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Dominic Cummings (actually his buddy Ben and their shared polling methods) predicted the election outcomes well in advance, before it was even known that Harris would run. They were right on the money with specificity too, it seems: https://x.com/Dominic2306/status/1854275006064476410
Who else got things very right beforehand? Polymarket was obviously predictive. Elon Musk should never be underestimated, he bets big with well-deserved confidence. What other voices in future are trustworthy?
In the replies there is some interesting info on the French whale:
https://x.com/mbateman/status/1854278584338436386
https://www.wsj.com/finance/how-the-trump-whale-correctly-called-the-election-cb7eef1d
He hired a major pollster to ask people who their neighbors is voting for. The idea is that people might not reveal their own preferences, but will indirectly do that when asked to guess their neighbors preferences. The results were "mind blowing in favor of Trump". And with this info he bet $30 million on Polymarket.
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