Donald Trump Still Favored To Win By Polymarket Betters Despite Kamala Harris Gains

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Polymarket betters are predicting Republican nominee Donald Trump will win the 2024 U.S. presidential election this November despite impressive gains by presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.

According to Polymarket’s 2024 Official Election Forecast, Trump has 61 percent of the vote, while Harris trails behind with 37 percent.

Donald Trump Favored Over Kamala Harris By Polymarket Betters

Polymarket betters have also placed their votes for a number of other political figures to take the White House this November, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nikki Haley, and Elizabeth Warren each receiving less than 1% of the vote.

Trump has remained a favorite of users on the betting site and previously dominated current U.S. President Joe Biden in the official poll just two weeks ago, who at the time only had a measly 19% of all votes.

News of Trump’s continued popularity on Polymarket comes amid a turbulent few weeks regarding the 2024 race for the White House.

On Sunday, July 21, Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race before fully endorsing Harris as his replacement on the Democratic ticket.

My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best… pic.twitter.com/x8DnvuImJV

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024

“I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he said in his announcement. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”

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Since announcing her intent to run, recent polls show that Harris has been a more competitive candidate against Trump than he predecessor, she is still slightly behind.

Trump, meanwhile, doubled down on his commitment to cryptocurrencies at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville on Saturday, telling audiences that he would make the United States “the crypto capital of the planet and Bitcoin superpower of the world.”

“If crypto is going to define the future, I want it to be mined, minted, and made in the USA,” he said. “If Bitcoin is going to the moon…I want America to be the nation that leads the way.”

It was previously rumored that Harris might attend the premiere digital asset conference, however, she ultimately declined to appear.

Nonetheless, billionaire Mark Cuban recently told reporters that a Harris presidency might be more open to cryptocurrencies than the Biden administration.

“The feedback I’m getting, but certainly not confirmed by the VP, is that she will be far more open to business (artificial intelligence), crypto, and government as a service,” Cuban said. “Changing the policies changes the message and lets everyone know she is in charge and open, literally, for business.”