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The betting moves against Mayor Pete following accusations of sexual assault

The betting moves against Mayor Pete following accusations of sexual assault

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BREAKING: Media Darling Buttigieg Accused of Sexual Assault https://t.co/JDWZx8qmsf — Big League Politics (@bigleaguepol) April 29, 2019 Whatever the veracity his betting odds are going to move out Given the extraordinary media coverage that Mayor Pete has been getting I had been sort of expecting something like the above Tweet to emerge. Whatever the truth of these allegations I don’t know but it it is part and parcel of political campaigns that things like this do happen. My guess is…

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Biden is polling far better in the national primary surveys than in the first two states to decide

Biden is polling far better in the national primary surveys than in the first two states to decide

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With Obama’s former VP, 76 year old Joe Biden, today entering the race for the WH2020 Democratic nomination he does so from a position of strength in national polls of party voters. The chart shows the latest Real Clear Politics polling average national lead for Joe Biden over Bernie Sanders and Pete butcher Jack compared with the latest surveys in Iowa and New Hampshire. These are, of course, the first two to decide and where all the active presidential campaigns…

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On healthcare Farage, Trump’s biggest British cheerleader, is vulnerable

On healthcare Farage, Trump’s biggest British cheerleader, is vulnerable

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Those opposed the Brexit party should change the subject to the NHS Last November Donald Trump took a beating in the midterm elections when his opponents, the Democrats, were able to make his threats to undermine what public health system there is in the United States into an issue. This is an approach that will be used at WH2020 for once something has become an an entitlement then it is exceedingly difficult and politically dangerous to take it away. In…

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A ridiculous spectacle, looking in detail at Julian Assange’s arrest.

A ridiculous spectacle, looking in detail at Julian Assange’s arrest.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwkmtuz6q2g Assange’s arrest – his white beard, wink and ponytail giving him a very woke mixture of metrosexual man, cheeky rebel and Russian dissident  – is the latest scene in a life made for film. Now, following a spell at Her Majesty’s pleasure (her prisons, in NI anyway, used to faeces-smearing prisoners unlike the bemused Ecuadorians bulk-buying extra-strong Cilit Bang) he faces the possibility of extradition to Sweden or the US to face charges of sexual assault and conspiracy to hack…

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Pete Buttigieg’s an interesting candidate but shouldn’t be a favourite

Pete Buttigieg’s an interesting candidate but shouldn’t be a favourite

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A 30-something gay small-city mayor should not be 14/1 to win WH2020 Precedent is a good guide but a bad determinant. To believe that something cannot happen because it hasn’t previously happened is to end up being unpleasantly surprised. It’s therefore possible that the Democrats could look past the current or former governors, senators and vice-president in order to select as their candidate someone who’s not just the mayor of a city the size of Chesterfield but who’s still in…

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Mayor Pete takes the lead in New Hampshire amongst those nomination contenders younger than 72yo Trump

Mayor Pete takes the lead in New Hampshire amongst those nomination contenders younger than 72yo Trump

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While we have all been focused on the developments on Brexit there has been a lot of movement in the fight for the Democratic nomination for next year’s White House race. This starts the hot up in a few weeks when the first of the Dem Primary TV debate debates is held. The big sensation who has been making waves is the 37 year old mayor of a small city in Indiana, Pete Buttigieg who’s come from almost nowhere and…

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As we wait for the Newport result an interesting chart on the rise Pete Buttigieg for the WH2020 Democratic nomination

As we wait for the Newport result an interesting chart on the rise Pete Buttigieg for the WH2020 Democratic nomination

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Here you can see how @PeteButtigieg has risen in search interest this year.https://t.co/yaz7Sm5f8g pic.twitter.com/78pxqB7TkJ — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) April 1, 2019 There ‘s little doubt that the “story” of the WH2020 Dem race in recent weeks has been the rise and rise of the 37 year old gay mayor of a small city in Indiana to be the Dem nominee. The latest news is that his fundraising in going well $7m in Q1 which while not in the Sanders’ league is…

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Following the overnight allegations about WH2016 Dem favourite Biden it is hard to see him entering the race

Following the overnight allegations about WH2016 Dem favourite Biden it is hard to see him entering the race

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Chart – Betdata.io The ex-VP’s betting price plummets The past few days have been a taxing one for 76 year old former Vice President Joe Biden as he ponders whether or not to throw his hat into the ring for the 2020 White House Democratic nomination. First came a revival of criticism about his handling in the early 1990s of the Anita Hill hearing when he was chairman of the Senate judiciary committee. She had been brought in as a…

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