Oddsmakers Break Down 2024 Election Favorites
While we still have the surely-fraught 2022 midterms to come, there are plenty of political observers who are already looking ahead to the highly contentious 2024 presidential contest as well.
The big topics, of course, are whether or not Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can right the ship enough to be considered legitimate contenders for reelection, and whether or not Donald Trump throws his hat back in the ring as he has so often hinted at.
The speculation on both subjects has been rampant, and oddsmakers are beginning to formulate some hypotheses.
The latest presidential election betting odds have former President Donald Trump as the clear favorite to take back the White House in 2024.
According to Empire Stakes, Trump is the “+300 election betting favorite to win in 2024,” as it notes that sports betting sites “across Europe, where political betting is legal,” began right after the 2020 presidential election.Empire Stakes provided the implied probability, which has Trump at 25 percent. President Joe Biden follows at +400, or 20 percent, and Vice President Kamala Harris follows with +700, or 12.5 percent.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) comes in fourth, closely behind Harris, standing at +800, or 11.1 percent.
And then, oddly…
Notably, Kanye West and Joe Rogan were also included, with Ye sitting at +10,000 or 1 percent, and the famed podcaster with +20,000 or .5 percent […]
Joe Biden’s disastrous first year in office has had many Democrats wondering whether or not he should be nominated for reelection at all.