For the 5th straight week, the payout for putting money on Trump remains at 3.0X.  At 20.6%, he continues to have the same odds as the next four competitors combined.

Bernie Sanders’ odds once again improved as he continues to increase his profile. He did so this week with appearances attacking the Senate healthcare bill.    For the second straight week he remains in 5th place with his payout once again dropping from last week’s 22.1X to 20.8X.  This is the lowest payout (highest odds) he has been at this election cycle.  Just 3 weeks ago he was at 23.6X.

Paul Ryan’s odds improved without much news behind it.  His payout dropped from 27.3X to 25.9X.  It had been in a range between 26.9X and 27.7X for 9 straight weeks.  He remains in 9th place, and third among the Republicans.

One of the hottest names continues to be Mark Zuckerberg.  This week, he visited Iowa, an important state politically for anyone running for President, as part of his tour of the US. Zuckerberg also made some news changing the mission of Facebook  His payout drops from 29.1X to 27.4X.  This a new high in this election cycle and he continues to be in 10th place.  Zuckerberg joined the odds in the middle of January in 50th place at a payout of 107.3X.

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