Steve Scalise Favorite to Become Next House Speaker: Now Withdraws

Well...the calamitous political climate that clouds the United States Government just got a lot more chaotic.  It got worse Thursday night with favorite Steve Scalise withdrawing.

The "Battle for the Gavel" is back on as Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House in a historic moment on Capitol Hill this afternoon.

Our diverse and non-stop shop, which offers wagering not only on sports but hundreds of global political markets, is the only book in the world that already has odds for who will be voted in as the next speaker for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Patrick McHenry, the interim speaker, had the third best odds after Jim Jordan, though the Ohio congressman failed to muster up enough votes to get him past Steve Scalise.

The heavy favorite, according to the oddsmakers, was Steve Scalise. And those odd have gotten even shorter since last week when he was listed at just EVEN odds.  Thursday morning he sat at -450, which is around the same price as Logan Paul has to beat Dillon Danis this upcoming weekend.

Next Speaker of the House Odds (October 12)

Next Speaker of the House

Steve Scalise                 -450

Jim Jordan                    +600

Patrick McHenry           +1000

Kevin McCarthy            +2000

Donald Trump Sr.          +2500

Hakeem Jeffries            +2500

Elise Stefanik                +2800

Kevin Hern                    +2800

Tom Cole                      +2800

Tom Emmer                  +2800

Mike Johnson               +5000

Byron Donalds              +7000

Garret Graves               +7000

Jodey Arrington            +7000

Lee Zeldin                     +15000

Scott Perry                    +15000

Matt Gaetz                   +20000

Marjorie Taylor Greene +22500

Lauren Boebert             +30000

Prior Next Speaker of the House Odds (October 3)

Steve Scalise                 1/1

Patrick McHenry           5/1

Elise Stefanik                5/1

Kevin McCarthy            6/1

Tom Emmer                  10/1

Hakeem Jeffries            20/1

Gary Palmer                  33/1

Marjorie Taylor Greene 33/1

Matt Gaetz                   33/1

Rich Hudson                 33/1

Byron Donalds              40/1

Brian Fitzpatrick            50/1

Garret Graves               50/1

Lauren Boebert             200/1

Paul Gosar                    200/1

Will next SOH be elected by October 15?

No                    +170

Yes                   -250

 

Will Steve Garvey win the California Senate race?

No                    -4000

Yes                   +1000

                       

California Republican Primary

Steve Garvey                +110

Eric Early                      +210

James Bradley               +250

Denice Gary-Pandol      +1400

Jonathan Reiss              +2500

Peter Liu                       +2500

Sarah Sun Liew              +2500

Zakaria Kortam             +2500

 

California Democrat Primary

Adam Schiff                  -105

Katie Porter                  -105

Barbara Lee                  +1000

Lexi Reese                    +2500

 

RFK General Election Vote Share: Arizona

Over/Under 3.5%

 

RFK General Election Vote Share: Florida

Over/Under 3.5%

 

RFK General Election Vote Share: Pennsylvania

Over/Under 2.5%

                       

Will RFK endorse Joe Biden?

No                    -2500

Yes                   +800

                       

Will RFK endorse Donald Trump?

No                    -180

Yes                   +140

 

2024 Presidential Election

Donald Trump Sr.          +150

Joe Biden                      +175

Gavin Newsom              +800

Nikki Haley                   +1200

Michelle Obama            +1400

Ron DeSantis                +1400

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.    +2000

Kamala Harris               +2500

Vivek Ramaswamy        +3500

Elizabeth Warren          +5000

Glenn Youngkin             +6500

Tim Scott                      +9000

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