Following the GOP’s underwhelming performance in Tuesday night’s midterms, largely thanks to candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump losing, Ron DeSantis, who cruised to re-election as Florida’s GOP governor, is now the betting favorite over Trump — and current President Joe Biden — to be in the Oval Office in 2024.

According to former Fox Business host John Stossel and his executive producer, Maxim Lott — who run the betting tracking site Electionbettingodds.com, which averages the odds from major prediction markets such as FTX, Smarkets, PredictIt, and the UK-based bookmaker Betfair — DeSantis’s odds to win the White House in 2024 surged by more than 11 percent in the past day, giving him a clear advantage over Trump.

DeSantis has a 26.4 percent chance, an 11 percent increase, according to Electionbettingodds.com. PredictIt has him at 32-33 percent, the UK betting site Smarkets rates him at 25.6-27.4 percent, and Betfair has the governor at 25.3-27.4 percent.

Trump has an 18.4 percent chance, a 15.1 percent decrease, according to Electionbettingodds.com. FTX gives him a 34.6-37.8 percent, Betfair a 18.2-18.5 percent, Smarkets an 18.2-18.5 percent and PredictIt a 25-26 percent.

President Joe Biden has a 15.3 percent chance, a 3.1 percent increase, according to Electionbettingodds.com. Betfair gives him a 14.7-15.6 percent chance, Smarkets 14.7-16.1 percent and PredictIt 24-25 percent.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has a 6.1 percent chance, a 0.5 percent increase, according to Electionbettingodds.com. Both Betfair and Smarkets have him at 5.7-6.5 percent.

Vice President Kamala Harris has a 5.5 percent chance, a 0.3 percent decrease, according to Electionbettingodds.com. Both Betfair and Smarkets give her a 5.4-5.6 percent chance, while PredictIt gives her a 7-8 percent chance.

The odds come as Trump is scheduled to make what he called on Monday “a very big announcement” at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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