Donald Trump Favoured In 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Former President Donald Trump is favoured to win the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to betting odds posted in Canada.
U.S. sportsbooks cannot accepts bets on the presidential election, but DraftKings Sportsbook Ontario posted odds this week, listing Trump as the favourite at +250.
The one-term Republican president lost in the 2020 election to current President Joe Biden, a Democrat. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office in January 2021.
Trump is one of two Republicans listed as favourites ahead of Biden. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is second at +300, following by Biden at +550.
After Trump, DeSantis and Biden, other top contenders are:
Kamala Harris +1200
Mike Pence +1400
Nikki Haley +2500
Pete Buttigieg +2500
Gavin Newsom +3000
Michelle Obama +3500
Dwayne Johnson +4000
Hillary Clinton +4000
Elizabeth Warren +4500
Other Presidential Odds
DraftKings is giving odds in Ontario on 43 people in the next U.S. presidential election.
In addition to the names previously listed, others include Tucker Carlson (+5000), Ted Cruz (+5000), Tom Cotton (+6500) and Jeff Bezos (+6500).
Also listed are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (+6500), Bernie Sanders (+10000), Meghan Markle (+15000), Kanye West (+10000) and Mark Zuckerberg (+20000).
New Polling On Biden, Trump
In recent interviews, Biden and Trump have indicated they might run in the November 2024 election.
Biden recently told a reporter for Israel’s Channel 12-TV that he “would not be disappointed” in a rematch between himself and Trump.
For his part, Trump said in a story posted this week on New York magazine’s “Intelligencer" website that he has made up his mind but hasn’t decide whether to announce before or after the midterm elections this November.
“I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win,” he said.
According to Forbes magazine, new polling indicates most Americans don’t want Biden or Trump to run again.
Only 29% of Americans want Biden to seek reelection in 2024, while just 39% want Trump to run.
These figures were released this month by the Harvard University Center for American Political Studies and Harris Insight and Analytics.
