South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican vice presidential nomination, according to the odds provided. newsweek The major bookmakers made the announcement nearly six months before voters delivered their verdict on November 5th.
The UK-based book company Betfair said Scott was ahead of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (11.1%) and Tulsi, a former House Democrat who has become a popular figure in conservative media, on Aug. 1. , giving him a 5/1 (16.7%) chance of becoming the Republican vice presidential candidate. Gabbard at 9/1 (10%).
Donald Trump is seen as the Republican presidential nominee and has fielded all of his Republican challengers in a series of primaries, and barring any unforeseen events, he will likely be seeking a second term in the White House in November. He will become the standard-bearer of the party.
Republican vice presidential candidate odds are 12/1 for Gabbard, Florida Rep. Marco Rubio (7.7%), New York Rep. Elise Stefanik 13/1 (7.1%), and during the Trump era. Ben Carson, former housing secretary, will follow.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, one of President Trump's main Republican primary opponents, and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance are also said to be running.
newsweek has reached out to a representative for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign for comment via email.
Scott was asked by NBC News' Kristen Welker on Sunday whether he could be Trump's running mate, a day after Trump appeared at Mar-a-Lago with other running mate candidates. Ta.
He replied: “No, ma'am. What we talked about this weekend was how bad the economy is for the single parents who raised me. We need to get rid of Bidenomics all over the room. , we had a lot of conversations about the importance of achieving inflation.''To be honest, we didn't have any conversations about selecting a vice president. ”
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was widely seen as one of the front-runners to be President Trump's running mate, but her odds are in doubt after she mentions the shooting death of her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in her new book. It dropped sharply. Not trainable. ”
The story was reported in late April, when there was a 10% chance that Noem would be President Trump's running mate, according to Polymarket, a prediction website that allows users to try to predict the world situation. After that, it fell to just 2%.
There are rumors that Trump's main opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, may also be in the running, but Betfair only gives him an outside chance at odds of 25/1.
According to Betfair, Trump is the slight favorite over President Joe Biden in the November election, with odds of 6/5 (45.5 percent) for Trump and 7/5 (41.7 percent) for the Democratic incumbent. It has become.
But the bookmakers also said Mr Biden was likely to win the popular vote, with a 2/5 chance (71.4%) compared to 4/1 (20%) for Mr Trump.
Betfair also puts the odds of Republicans controlling the Senate after the November election at 2/5 (71.4 percent), compared to Democrats' 2/1 (33.3 percent).
talk to newsweek Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: “Whoever wins the presidential election will need support in the Senate. “This is something that has become clear from the battles that lawmakers have been fighting over in recent months.”
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