
Oct 18, 2016 -- 4:59PM, Ovalman. wrote:
I think she's a shoe in but is her health a worry? What if she drops dead before the election, is your bet void or is it just tough luck? If the bet was voided I'd have a couple of quid on her.It just shows how crazy the election is when you can buy your way to President.
That can't be a serious consideration, surely. Even if you assume she has a 10% chance of dying per year, the odds of her kicking the bucket in the next 3 weeks would be about 0.6%. I think that would be a pretty heavy overestimate, too. I mean, I guess running for president is very stressful, so she's more likely to die next week than in an average week, but on the other hand she doesn't seem to be at death's door yet. I'd say the odds of her dying before the election would be around 0.2%, or less.
Other things are more likely, e.g. Assange really has something on her and manages to get it out before the election. The big concern for me would be the standard accumulation of unknown unknowns that make backing heavy favourites a bit worrying.