US: Kamala Harris’s chances of winning the election increased, know the reason
US: After Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with presenter Bret Baier on Fox News on Wednesday, discussing immigration, transgender health care, and perceived challenges to American democracy, two of the biggest bookies slashed her chances of winning the 2024 presidential election.
Before the interview, which aired on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET, Betfair and Paddy Power had odds of 11/8 (42.1%) for Harris to win the November election. But by Thursday morning at 5:30 a.m. ET, the vice president’s odds had increased to 5/4 (44.4 percent).
The Fox News interview with Harris coincided with indications that her campaign may be losing steam. According to 338Canada, a polling website, Donald Trump, the Republican challenger, now has a 51 percent probability of winning the presidency, up from 47 percent the previous week. According to reports, the vice president is in negotiations to join comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is well-liked among young males.
Following Wednesday’s interview, Harris’ chances of winning were lowered by Betfair and Paddy Power, although they stayed the same with many other bookies. In the afternoon on Wednesday, Bet365 and Sky Bet provided odds on a Harris triumph of 13/10 (43.5%) and 5/4 (44.4%), respectively. On Thursday morning, they were still the same.
On Thursday after normal business hours, Newsweek sent emails to the campaigns of Harris and Trump requesting comments.
After the Fox News anchor questioned the vice president, “How many illegal immigrants would you estimate your administration has released into the country over the last three and a half years?” Harris and Baier parted ways over immigration policy during Harris’ interview.
After Harris said, “We have a broken immigration system that needs to be repaired,” Baier interjected to inquire about Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, claiming that 85% of those detained at the border between the United States and Mexico had subsequently been released.
“I’m not finished,” the Democratic presidential candidate then interrupted, going on to talk about Biden’s failed U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 and charging Trump with destroying a bipartisan immigration agreement earlier this year.
A second Trump administration, according to Harris, may be detrimental to the rule of law. She also said that the Republican candidate couldn’t “take criticism.”
“You and I both know that he has talked about turning the American military on the American people,” Harris said.
Baier also criticized the vice president for not addressing in a Trump campaign commercial the issue of transgender health care for prisoners.
“I will follow the law,” said the vice president, adding that according to federal laws, equal access to healthcare is mandated by law.
Harris was ahead of Trump by 2.4 percentage points as of Wednesday, according to the election website 538. The contest is still too close to call with fewer than 20 days to go before the election.
