{"id":3919,"date":"2016-07-20T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T21:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/backgroundprobability\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2016-07-20T14:25:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T19:25:56","slug":"graph-week-dem-veepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/backgroundprobability\/2016\/07\/20\/graph-week-dem-veepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Graph of the Week \u2014 Dem Veepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, the prediction markets correctly called the GOP VP<\/a> selection, albeit with marginal levels of confidence. To the surprise and dismay of faithful viewers of the amazing new reality television show that is the Donald Trump campaign, he went with a relatively safe and boring political insider known as Mike Pence. About the only thing amusing which came out of this was their short-lived power-top logo, which looked something like this:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/darth\/status\/753983871880790016<\/p>\n

(Trigger warning: Eerily reminiscent of what “happy atheist” blogger PZ Myers once advised regarding a certain gelato store owner.)<\/p>\n

Will the Democratic nominee also decide to stick with the safe pick, a political insider with plenty of\u00a0executive experience at the gubernatorial level? The betting markets are saying probably yes.<\/p>\n

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Via PredictIt<\/a>, as of 20-Jul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Personally, I’d like to see her go with something bold<\/a> and at least a little outside of the box, but that is looking less and less likely these days.<\/p>\n

On the upside, at least Clinton and Kaine do look comfortable together.<\/p>\n

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Thank you, Virginia and Senator @TimKaine<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/1xp7HVga0w<\/a><\/p>\n

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n