Would you bet against Donald Trump becoming president? Lots of us have. British gamblers have reportedly put more than £1 million on Trump not reaching the White House. Put this down to the general loathing of ‘the Donald’, plus a common sense instinct that, while Americans may be mad and/or stupid, they can’t be that mad and/or stupid. Most bookmakers have Trump at 4-1 to become president. At those odds, most pundits on either side of the pond would advise betting against.
A more difficult question now is whether Trump can win the Republican nomination. Most UK bookmakers now price him at 6/4 or 15/8 for that market. The bookies have had to shorten the odds because the polls consistently show Trump miles ahead — despite (or probably because of) the media hostility towards him.
For months, political experts have been saying that Trump is about to fade, and he keeps proving them wrong.
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