You're missing your parent commenter's point. He/she means to say if more people are wrong then the odds are stacked higher against the candidate you expect to

You're missing your parent commenter's point. He/she means to say if more people are wrong then the odds are stacked higher against the candidate you expect to win therefore the payout in favor of your candidate would be higher. Sorry I think my comment is even more confusing but I hope you arrive at this conclusion anyway.