Kamala Harris Gaining Ground on Trump With Bookmakers Days Before Election [Video]

The chances of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris winning the 2024 election have increased noticeably with a number of leading betting companies since the night of Saturday, November 2.

Betfair, a British betting exchange, gave Republican candidate Donald Trump a 60 percent chance of winning on Saturday, while Harris had a 40 percent chance. By Sunday, those odds had slipped to 55.87 percent for Trump while Harris had climbed to 44.24 percent.

Betfair spokesperson Sam Robertson told Newsweek that Saturday night’s movement was caused by the bombshell poll from respected pollster Selzer & Co, which found Harris led Trump by three points in deep-red Iowa.

“The betting markets have tightened significantly in recent days,” Robertson said. “Trump is still the heavy favorite to win the election at odds of 4/5, a 56 percent chance. Yet this is far from his best—he was at 65 percent earlier in the week and has been sliding ever since.”