Michelle Obama 2020 Odds
Michelle Obama has the best chance among Democrats to win the 2020 presidential election, according to gambling site Bovada. The current First Lady is listed at 12/1 to win, but three Republicans are ahead of her. As President Obama has said, the change we seek will take longer than one term or one presidency. Real change—big change—takes many years and requires each generation to embrace the obligations and opportunities that come with the title of Citizen.
- Michelle Obama is a trendy pick as an alternative Democratic presidential nominee, although her presidential election odds (+5000) are still much longer than a few other candidates.
- The main hang-up is that Obama doesn’t seem to want to return to politics.
- If she changes her mind, she would almost assuredly earn the nod as Biden’s running mate and would likely be the DNC’s top choice to replace Biden if it becomes necessary.
WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama continues to gain traction as a potential alternative to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The former First Lady enjoys a high degree of popularity among Democratic voters and even with progressives who have largely rejected Biden.
Obama now has the fourth shortest political betting odds to earn the Democratic nomination in 2020 and is tied for the fifth shortest presidential odds.
Democratic Candidate For 2020 Presidential Election Odds
- Joe Biden -700
- Hillary Clinton +750
- Andrew Cuomo +1800
- Michelle Obama +3300
2020 US Presidential Election Odds
- Donald Trump -120
- Joe Biden +130
- Hillary Clinton +2200
- Andrew Cuomo +5000
- Michelle Obama +5000
- Mike Pence +5000
Despite surging support among Democratic voters and pundits alike, Obama herself has not indicated a desire to return to life in the White House, either as a running mate or as President.
If she does change her mind and throw her hat in the ring, expect betting odds to shorten rapidly.
Obama has more clout with voters than New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and is more popular among voters than former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton—the current top choices to replace Biden.
Joe Biden’s Eroding Political Support
While Joe Biden remains the presumptive nominee, the merits of his candidacy seem to be questioned more every day.
Biden continues to face questions about his potential cognitive decline, and about former campaign staffer Tara Reade’s allegations of sexual assault.
His involvement with Burisma, a Ukrainian natural gas company, has also been called into question. Burisma employs Biden’s son Hunter and allegedly paid Biden over $900,000 in lobbying fees.
All these factors could lead the Democratic National Convention to consider replacing Biden.
Clinton and Cuomo seem to be the preferred candidates for now, but that could quickly change if Obama has a change of heart. On paper, she is a slam dunk candidate for the Democrats.
Even if Biden wins the nomination, he is already 77 years old and would be 78 by the time of his inauguration.
If Biden were forced to step down in office, his vice president would take his place.
Michelle Obama’s Vice-Presidential Odds
Biden himself has said that he would nominate Obama “in a heartbeat”if she were interested in the job.
Her vice-presidential betting odds are now the fourth shortest.
2020 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee
- Kamala Harris +150
- Amy Klobuchar +425
- Elizabeth Warren +700
- Michelle Obama +750
- Stacey Abrams +1000
California Senator Kamala Harris still holds the inside track, but Obama would almost certainly become a heavy favorite if she decided she was comfortable with a return to the White House.
Democratic party officials will likely try to incentivize Obama to enter the fray, especially given President Obama’s role in consolidating moderate support behind Biden in the Democratic primary.
The November election is shaping up to be very contentious, with a high degree of voter apathy.
Obama’s “star power” could help Biden swing undecided voters.
Biden now trails President Donald Trump in most battleground states and at legal sports betting sites, and the Democrats need a jolt of energy.
Obama could easily provide that jolt, but it’s far from a given that she has any interest in a return to politics.
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Joe Biden suggested on Tuesday that the Obamas would be appointed to high office if he were elected in 2020, telling voters the former first lady could be his running mate, while her husband was destined for the Supreme Court, provided he wanted the appointment.
The former vice president made the promise during a campaign town hall in Iowa, where he was asked by a voter if he would consider appointing Obama to the Supreme Court.
“Yeah, I would, but I don’t think he’d do it,” Biden said in response. “He’d be a great Supreme Court justice.”
When the voters clarified that he had not stipulated which member of the first family he was referring to, Biden asserted he meant the former president, since he had other plans for the former first lady.
“Well, I sure would like Michelle to be the vice president,” Biden said to laughter from the crowd. “They’re both incredibly qualified people. I mean and they’re such decent honorable people.”
.@JoeBiden: I’ll make Obama a SCOTUS judge and Michelle my VP pic.twitter.com/UzBGnivR6f
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 28, 2020
Michelle Obama 2020 Odds 2019
Tuesday marked the second time in recent weeks that Biden has floated the idea that one or both of the Obam’s would play a leading role in Washington, DC, if he were to be elected. During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in September 2019, the former vice president joked that he had already broached the idea of asking Michelle Obama to be his running mate. A few months later in December of that year, Biden went further by telling voters in Iowa he would appoint Barack Obama to the Supreme Court, provided the former president would “take it.”
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The suggestions have come as many of the Obamas’ friends and supporters have remained cool on backing Biden. Obama, himself, reportedly is not big on his former vice president’s chances, allegedly telling a rival 2020 Democrat that Biden lacks an “intimate bond” with voters.