There is a new betting favorite in the presidential race ahead of the critical debate set for Tuesday night.
Former President Donald Trump retook a narrow lead over Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time since mid-August when the action, which U.S. oddsmakers cannot take part in legally, moved definitively toward the vice president during the Harris-Walz ticket’s honeymoon.
Trumps recovery with punters comes in-spite of a slew of incoherent answers on economic policy provided by the Republican candidate to questions from the New York Economic Forum, the illegal use of Arlington National Cemetery for political campaigning and the endorsement of Harris from former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney.
Tuesday’s debate could prove an impetus for the betting markets to move again as voters get to see the candidates side-by-side for the first time in the campaign.
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