Who Is Running For U.S. President In 2016?

Hilary Cilnton Hillary Clinton - Wife of former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the current Secretary of State in the US, a position she assumed office of in 2009 under Barack Obama. From almost a decade as the First Lady of Arkansas to the First Lady of the United States through two Bill Clinton administration’s, Hillary Clinton has always had a strong personal identity. She continued her political career as United States Senator from New York (the first time that a former US First Lady had held public office) before taking up her current position in the White House. A graduate of Yale Law School, she remains many people’s favourite to become the first female President of the United States.

Updated 11/03/16 – There’s less than a week to go until the election, and Hillary Clinton still holds firmly onto her lead in the polls. Her odds, though, have dropped somewhat. Two weeks ago, her numbers were showing her as the clear favorite, at -600. They are now holding steady around -325 to -250. Ms. Clinton was the clear winner in the debates and has been campaigning pretty hard ever since, making her way all across the country. At this point, it’s looking like it’s her election to lose, although with the Supreme Court and the FBI still going over this email debacle, there may be a change in her numbers over the next few days. BetOnline is the best place to make sure you’ve got the most up to date bets.

Donald Trump - When you first thought about who would be the next President of The United States you probably did not think that Mr. Trump would be part of it. Well, the betting odds for Donald Trump to be the next president are at 25/1, which is tied for the 6th favorite according to Vegas. Trump is a real estate mogul in New York City and has been on the Forbes list multiple times. Him getting elected would mean some major changes in the world of politics, some of which are probably needed. However, I am not sure if we can have a president that offends almost everyone.

Updated 11/03/16 - With five days to go, Mr. Trump’s number have actually been improving. His tailspin finally ended in the third debate, when it appeared as though he’d actually prepared for this one, and was able to answer some questions. Both candidates conducted themselves well, and since then, he has been traversing the country, campaigning hard. Due to this, his numbers have improved both in polls and in odds, going from +325 to +175, which is better than he’s been averaging since being named the official GOP Nominee. Mr. Trump doesn’t have much time to pull closer to Ms. Clinton, but if there’s one thing that this election season has proven, it’s that anything can happen, so be sure to watch those numbers closely.

Gary Johnson Gary Johnson - Gary Johnson is the Former governor of New Mexico who will be running on the Independent ticket. Johnson has come to be known as a “libertarian-minded conservative” within his home state and on the national stage. He has most recently worked on progressing legal marijuana and has more socially liberal views than many in the Republican Party, although his fiscal policies are wholly conservative. This North Dakota native is a businessman as well as a politician, and has run for president in 2012, and 2002.

Updated 9/16/16 - The first presidential debate is fast approaching, and Gary Johnson’s name has been tossed around as the potential third candidate on that stage come September 26th. Many people have demanded that his name be added to the debate, as he has recently been put on all 50 state ballots as well as the ballot in D.C. The attention that has been brought to his candidacy has brought about a resurgence in his odds, which have improved from an abysmal 100/1 to 50/1. While that is a drastic improvement, he remains a longshot for both the debate and the presidency come November.

Jill Stein Jill Stein - Jill Stein is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Stein has never actually held any political office of any sort, although she has run for quite a few positions over the years. The doctor from Massachusetts is running on the Green-Rainbow party ticket. To date, her name will appear on the ballot in only 36 states. As you can imagine, Dr. Stein faces an uphill battle when it comes to her odds.

Updated 9/16/16 -Not many people have heard of Jill Stein, let alone the party she represents. The Green-Rainbow party is a little-known political group in Massachusetts. Dr. Stein is their presidential nominee and has a presumptive 2% of the national vote. These dismal polling numbers are reflected in her odds, which stand at +25000, the worst odds of any official candidate.

Tim Kaine - Timothy Kaine: Timothy “Tim” Kaine was born in Saint Paul Minnesota on February 26th, 1958. He attended the University of Missouri and earned his BA in 1979, then went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate at Harvard University. He graduated from their School of Law in 1983. Tim Kaine’s political career has been non-stop since 1995, when he was elected as a city councilman in Richmond, Virginia. He became Mayor from 1998 to 2001, when he was elected Lieutenant governor. He became Governor in 2005 and served for five years. He was named the chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2009 and has served as a US senator since 2012 for his state of Virginia. Hillary Clinton named him her running mate for the 2016 election, and it is speculated by many that he will take over her campaign if her health prevents her from continuing on.

Updated 9/16/16 -Whether it’s due to growing concern over Hillary’s debilitating health or just a lack of faith in her electability, bettors have now thrown her VP into the ring of potential candidates. His odds are actually pretty good, comparatively, at +5000. But his addition to the already long list of potential presidents this late in the game is just a reminder that this election cycle has been tumultuous, to say the least.

