Apologies — the newsletter was cut off just as we got to the good stuff! Here’s the rest of it (hopefully)
So what does the moon have to do with the speech?
If you take a second look at the mentions through the lens of Trump touting the Artemis II launch — a topic with which he’s obsessed — as a beacon of good news to offset a Very Serious Address, things start to look a little different. Values change. Possibilities emerge!
Trump is an optimistic guy and a carnival barker, objectively, no matter what your politics. “Come check out this great thing!” And with an open mic and a need to throw in some good vibes — and a rocket going to(ward) the moon… let’s re-examine things in terms of what he might say when referring to a rocket to the moon:
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Democrat | 53% |
Ground | 42% |
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Biden | 34% |
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China | 33% |
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Easter | 29% |
America First | 28% |
Stock Market | 25% |
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Golden Age | 23% |
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Hottest | 19% |
Russia / Russian | 21% |
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Man, do I love “Golden Age” at 23%. “A new Golden Age of space exploration” — right?
In that same vein:
“We are the hottest country on Earth right now”
“We’ll get there before China, before Russia”
“Putting America First.. on the moon”
“The stock market will be flying higher than the four brave astronauts on their way to outer space right now”
“While we’re here on the ground, four brave astronauts…”
… you get the idea.
I have never been one for “Combos”… but I might try a Russia/China one. And maybe another adding in Golden Age. And while “ground” is inflated because people assume there will (or won’t) be some mention of a ground invasion, I’m looking at it from the POV of him waxing poetic about us being here on the ground while Artemis II is among the stars. He’s waxed poetic before!
There’s a very good chance Trump brings up Artemis II tonight, and if you believe in that angle, there is plenty of value to be had in the prediction markets right now.