The world’s largest prediction betting market, Polymarket, is showing Donald Trump making huge strides against his Democratic Party competitor Kamala Harris, especially in the swing state of Pennsylvania following his historic rally in Butler on Saturday.
The X account for Polymarket pointed on Monday that Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania shot up to 12% after the rally where he returned to the spot where deceased would-be assassin Thomas Crooks shot him in the ear on July 13.
🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s lead over Kamala Harris just hit an all-time high in Pennsylvania.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) October 7, 2024
Odds he wins are ahead by 12%. pic.twitter.com/Nn3G5dmTng
Nationally, Trump’s lead on the market reached 8.6% on Monday, a 3.6% increase from the day before.
Trump's lead is up to 8.6% in the odds today.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) October 7, 2024
He's nearing his biggest lead since Kamala Harris entered the race. pic.twitter.com/PpJtjyxnZ0
On Sunday night, the X account for popular media outlet ZeroHedge wrote, “After yesterday’s rally, Trump’s lead in PA is now +11 in online betting, the highest it has been vs Kamala. If Trump wins PA, he wins it all.”
After yesterday's rally, Trump's lead in PA is now +11 in online betting, the highest it has been vs Kamala. If Trump wins PA, he wins it all.
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 6, 2024
Source: Polymarkethttps://t.co/xH9VdvmWGj pic.twitter.com/PkHgyvGVld
While Trump and X owner Elon Musk urged the Butler, Pennsylvania, crowd and viewing audience to make sure they’re registered to vote on Sunday, the registration website for the state suspiciously went down for around six hours.
🇺🇸PENNSYLVANIA TAKES VOTER REGISTRATION WEBSITE OFFLINE DURING TRUMP’S RALLY
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 6, 2024
Officials must have known that Trump was going to urge people to register to vote, yet they chose to take the site offline between 6pm and 12am.
Visitors to the site were greeted with the following… https://t.co/3VvH5Vr6xv pic.twitter.com/vEZNK2IYac
When Trump’s national lead hit 3% on Sunday night, Musk posted, “Trump now leading Kamala by 3% in betting markets. More accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line.“
Trump now leading Kamala by 3% in betting markets. More accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line. https://t.co/WrsqZ2z8pp
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2024
Competitive swimmer and activist Riley Gaines commented on Trump’s lead, writing, “Turns out the American people want a president who isn’t America last. FEMA may have been the final straw for Kamala Harris.”
Turns out the American people want a president who isn't America last.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) October 7, 2024
FEMA may have been the final straw for Kamala Harris. https://t.co/a51kexPgIS
“This isn’t a random poll. People are betting their own hard earned money on Trump winning. Huge,” wrote Libs of TikTok.
Holy shlit. Trump now has almost the biggest lead since Kamala became the nominee according to Polymarket‼️
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 7, 2024
This isn’t a random poll. People are betting their own hard earned money on Trump winning. Huge. https://t.co/CjimhqAcLZ
The Harris-Walz campaign appears to be on a downward spiral just a month out from the most crucial election in U.S. history.