4 years ago

In the race for president, traders on PredictIt have been giving Democrats the edge over the Republican Party from the get go. As a party, the Democrats, trading at 67 cents, lead Republicans by a margin of nearly 30 cents. While much of the Democratic Party’s momentum has previously been attributed to the strength of the Clinton campaign, traders are boosting the Democrats’ chances even further as Sanders rallies, ascending to second place on the 2016 U.S. presidential election market. Shares on GOP front-runner Donald Trump have appreciated slightly in the last month, but have not been able to keep pace with the rapid rise of Sanders, whose shares have nearly doubled in value over the last week.