In the red corner we have the eccentric, surely can\u2019t be elected president, TV personality Donald Trump. And in the blue corner we have the political dynasty that are the Clintons.<\/p>\n
Political markets rise in prominence<\/strong><\/p>\n Political markets on Betfair are becoming very big business and this prominence within the marketplace reached a peak during the recent BREXIT vote.<\/p>\n The EU referendum market turned out to be the biggest individual market in Betfair\u2019s history, matching over \u00a3113m when the market closed.<\/p>\n It\u2019s looking like the US presidential market could thump even that, already we are approaching 50 million in traded amounts in the election isn\u2019t until 8 November.<\/p>\n Out on the campaign trail<\/strong><\/p>\n The debate so far has been particularly rancorous and not something you\u2019d expect from a nation that believes it has the right to lead the free world. Politics in the US has been very divisive and not particularly forward thinking and that\u2019s reflected in the debate so far.<\/p>\n After a rocky start to the campaign, the Trump camp is finally pulling things together. This has been aided by a somewhat lacklustre Democrat campaign and continuing concerns about Hillary Clinton\u2019s health. Despite the reassurances, it easy for even the layperson to see that she is not exactly a ball of energy and it\u2019s a stark contrast to the, now greying, Barack Obama.<\/p>\n From a fairly wide margin start the Democrats have successfully allowed the Trump campaign to narrow the gap and each time a new poll comes out or a video of Clinton looking less than perfect, the markets gyrate appropriately.<\/p>\n It\u2019s making for a fantastic trading market and the first debate this evening will add some impetus to that as well.<\/p>\n Keep up-to-date with the latest news<\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to debate and see yourself through the wild gyrations in this market, then check out the thread in the forum<\/a> as one of the busier threads at the moment. You can see me and others attempt\u00a0to position ourselves ahead of the market and try and profit from this fascinating \u201csport\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"final-result-betfair-screen\"](\"https:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Final-result-Betfair-screen-600x253.jpg\")
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