Kamala Harris is expected to announce her 2024 running mate later on Tuesday.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz briefly became the favorite to be the Democrats’ 2024 vice-presidential nominee on Tuesday morning, according to a prominent betting website.
At 3:30 a.m. ET, PredictIt was selling $1 bets on Walz being the vice-presidential nominee for 54¢, against 43¢ for Governor Josh Shapiro, 4¢ for Governor Andy Beshear, 3¢ for Senator Mark Kelly and 1¢ for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Each PredictIt bet sells for between 1¢ and 99¢ depending on its probability, with the customer then getting $1 if the answer they guess is correct.
However, as of 5 a.m. ET, Shapiro had retaken the lead on the platform, with a bet on the Pennsylvania governor completing the 2024 Democratic Party ticket selling at 53¢ ahead of Walz on 50¢, Beshear and Kelly with 3¢ each, and 1¢ for Buttigieg. The PredictIt website is run out of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
There has been widespread speculation over who Harris would pick as her running mate since she became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee shortly after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed her.
