It seems the more Kamala Harris talks, the more she loses steam in the betting market.
Ever since the Harris-Walz vice presidential debate debacle, Kamala has been doing a full-on media tour, and if the betting markets are any indicator, they have actually hurt, rather than helped the VP.
Harris went on shows like "Call Her Daddy," "The Howard Stern Show', and the Stephen Colbert show to try to gain some late voters. But doing so while the country is focused on the devastation from hurricanes around the nation looks like a gross miscalculation.
Right after the VP debate where Walz called himself a "knucklehead" and Vance came out looking like a superstar, we watched the odds shift. Over the summer, Harris took over the lead as the betting favorite, and after the VP debate, Trump had regained a small lead as the odds on choice. Since then, it has continued to trend in Trump's favor.
As of this week, Trump now has the biggest lead since Harris became the nominee in some markets. On platforms such as Polymarket, Trump surged to a double-digit lead after appearing on stage with Elon Musk in Butler, PA. These are people shifting the lines, which means they are betting their hard-earned money on a Trump victory.