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Odds are that gambling on the Biden/Trump competition will further reduce the presidential campaign to a horse race

  • Written by Allison M. Prasch, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics and Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageSports betting companies offer wagers on who will clinch a party's presidential nomination, which candidate will win the election and much more.kmaassrock/E+/Getty Images

Speculation about President Joe Biden’s future as the Democratic nominee for U.S. president is seemingly everywhere: cable television, podcasts, social media, and –...

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