Out Of The Race: But Still Have Odds

Bernie Sanders - The Senator from Vermont was born in 1941 in New York. He went to Brooklyn College and later the University of Chicago. He became actively involved in the civil rights movement and other progressive causes. In 1981, he became mayor Burlington, Vermont and was re-elected three more times. Sanders became a member of the US House of Representatives in 1990, running as an independent. While serving, he criticized members of both the Democratic and Republicans, and was a staunch opponent of the Iraq War. He became a Senator in 2006, and also served on several committees, including the Joint Economic Committee and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. As a presidential hopeful, he has galvanized a large support group of progressive democrats and independents, and even a few conservatives.

Updated 9/16/16 - The Senator from Vermont promised a political revolution on his campaign trail. Although he lost the nomination and rescinded his bid for the presidency in July, his odds had steadily been improving for a while there, suggesting the possibility of a revolution after all. It seems those numbers have finally stalled at 25/1, though, as he has been for the past two weeks. Despite his impressive move across the board, Mr. Sanders is still a severe underdog and remains an unlikely winner in November.

Paul Ryan - 42 year old Ryan, born in Janesville, Wisconsin and a graduate of Miami University, was Mitt Romney’s running mate for the 2012 Presidential Election. Ryan currently holds the position as House Budget Committee Chairman and assumed office as the United States Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district in 1999. Ryan has a long history of speechwriting for political figures throughout his career, and is known for his budget reformations regarding healthcare in the United States.

Updated 9/16/16 - Speaker Ryan recently won the primary in his state, despite not having support from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Despite this obvious declaration that he is running for office in the House of Representatives, and not for the presidency, he still has odds to become the next POTUS. These odds have dropped drastically, making him one of the worst underdogs on BetOnline at the moment. Mr. Ryan’s odds are now +10000, down from the +6600 he had two weeks ago.

Mitt Romney - Willard Mitt Romney was born in Michigan on March 12th 1947. The son of former Michigan governor George Romney politics was never far from young Mitt. After a failed attempt to unseat Tedd Kennedy in the senate in 1994 Romney reappeared on the scene to run the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and win the bid for the 2002 games. He then won the Massachusetts governors race in 2003. 40 years after his father lost the 1968 nomination to Dick Nixon, Mitt lost his fist bid to become president to John McCain, before losing a second time to President Obama.

Updated 9/16/16 – It seems that voters have finally gotten the message that Mr. Romney is not running for president in 2016. He has finally been removed from the board, and no longer has odds to become the next president. Since the beginning of the political season, Mr. Romney’s odds were 500/1. He was the only person who had odds on the board that never saw an increase or decrease in them, he just sat at +50000. This could be because he hasn’t been a candidate since 2012 or because he was never fit to be a presidential candidate in the first place, who knows. The only sure thing now is that you can’t bet on him.

Joe Biden - Born Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr, he is currently holding office as the 47th Vice President of the United State under the Barack Obama administration. Biden has been in office in 2009 following almost a decade serving as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The big political career all started back in 1973 for Biden when he took office as the United States Senator for Delaware. A University of Delaware graduate, the 69 year old was elected for a second term in the Vice Presidency in 2012.

Updated 9/16/16 - growing concerns about Hillary’s declining health have yet again pushed Joe Biden into the limelight as a potential replacement. These health concerns are the cherry on top of a bad week for Hillary. Earlier it was announced that FBI records are being subpoenaed, giving new life to the talks that she will be indicted for her email scandal. She has also come under fire for calling Trump supporters “deplorables”. All of these things add up to one thing for VP Biden – the chance at a 2016 presidency. He currently has the third best odds at 20/1. It seems prevalent to add that Mr. Biden has never actually thrown his bid in for the presidency. People just apparently want to bet on him.

John Kasich - John Richard Kasich was born on May 13, 1952 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1974 with Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. In 1978, when he was only 28, Kasich became a Senator in Ohio. He was the youngest ever Ohio senator. One of the first things he did in office was refuse a pay raise. Kasich served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001. A fiscal conservative, he worked with Ralph Nader to close tax loopholes for corporations. He served on the House Armed Service Committee for 18 years, and later was chairman of the House Budget Committee. He has also worked as a Fox News host and has written three books.

Update 9/16/16 - The desperation is palpable over in the Republican Party, as John Kasich’s name has being tossed back into the ring. It looks as if voters know they are only deluding themselves because his odds are about as hopeful as republican voters. They sit at a depressing +50000, the worst odds on the board. Guess it’s a good thing he’s not actually a candidate.