With a convincing win in the Iowa caucus and potential wins in early deciding states, former President Donald Trump is getting closer to securing the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential election.
While many feel the 2024 Republican presidential race has already been decided, one item that hasn’t been decided is who the former president will select as his vice presidential running mate.
What Happened: Trump won the Iowa caucus with 51% of the vote, earning 20 delegates in the Republican primary race. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley ranked second and third with 21.2% and 19.1% of the vote, respectively.
Since the results of Iowa, Republican candidates DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy have both dropped out of the race. Both candidates pledged their support to Trump with endorsements for the former president.
The race is now a two-person battle between Trump and Haley with New Hampshire voting in the primary Tuesday night and a key election taking place in Haley’s home state of South Carolina on Feb. 24.
While many people in the U.S. can’t bet on the outcome of the 2024 election or upcoming state primaries, a cryptocurrency prediction market has odds and bets ready to go.
Calling itself the world’s largest prediction market, Polymarket offers betting on items in categories such as politics, Middle East, sports, cryptocurrency, pop culture, business and science. On Polymarket, users deposit to Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) using USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) and can deposit with Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).
One of the hottest betting markets on Polymarket is the overall 2024 election odds, which has attracted $18 million in wagers. Another rising in popularity market is who will be Trump’s vice presidential pick, which has attracted over $212,000 in wagers.
The platform, which cashes out winning wagers at $1 offers several selections for Trump’s potential vice president pick.
Here are the current betting odds for Trump’s potential vice presidential pick:
Vivek Ramaswamy: 12 cents yes, 89 cents no
Elise Stefanik: 26 cents yes, 77 cents no
Nikki Haley: 11 cents yes, 90 cents no
Kristi Noem: 19 cents yes, 83 cents no
Tucker Carlson: 2.5 cents yes, 98.9 cents no
Ron DeSantis: 3.6 cents yes, 97.6 cents no
Tim Scott: 12 cents yes, 92 cents no
Kari Lake: 4.8 cents yes, 97.0 cents no
Byron Donalds: 3.1 cents yes, 97.8…
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