Donald Trump saw a drop in odds as his payout increased from 3.28X to 3.31X.  This is the lowest he has been in 8 weeks but he remains nearly 3 times as likely as his next opponent.  It’s been 8 days since the release of the book Fire and Fury.  The President’s odds, as with most others, were also probably impacted by the rise in the odds for Oprah.

Oprah Winfrey delivered a speech on Sunday at the Golden Globes, and that sent political world and the betting world into a frenzy.  Prior to the speech, payout for betting on Oprah was at 33.3X. In September they were above 50X.  Today, as a result of that speech and speculation after, she has vaulted to 2nd place (from 13th place) ahead of Mike Pence at 10.1X.  Different sites range anywhere between 9X and 12X.  The odds are a reflection of people betting on her.  It will be interesting  to watch if the odds fall back as the if/when the media buzz wears off.

Kirsten Gillibrand continued her recent run improving from 27.6X to 23.2X.  That allowed her to move up from 10th place to 8th place.  Just six weeks ago she was in 18th place with a payout of 45.8X.

One under the radar name that has been improving consistently is Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth. She is listed as the 9th most likely female Democrat to run in this article.  She has had a small improvement in each of the last 5 weeks moving from 53rd place and 101X to the current 43rd place and 81X.

Here are the full odds:

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