The first Republican primary debate has shifted the betting odds to win the 2024 GOP nomination Former President Donald Trump continues to lead both the polls and the odds despite missing the debate due to ongoing legal battles Both Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy saw their Republican nomination odds improve over the past week Primary season is fast approaching with the Republican Party’s Iowa caucuses now only 140 days away (Jan. 15, 2024). Last Wednesday, the GOP held its first of two primary debates and the two main challengers to former President Donald Trump – Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ra ..read more

The average odds of Donald Trump winning the 2024 GOP Presidential nomination have improved from +123 to -130 That betting line is shortening as Trump is facing indictment on campaign finance charges in New York More indictments against the former US President could be coming as soon as later this week Not even an indictment can derail the Presidential aspirations of Donald Trump. The Donald once made a boast that he could shoot somebody in the middle of Fifth Avenue in New York City and it wouldn’t cost him any voters. Give the man credit, because it appears that in this case, he knows what ..read more

Donald Trump’s odds of winning the 2024 US Presidential election shortened to +200 from +300 Trump remains the -110 odds-on favorite to earn the 2024 Republican Presidential nominee Expectations are that the 45th President of the United States is going to announce his 2024 candidacy for President later this month Is Donald Trump going to be a candidate in the 2024 US Presidential election? That answer isn’t yet known. However, should the 45th President of the United States decided to throw hit hat in the win for 2024, oddsmakers are really liking Trump’s chances of moving back into the White ..read more

The GOP are -120 favorites to sweep to victory in both the House and Senate in the 2022 Midterm Election Republicans are a huge -650 chalk to capture the House All of the Midterm Election odds and predictions are outlined in the following story Oddsmakers are projecting a huge day for the Republican Party on Nov. 8. That’s when the US Midterm election will be held, and all accounts are suggesting a return to power for the GOP is in order. A Republican House and Republican Senate is the -120 favorite in the Midterm Election odds. On the other hand, a Democrat sweep of both houses of Congres ..read more

In the Wisconsin Governor race, incumbent Democrat Tony Evers is the odds-on -138 favorite to be re-elected Prior to Evers defeating Republican Scott Walker in 2018, the last 13 incumbents to seek re-election as Wisconsin Governor were all successful in defeating their opponent An incumbent Democrat hasn’t lost a Wisconsin Gubernatorial election since 1934 Tony Evers is seeking a second term as Governor of Wisconsin, and history is certainly siding with him. Then again, Republican Tim Michels is more likely to be pointing to recent history in terms filling the Governor’s chair in the Cheese ..read more

Democrat Josh Shapiro is the -400 favorite to defeat Republican Doug Mastriano in the Pennsylvania Governor election Shapiro is displaying a healthy lead in the polls Two of the last three Governors in the Keystone State were Democrats In the Pennsylvania Governor race, the lines are clearly drawn between Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Doug Mastriano. Take education, for instance. Shapiro, currently Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, wants to increase funding for public education. He’s seeking to follow the path laid out by current Governor Tom Wolf. Mastriano, a Pennsylvania State Senat ..read more

Incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak is a slight -125 favorite to win the Nevada Governor election Republican challenger Joe Lombardo is listed with a betting line of -110 Sisolak is the first Democrat to sit in the Nevada Governor’s chair since 1999 In the race for Governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak is seeking to do what no Democrat has proven able to achieve in nearly a quarter century – win a second term. In fact, by winning his first term, Sisolak is already an overachiever. Prior to his 2019 win, no Democrat had captured the Nevada Governor’s chair since 1999. On the other hand, when Democra ..read more

Republican Derek Schmidt is the -163 favorite to win the Kansas Governor election over Democrat Laura Kelly Kelly has served as Governor of the state since 2019 Schmidt is currently the Kansas Attorney General In her battle to maintain her position as Governor of Kansas against Republican Derek Schmidt, incumbent Democrat Laura Kelly has history on her side. The last five Democrats to run for re-election as Governor of Kansas were all successful. The oddsmakers, though, are leaning at history being made. They are liking Schmidt as the -163 favorite over Kelly. George Docking, in 1961, was th ..read more

Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly is the -125 favorite to retain his seat as an Arizona Senator during the 2022 midterm election The Republican challenger is set at odds of -110 Democrats are currently filling both Arizona Senate seats Arizona has been going blue of late and the feeling is it’s a shade that oddsmakers believe the state’s voters will continue to embrace come the November US midterm elections. Former astronaut Mark Kelly won election to the Senate in 2020. He was joining fellow Democrat Kristen Sinema, a winner in 2019. Both Senate seats were previously held by Republicans. Howeve ..read more

Donald Trump was the winner of the  Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) 2024 Republican presidential straw poll Sunday, garnering 55% Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the only other candidate to poll in double digits at 21% As a result, DeSantis saw his average odds of winning the 2024 GOP Presidential nomination shorten from +1300 to +550 Perhaps it can be chalked up to home-field advantage. Whatever the case, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the only person not named Donald Trump who proved capable of dramatically moving the needle during CPAC in Orlando, Fla. As the conferenc ..read more