A.G. Gancarski
U.S. Rep. Val Demings is still in the VP mix for presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden.
But over the course of the last month, the Orlando Democrat’s chances have faded in the eyes of one oddsmaker.
US-Bookies.com, which calls itself the first comprehensive betting web portal in the United States, downgraded Demings’ chance of becoming the Vice Presidential nominee in April.
Her odds now are just 25 to 1, whereas in March she faced 14 to 1 odds.
Demings trails Sen. Tammy Duckworth (20 to 1); former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former First Lady Michelle Obama (16 to 1); former Georgia Senatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (14 to 1); Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (15 to 2); Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (11 to 2); Minnesota Sen Amy Klobuchar (7 to 2); and California Sen. Kamala Harris (7 to 4).
Demings, a prominent figure on the I-4 Corridor, endorsed Biden in March, engendering speculation she could be a vice presidential candidate.
However, the oddsmakers think Warren may be the choice.
“This big change occurred after Warren’s endorsement of Joe Biden, and Biden’s subsequent reaction to earning her support. Warren even said she’d accept if Biden were to offer her the position as his running mate,” says US-Bookies betting industry analyst Alex Donohue.
“Many political commentators have suggested that Donald Trump would be most afraid of a Biden-Warren ticket, which would unite Democrats by unifying key parts of the party’s following. It seems oddsmakers have recognized this, as Warren noticed some strong movement over the weekend.”
The new odds, and Demings’ decline, come despite the elimination of any chance of a male running mate for Biden, who has vowed to pick a female Veep.
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, at 12-1 in March, was off the board, as were fellow former Democratic presidential candidates Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Andrew Yang, Beto O’Rourke, Deval Patrick, Jay Inslee, John Hickenlooper, Steve Bullock, and Mike Bloomberg.
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Florida Politics’ Scott Powers contributed to this post.
4 comments
morstar150
April 21, 2020 at 4:25 pm
Who cares?
Jim Donelon
April 21, 2020 at 7:35 pm
His best bet would be Mrs. Obama, but I doubt she would accept.
Stentor
April 22, 2020 at 1:52 am
I find it extremely revealing that all of the individuals on the board are male, & are all Centrist, Neo-Liberal DLC Democrats, not one progressive politician & not one female on a board to select a female VP candidate. Typical nonsense. Trump is busy shooting off his toes one day at a time with his idiotic briefings, Mitch McConnell & Lindsey Graham are running around with their hair on fire because they can see the electoral writing on the wall. Democrats? They’re busy trying to select the worst possible VP pick since Tim Kaine & blow it. This election is yours to lose Democrats, stop being such tools, & pay attention to the demographics of the Independent voters & the Progressive voters, two important cohorts if you want to take the presidency away from the Dotard.
André Conde
April 23, 2020 at 12:20 pm
I think that sen. Catherine C. Masto would be a good choice, Biden would earn points among the latin electorate, Bernie had more advantage among latinos, the african american electorate already has Biden as their natural choice, so it would be more advantageous to try to attract the latin voter now
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