When asked about their preference for a second-choice candidate, those surveyed ranked Campbell the highest with 23.4%. For the same question, Wu garnered 21.7%, Janey had 14.4%, Barros was at 8.1% and Essaibi George came in with 6.4% support. A little more than 20% of voters surveyed were undecided about their second choice. Another question asking Wu supporters for their second choice confirmed 43% support for Campbell.

2020 Presidential Election

Some players, including ones on the made my day Atlanta Dream team that Loeffler co-owns, voiced their displeasure by wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts in support of the top Democratic candidate running against her. Now, Warnock and Loeffler are headed for a Jan. 5 runoff after they finished 1-2 in their 20-person race but both fell well short of the 50 per cent vote share needed to win. Betfair said it also recorded an improvement in Trump’s odds, at the same level. One person had placed £1m on Biden, Betfair said, in the biggest political bet of all time. As the day wore on, it became evident that Colorado was going to join the ranks of sports betting states. Voting was close across much of the state, and at the end of the night, sports betting scored victories in five of the nine cities, including the heavily populated Manchester, which also sits just across the Massachusetts border.

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As of Monday, more than 12,000 bets worth $3 million had been placed on the U.S. election on PlayNow.com, the B.C. Betting ahead of election day had largely gone with pollsters, who predicted Joe Biden as the likely victor. Biden’s odds of a win among bettors on the Betfair Exchange have fallen to 40 per cent from 61 per cent earlier. An independent candidate is placed at 250/1 to win the US Election this week.

Republican Candidate

Oddsmakers like Jimmy Vaccaro and Johnny Avello continue to lobby for its legalization, with Vaccaro regularly commenting on elections on Twitter and posting “for entertainment purposes only” odds. Another open question is whether the House will meet it’s deadline for voting on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and how many votes it will get. Traders price “232 or fewer” at 67¢, meaning it would only get a dozen Republicans’ support at best, if voted upon. The committee is also beginning to aggressively gather evidence for its investigation. “Every member of this committee is dedicated to conducting a non-partisan, professional and thorough investigation of all the relevant facts regarding Jan. 6 and the threat to our Constitution we faced that day. I have accepted the position of vice chair of the committee to assure that we achieve that goal,” – Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said in a statement Thursday.

This is why it’s important to lock in your bets when you see some great value for a candidate, or in some cases, waiting can be better in case a politician drops out of the race leading up to the election. You have to have a solid betting strategy to excel in political betting online. All eyes appear to be on political campaigns in 2024, with the United States Presidential election likely to be one of the most unpredictable in recent years as the fallout of the Trump campaign is sure to linger for some years.

The slow tally of election results has been excruciating for many Americans. We’re trapped in an uncertain limbo, refreshing electoral maps and wondering why vote counting is taking so long. I wouldn’t wish this anxiety on anyone who doesn’t have a personal stake in US electoral politics, but thousands of non-Americans have eagerly placed bets on the presidential race. Usually, sportsbooks will only cover the federal election betting market (with the exception of tight governor’s races).

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Whenever there’s an election, it’s fascinating to see what the bookies have to say. Although they were on the end of a major upset when Trump won in 2016, the industry is regulated by insider knowledge and expertise on probability. Sean Maloney is an experienced writer, first starting out in the tech industry then pursuing his passion as a sports writer.