Kamala Harris as Biden’s VP pick? Here are the Vegas odds
California Sen. Kamala Harris is the favorite to become Joe Biden’s running mate, according to Vegas betting odds.
Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, was photographed on Tuesday holding a note with Harris’ name on it. There were also talking points including “Do no hold grudges” and “Great respect for her,” USA Today reported.
Harris’ odds went from -134 to +125 before shooting back up to -200 on Wednesday, according to Bookies.com.
The -200 odds mean you’d have to bet $200 on Harris in order to win $100.
Politico deleted a report on Tuesday, July 28, that claimed Biden had chosen Harris as his running mate on Aug. 1 , The Hill reported.
“Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to become his running mate for the 2020 election on Aug. 1, two weeks before the Democratic National Convention, after keeping his choice close to the chest for months,” Politico wrote. “In his announcement, Biden called Harris ‘a worthy opponent and a worthy running mate,’ alluding to the pair’s rivalry during the earlier stages of the Democratic primary. She will bring her experience as a prosecutor, household name recognition, and skill as a debater to the ticket.”
“For a brief period yesterday afternoon, placeholder text was mistakenly published to the site,” Brad Dayspring, Politico’s vice president of marketing and communications, told The Hill. “Our standard practice is to use ‘lorem ipsum’ as placeholder text. In this instance, that did not happen. We regret the error and any confusion that it caused.”
Susan Rice, former UN ambassador and national security advisor under President Obama, came in second on Wednesday with +300, which means a $100 wager would return a $300 profit.
Biden said on Tuesday that he’ll decide on his running mate by the end of next week, The Washington Post reported.
“I’m going to have a choice in the first week in August,” he said, adding “and I promise I’ll let you know when I do.”
A Senate committee email revealed that potential picks include Harris, Rice and Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth and Tammy Baldwin, according to the publication. Reps. Val Demings and Karen Bass, former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are also being considered.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who was also in contention for Biden’s pick, took herself out of the running in June amid ongoing national protests against police brutality, including in her state of Minnesota, CNN reported.
“This is a historic moment, and America must seize on this moment. And I truly believe as, I actually told the vice president last night when I called him, that I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket,” Klobuchar told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell.
This story was originally published July 29, 2020 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Kamala Harris as Biden’s VP pick? Here are the Vegas odds."