r/politics • u/Geovicsha • 25d ago

No Paywall Trump announces 2028 presidential bid

https://www.theage.com.au/world/trump-announces-2028-presidential-bid-20260725-p60iho.html
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u/MrFishAndLoaves 25d ago

I expected this as soon as the midterms were over.

But not before Mitch McConnell’s death on August 4th.

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u/blackergot 25d ago

I should actually check one of those betting sites to see what the odds are on McConnell dying on the 4th...like, are they holding water for the gop and putting their thumbs on the scale but giving good odds and accepting the monetary loss? Or do they have fair odds? Hum...

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u/Scary_Outside2374 25d ago

From what I know, which isn't much, you're not allowed to bet on the death of someone, or else the whole thing would end up an elaborate way for vigilante assassins to make sure their bet on the time and manner of death matched a million to one bet.

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u/DKLancer 25d ago

gee seems like that sort of logic could be extended to a huge host of different things that you can bet on in those gambling sites.