Chris Mills, Author at Presidential Election Odds

20Nov2019

Odds For The 2020 Democratic Nomination See Major Shift Before Fifth Debate

If the latest betting odds for the 2020 Democratic nomination are any indication, the race to win the party’s primary vote has never been tighter. A major shift has occurred at the top of the board, and two candidates are now listed as co-favorites prior to the fifth Democratic presidential debate. Elizabeth

19Nov2019

Joe Biden’s 2020 Odds Show Value After Dominating More South Carolina Polls

Joe shows no signs of slowing down in South Carolina. And no other Democrat contender for the nomination is even close, according to the latest polls from Quinnipiac University and the University of North Florida released on Monday. In the Quinnipiac poll, Biden checked in at 33%—20 percentage points ahead of

18Nov2019

Pistol Pete Shoots His 2020 Odds In The Foot After Kenya Stock Image, Holocaust Memorial Photo Op Backlash

“This guy” is not a safe bet to win the 2020 Democratic nomination. After leading the latest Iowa polls last week—and then getting even better numbers (25% with a 9-point lead according to CNN)—Pete Buttigieg’s odds broke a third-place tie with Bernie Sanders on Friday for the first time. The Democratic nominee

15Nov2019

Buttigieg’s 2020 Odds Show Slight Edge, Tops Iowa Poll But Near Bottom With Black Voters

Just a few months ago, Americans struggled even to pronounce the last name of then-relatively unknown Pete Buttigieg. Even Donald Trump notoriously mocked his last name at a rally, where the President called the South Bend mayor “Boot-edge-edge.” But as we enter the Holidays and head down the home stretch toward

14Nov2019

Hillary Clinton Entering The Race Would Burn The 2020 Election To The Ground

If you thought the final season of Game of Thrones was terrible, remember how it made no sense for Daenerys Targaryen to burn King’s Landing to the ground? I mean, Daenerys spent the entire series getting to that point only for her to throw it all away just so the plot could have her go […]

13Nov2019

Warren’s Winter? Her 2020 Odds Fall As Biden, Sanders, Buttigieg Close Gap

With the Summer Surge in the rearview mirror and the end of Fall coming into focus, it’s beginning to look like Elizabeth Warren may be in for a long, cold winter. And while she maintains her top spot in the latest 2020 Democratic Nominee odds, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg have closed the […]

12Nov2019

Another Day, Another Dem: Deval Patrick, With No Chance To Beat Trump, Mulls 2020 Run

Another day, another Democrat wants to join the 2020 race. Here’s how I like to imagine the conversation between Democrat mega-donors and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick went down last week: Democratic establishment: “Is this a Democratic candidate who will vote for whatever we want and legitimately

08Nov2019

Kanye West Says He’ll ‘Walk’ For President In 2024, May Receive Good Odds

HEH?! Grammy-award winning rapper Kanye West, while speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City on Thursday, said he will run—or walk, rather—for President in 2024. “When I run for president in 2024, we’re going to definitely—yo whatchu all laughing at?” West asked after

05Nov2019

Sondland Revises Trump Impeachment Testimony, Says There Was Clear Quid Pro Quo

While Donald Trump’s impeachment odds haven’t taken a hit yet, today’s bombshell may be enough to make waves through the political betting market. U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland—a Trump appointee Republican donor who gave $1 million to the President’s inauguration—had a sudden change of

04Nov2019

11 Years Ago Today, Barack Obama Was The Heavy Favorite To Win The 2008 Presidential Election

On an unusually warm 60 degree Nov. 4 evening in Chicago’s Grant Park, Barack Obama delivered his victory speech upon being declared the winner of the 2008 Presidential Election—becoming the first African American to be elected President of the United States. This pivotal moment in U.S. history arrived

Author Archives

Author: Chris Mills