Vice Presidential Gambling Odds Are Out
Barring an absolutely insane event -- indictment, assassination, crippling health issue -- there are now three individuals who could be elected President in 2016: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio.
According to Oddsshark Hillary Clinton is a prohibitive -150 favorite to be the next president of the United States, Donald Trump is +200 and Marco Rubio is +500. No one else is less than 10-1.
But now the guys at 5Dimes are taking the political gambling game to a new level, you can gamble on who the vice presidential nominees are going to be for each party:
Here are the Republican vice presidential nominee odds:
John Kasich +230
Nikki Haley +260
Marco Rubio +470
Susana Martinez +1350 (This is New Mexico's governor, I had to look her up).
Carly Fiorina +1450
Chris Christie +1450
Ted Cruz +1500
Rob Portman +1800 (Senator from Ohio)
Scott Walker +2500
Donald Trump +2500
And here are the Democratic vice presidential nominee odds:
Julian Castro +255 (Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the former mayor of San Antonio)
Tim Kaine +380 (Senator from Virginia)
Elizabeth Warren +550
Cory Booker +600 (Senator from New Jersey)
Martin O'Malley +1100
Bernie Sanders +1200
Mark Warner +1200 (Senator from Virginia)
Deval Patrick +1400 (Former governor of Massachusetts