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US: Former VP Joe Biden is now the favourite for the Democratic presidential
nomination according to betting markets, overtaking left-wing Senator Bernie
Sanders. 
- According to numbers from Betdata.io, Biden is afforded a 44% implied
probability of winning to 40% for Sanders. Biden is up from 4.9% and Sanders
down from 53.1% on 24 Feb.
- The shift follows Senator Amy Klobuchar's withdrawal from the race yesterday,
and the subsequent endorsements for Biden from her and former South Bend, IN.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (who suspended his campaign on 1 March).
- Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's campaign running out of momentum, and he is
given just a 7% probability of facing Trump in November.
- Nationwide opinion polls show Biden and Sanders in a very close contest, with
Sanders also holding edges in the two major Super Tuesday states: California and
Texas. 

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