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The symbol DJT was obviously slated to have a dynamic day. In a span of just hours, you can see how the price just doesn’t know what to do with itself, which is illustrative of the uncertainty of the entire situation. Never before have we had a proxy for a political figure like this!
Our gracious host recently weighed in on the 2024 presidential election. Tim opined that Donald Trump will win, primarily because “people are sick of the weirdness.” For Tim, who professes to be a libertarian, “weirdness” seemingly takes in highly successful, intelligent people who are just doing their own thing, such as Rachel Levine. (Editor’s Note: I think it’s because I was born as a grumpy old man.)
Last I checked, libertarians believe people should be free to do as they please unless it harms another person. As a libertarian, I should think Tim would be embracing that sort of “weirdness.”
But I digress. I have not come to discuss political ideology or where people stand on various controversial social and cultural issues. This article is about the important stuff: Who is going to win the 2024 presidential election, and why. The most likely winner is the incumbent, Joe Biden, and I’ll explain below why that’s true.
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I’d like to stroll directly into a place where angels fear to tread, which is speculation regarding the forthcoming election. If you don’t like political discourse, just skip it and tune in when we start the trading day tomorrow morning.
Allow me to preface this with two important facts. First, I’ve had a lifelong interest in politics. I have zero interest in sports, the Superbowl, March Madness, the Grammys, or any of that other stuff. However, I find U.S. elections absolutely riveting, and I’m already excited about this one, particularly since it is bound to be the craziest and potentially most consequential election of our lifetimes.
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I first picked up on the clues yesterday. First off, there was a perfect formation of seven military aircraft flying overhead and then, all around the neighborhood, were these signs:
