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evdubs 11 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

No, those are just longshot odds that bookmakers, for whatever reason, have.

maxerickson 11 months ago [–]

"for whatever reason"

Because enough people wanted to bet on it and they make money on every bet.

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