Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the WWE wrestler-turned-actor, has surpassed former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris because the main Democratic contender for the 2028 presidential race on the decentralized betting platform Polymarket.
As of now, shares betting “sure” on Johnson’s victory are buying and selling at 7 cents, implying a 7% likelihood of the multi-millionaire actor profitable the nomination. This locations him fourth within the race, behind Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Pete Buttigieg.
In the meantime, merchants priced in a 5% likelihood of Harris profitable the bid, inserting her within the fifth spot alongside Andy Beshear. Merchants additionally see 1% likelihood of Tim Waltz, Michelle Obama and Mark Cuban rising victorious.
Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows customers to invest on the result of real-world occasions, similar to elections and asset worth actions, by buying and selling shares representing completely different outcomes.
The betting platform introduced Tuesday that it has secured an funding from enterprise capital agency 1789 Capital and Donald Trump Jr, son of the U.S. President, as a member of its advisory board.
Democratic presidential nominee 2028. (Polymarket)
I used to be requested to run for President
In 2023, Johnson disclosed that a number of events approached him too see if he would run for U.S. President after a ballot confirmed that 46% of Individuals would help his run within the White Home.
“That was an attention-grabbing ballot that occurred and I used to be actually moved by that,” Johnson mentioned. “I used to be actually blown away and I used to be actually honored. I will share this little bit with you: on the finish of the yr in 2022, I obtained a go to from the events asking me if I used to be going to run, and if I might run,” Johnson mentioned on Trevor Noah’s new Spotify podcast, What Now?
The Rock, who has described himself as a centrist and political impartial, endorsed Joe Biden within the lead-up to the 2020 election however refused to do the identical final yr.
The actor isn’t solely a Hollywood famous person but in addition a social media advertising and marketing powerhouse, boasting 392 million followers on Instagram. His pro-wrestling profession showcased unmatched “promo expertise,” which might turn out to be useful if he decides to pursue a political marketing campaign.
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