Who won the first presidential debate?
According to bettors, Hillary Clinton won, increasing her odds of being president by 5.6 percentage points.
Going into the debate, at 8:55 p.m., Clinton was a 63.1 percent favorite to win the election according to electionbettingodds.com. Donald Trump had a 34.6 percent chance of winning.
As of 10:38 p.m., Clinton is a 68.7 percent favorite.
Of course, voters might disagree with bettors. If polls released over the next week show Trump’s numbers improving, bettors will likely move their odds accordingly.
In past years, the party not in the control of the White House has seen its poll numbers improve after the first debate. Bettors don’t think that will happen for Trump, but that remains to be seen.
Jason Russell is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
