Those who want to put money on “America’s Governor” becoming the next American President could benefit from increasingly long odds.
Betting platform Smarkets now has the odds of a Ron DeSantis presidency slotted at a slender 5%, suggesting the promised “reboot” to “let Ron be Ron” isn’t inspiring confidence among bettors. Putting it in perspective, the Governor’s odds of winning the White House in 2024 were nearly 24% back in March.
Investors now see DeSantis as the fifth most-likely person to win the presidency next year.
President Joe Biden, who DeSantis claims has a “good chance” to pass away if re-elected, leads all investment opportunities with 35.97% odds.
Former President Donald Trump is by far the leading Republican, at 29.41%.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who DeSantis has suggested would be an ideal choice to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in his administration, is seen as more likely to win the presidency than DeSantis. He is at 6.25%.
Non-candidate Gavin Newsom, who has challenged DeSantis to a debate on Fox News to no avail, is also ahead at 5.41%. DeSantis urged Newsom to “stop pussyfooting around” and challenge Biden, and even though that doesn’t appear likely to happen, the California Governor is still ahead of DeSantis.
DeSantis is ahead of Primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy, who is given a 2.94% chance of winning the White House.
No other Republican is given more than a 2% chance of winning.
He also outperforms former First Lady Michelle Obama (2.38%) and Vice President Kamala Harris (2.08%).
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