In fact, as Trump's victory began to seem more likely on Election Night, stock-market futures did tumble.
Far more likely, say election experts of all stripes, is a narrowly contested campaign revolving around the mobilization of party loyalists and an attempt to win over a small slice of voters who will remain undecided until almost the end.
And in Britain, the Conservative Party is tearing itself apart over Brexit, making more likely an election that could bring to power a Labour Party led by an anti-Semitic neo-Marxist.
If he can't, which is much more likely, an election can be called at 90 days' notice.Mr Sharon will want to depict himself to his party's 300,000 registered voters as the unwavering defender of the settlements even at the expense of the unity government, at whose head he has enjoyed high national popularity.
Various good commentators are noting that Bernie has lately been campaigning in a way that fails to deal honestly with the reality that the race for the nomination is over and that is making more likely the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.
The main opposition party gave warning that this made fraud more likely.Local elections were held in South Africa after a bad-tempered campaign.
The former is more likely, but elections must in any case take place by early 2018 and Grillo will be perfectly placed to seize the moment.
This in turn makes fresh bouts of unrest look more likely, once elections of some description are restored.Any chance that the latest coup might bring a ceasefire to the sort of yellow-shirt-versus-red-shirt class war that has long riven Thai society looks all the more distant.
After watching a debate, viewers are more likely to follow election news, discuss the election with friends and family, get involved in one of the campaigns, and vote.
But as the Taliban and other militants continue their attacks on government officials, aid workers and now election workers, and armed factions are still causing sporadic clashes in northern Afghanistan, it looks more and more likely that the election process will be increasingly disruptive.
