking this way.
His odds back then were higher than 70%, they were closer to 85%, and I did say back then that the worst case scenario for Trump was having to take someone like Ted as VP in order to get enough delegates.
Calling Trump the underdog may make sense according to media narrative, but not according to anything describing reality. Trump just gave a speech to tens of thousands of vets in DC today at the Rolling Thunder parade, meanwhile Hillary's name is only in the news because the FBI claims she broke the law.
The other advantages Trump has over Hillary are also extremely numerous. Personality wise, Trump wins over most, and Policy wise, Trump hits the right chords with moderates especially because of trade. Trade is huge and trade is the reason Bernie has put up such a fight against Hillary, likewise trade is going to be one of Trump's biggest selling points.
Too many people have gotten wrapped up in the "demographics are everything camp" yet act like Whites are a minority in this country. Trump is polling close
to 75% of White Males and by the time November comes enough women will be past the LMR phase to vote for Trump.
I've said since the beginning that as long as Trump wins 1/3 of women, hispanics, and Blacks he wins the election, Trump wins, but in practice it will come out like this:
45% Women
25% Hispanics
10% Blacks
So the deficit of Blacks and Hispanics will be made up among women. Trump is a player and I'm sure he's gotten past LMR many times. It's a bit sad that in order to win, a player needs to run in order to seduce the females, but that's the way it is.
Conversely, Hillary isn't getting any better looking, so it's extremely unlikely men are going to switch their vote.
So rather than an "underdog," the reality is that Trump has all the advantages and is looking at a 65%-70% chance of winning.
EDIT:
I think this will be the electoral outcome, although I may be too optimistic on the Michigan result:
220 v 318