Hillary Clinton has an almost 65 percent chance of becoming president. Rubio's odds are astronomically worse.

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published 7 March 2016

This time next year, could there be a President Clinton in the White House? The odds are in her favor, according to bets being placed on the election:

Election Betting Odds claims that political prediction markets tend to be "better at predicting elections than polls," in part because bettors consider a wider range of factors (plus there is that whole "wisdom of crowds" thing). If so, chances look pretty ugly for Republican establishment darling Marco Rubio, who is sandwiched between John Kasich and Michael Bloomberg at the bottom with a mere 2.5 percent. Bloomberg, who has not declared his candidacy, has 1.1 percent odds of becoming president.

Unsurprisingly, Trump and Clinton had the best chances of becoming president, with Clinton dominating the field with 64.3 percent. Trump trails with 19.6 percent.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.