For the second straight week Donald Trump saw a slight improvement in odds. This week his payout decreased from 3.42X to 3.38X. That is the best odds he has had in the last 7 weeks.
The controversy with Russia using Facebook might be impacting Mark Zuckerberg’s odds. His payout increased this week from 23.8X to 24.5X. His recent peak was at 23.3X five weeks ago. He remains in 7th place overall, a place he has had the last ten weeks.
For the third straight week, Oprah remained one of the hottest candidates. Her payout decreased from 27.3X to 24.8X as she moved from 11th place to 8th. Just 4 weeks ago, her payout was at 52.5X and she was in 30th place.
Nikki Haley has been perhaps the one member of the administration without much controversy. She has also increased her profile with North Korea and Iran at the top of the news. This week her payout decreased from 46.0X to 45.5X. That was enough to move her from 24th place to 22nd.
Donald Trump saw another small decline in his odds for re-election as his payout once again increased from 3.10X to 3.15X. This is the third decline in a row and the highest the payout has been to date. This is consistent with Trump hitting new lows in some of the approval polls. He remains the odds on favorite having almost as much odds as the next four competitors combined.
Deval Patrick made his debut in 14th place this week driven by news that the former Massachusetts Governor is being urged to run in 2020 by Obama’s inner circle. His payout is at 36.6X.
Bernie Sanders continued improving as his payout fell to 17.8X from 18.6X last week and 19.9X the previous week. This is the lowest payout he has been at. He remains in 5th place for the 8th straight week.
Mark Zuckerberg remained another hot name. His payout dropped from 24.9X to 23.2X and he moved up from 11th place to 8th place, the highest he has ever been. Speculation about him running increased as his non-profit hired a former Obama and Clinton pollster/adviser.
For the sixth straight week Donald Trump’s odds have remained at 3.0X. The odds continue to be as high as the next four competitors combined.
Mark Zuckerberg continued to be the hottest name. His payout this week dropped from 27.4X to 24.6X. It was at 32.7X at the end of May and 107.3X at the time of the inauguration in January. This week’s change was enough to move him from 10th place to 9th place jumping over Paul Ryan.
John Kasich had a good week as he spoke out against the Senate healthcare bill. He’s stayed in opposition to Trump’s agenda from the time of the primaries. He moved from 28th place to 27th place as his payout dropped from 57.0X to 53.0X. Kasich has jumped around between 27th and 28th place the last 14 weeks.
Al Franken has been increasing his profile speaking out on healthcare and promoting his book. His payout dropped from 71.7X to 61.7X. He was at 71.7X for 9 weeks. This was enough to move from 34th to 29th place.
