US Presidential Election Betting Update PT 1

As yet another Republican debate is set to unfold on Tuesday evening in America, things are starting to get very interesting as we are less than 60 days away from the opening salvo of the 2016 election season - the Iowa Caucuses. It appears as though Hillary Clinton has been able to hold steady in her position as the outright favourite and this represents a great betting opportunity for anybody who feels as though the Republicans are set to ride a wave of voter disenchantment all the way to the White House. 

It goes without saying that this election has been absolutely turned upside down by the presence of Donald Trump in a candidacy that is as successful as it has been baffling. The simple fact remains that nobody has seen anything like this before in the history of modern American politics. 

At this time last year Donald Trump was considered a novelty wager and many bookmakers had him at 100/1 or more to even get the Republican nomination. As it currently stands, The Donald is considered the third outright favourite to win the presidency itself with a listing as low as 4/1 with some bookmakers and a price of 8/1 looming as the highest listing you’ll find on him.

It represents a credible way to gauge that his campaign really does seem to be for real and it’s certainly worth noting that more than one bookmaker now lists him as the second favourite behind Hillary - which hasn’t happened at any other time during the campaign. 

Marco Rubio is trading at a price of around 4/1 with most major bookmakers and is still considered the second favourite behind Hillary by the vast majority of European books taking bets on this contest. Rubio is a young and idealistic portrait of an an establishment candidate and many believe that he would do much to attract to Latino community to the Republican party.