Because he has a urge to tell people market is at the top, however fears the backlash if it doesn't happen in the very near future. It is difficult to tell people to be bearish at this point of the cycle
As soon as AP, Fox and NBC mention that Trump is "leading the race" or "likely to win" as votes as collected, they can resolve the result to "Yes". That's why the odds on Trump are much higher.
Verisign.. not much to say other than it is boring. Downside I think is limited. Upside most analysts don't see much but I am hoping for some surprise, e.g. price increase, more website registrations, potentially M&A etc..