Monday 1 August 2016

US PRESIDENTIAL BETTING: The Democratic National Convention was great for Hillary Clinton

Political pundits often talk about the “convention bump” that Presidential hopefuls get when they officially accept their party’s nomination. Bookmakers think Hilary Clinton had a great one if her new odds are anything to go by.

Most bookies give her odds of 4/9to win the November Presidential election, shorter than the 1/2 odds she had last week before the Democratic National Convention (DNC) started.

Her Republican rival Donald Trump, meanwhile, saw the odds he had since his own convention bump lengthen slightly, from an average of 13/8 to 7/4.

A Morning Consult poll released on Sunday gave Clinton a 43% to 40% lead over Trump following the DNC , a 7-point flip from its last poll just after the Republican convention. Clinton made particular gains with independent voters and men, beating Trump by one point in the latter category. For the full article click here 



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