US Presidential elections: Bloomberg viewed as having best chance to beat Trump in betting market analysis - by Kaelan Deese

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is viewed as the Democrat most likely to defeat President Trump if nominated, according to a newly released betting market analysis.

However, the analysis from researchers at Standard Chartered Bank, first reported by CNBC, also found that Bloomberg is viewed as having a 10 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination.

"Our interpretation of online market pricing is that Bloomberg is viewed as having the highest chance among Democrats of beating Trump if nominated. But his nomination probabilities are currently running just over 10 percent," the study states.

The research shows that among the top-polling candidates, Bloomberg and former Vice President Joe Biden are the two candidates viewed as having the highest chances of winning given perceptions about how friendly they would be for asset markets.

"Among investors, Bloomberg and Biden are probably viewed as the most asset-market friendly among the Democratic candidates, so their greater implied electability may be why US assets are not showing more stress," the researchers wrote.

Bloomberg, who is self-funding his campaign, has not appeared in the Democratic debates since launching his campaign in late November, as he has failed to meet the donor threshold set by the Democratic National Committee. Still, he has polled near the middle of the primary field.

The former mayor has spent more than $200 million on his campaign so far and has said he may spend up to $1 billion to defeat Trump, even if he is not the nominee.

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Gun Control USA: Boston Mayor Claims VP Biden ‘Guaranteed’ Gun Control Legislation By The End Of The Month

Mayor Menino is a reportedly a staunch gun control advocate who has allegedly been on the mend from health issues during the last several months, according to The Blaze. Vice President Biden called the Boston Mayor several times while he was in the hospital recently. One of the phone conversations between the mayor and the vice president occurred after the tragic Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, the Boston Herald reports.

Mayor Thomas Menino had this to say about the Obama administration’s stance on gun control while at City Hall on Thursday:

“He [Joe Biden] said, ‘Tommy, I guarantee you, we’ll get it done by the end of January. They’re going to get it done. I understand the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. But I don’t understand how young kids should be able to get guns.”

Mayor Menino also stated that President Obama has “no excuse” not to pass a strong gun control law. The Boston leader noted that since the president is now entering his second term in office he does not have to be concerned with upsetting gun rights voters or the National Rifle Association (NRA).

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino co-chair the Mayors Against Illegals Guns group. The organization reportedly consisted of 500 elected officials who are calling for federal gun reform legislation in response to the Newtown shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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