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Trends Point to Trump Victory, Republican Sweep (Szn 6, Epsd 18)Podcast episode cover art featuring guest Flip Pidot

Trends Point to Trump Victory, Republican Sweep (Szn 6, Epsd 18)

Published October 23, 2024

With Flip Pidot, American Civics Exchange

Flip Pidot, founder of American Civics Exchange, joins the podcast to discuss trends in polling and prediction markets and why these are increasingly pointing to victory for Donald Trump — and a Republican sweep of Congress.

This podcast episode was recorded on Oct. 22, 2024, and made available for premium subscribers that same day — without ads or announcements. More information on premium membership options is available on our Substack page.

Content Highlights

  • What started as a toss-up has quickly moved to resounding victory for Trump (1:38);
  • About $40 million-worth of pro-Trump bets have flooded prediction markets in recent weeks (4:55);
  • Early vote data is also clearly favoring Trump (12:58);
  • Background on the guest (23:05);
  • If the outcome of the election is close, either side is likely to immediately challenge the results in court (34:30);
  • Fortunately, the guest views the likelihood as remote (40:28)

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Contrarian Calls, Revisited: Biden Victory and the ‘Rotation to Value’

Published March 30, 2021

Scott Colbert, chief economist at Commerce Trust Company, on the eve of last November’s presidential election predicted a ‘blue wave’ followed by a rotation into value stocks.

“The Democratic turnout is going to be much larger than it was, and that’s enough right there to carry most of those swing states back to the Democratic side,” Colbert said last Oct. 28. “You’re not going to have enough pro-Trump voters to offset that Democratic wave.”

This would lead to “Democrats rolling this thing” and taking back the Senate as well as the White House. The biggest change for markets would be a rotation from growth to value. “It’s the combination of the election and a vaccine,” Colbert said.

Corporate America would be punished in the terms of higher tax rates, which would affect growth companies more than any other segment of the market. This would make growth stocks less appealing to investors. Value stocks would benefit from this development.

“If you’re looking for a contrarian play, I think it’s the rotation to value,” Colbert said.

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Season 2, Episode 33: Watch for ‘Blue Wave,’ Followed by Rotation Into Value Stocks

Published November 1, 2020

With Scott Colbert, chief economist, Commerce Trust Company

Scott Colbert, chief economist at Commerce Trust Company in St. Louis, rejoins the Contrarian Investor Podcast to discuss the state of the economy on the eve of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. 

In Colbert’s view, the economic recovery is “square root” shaped, with a quick bounce from the bottom followed by “the lazy L that comes after the easy V-part.” Politically, he anticipates a Biden victory and return of the Senate to democratic control. This will eventually lead to a higher tax rate for corporations, which together with a coronavirus vaccine will cause a rotation into value stocks.

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