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Latest Thoughts on the Campaign

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Back at the start of the year, when the market was plunging every day and I had the time and mental energy to devote myself to topics besides charts, I wrote this post called My Presidential Election Prediction. The core thesis was, “Status Quo means Hillary. Financial Mayhem means Bernie. Fear means Trump.”

So far, it seems Status Quo is winning. The status-y quo-ish stuff that’s happening is: (more…)