Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, WWE-Wrestler-Omed Actor, has surpassed former US Vice President Kamala Harris as the leading democratic competitor to the presidential race in 2028 on the decentralized betting platform Polymarket.
From now on, shares are trading by betting “Yes” about Johnson’s victory for 7 cents, which entails a 7% chance of multimillionaire actor won the nomination. This places him fourth in the race behind Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg.
Meanwhile, traders in a 5% probability that Harris won the bid and placed her in 5th place next to Andy Børear. Dealers also see 1% chance for Tim Waltz, Michelle Obama and Mark Cuban Emerging Victorious.
The polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows users to speculate on the result of real world events, such as choices and asset price movements, by trading shares representing different results.
The betting platform announced on Tuesday that it has secured an investment from the Venture Capital Firm 1789 Capital and Donald Trump JR, the son of the US president, as a member of its advisory board.
I was asked to drive as president
By 2023, Johnson revealed that several parties were approaching him to see if he would run for the US president after a poll showed that 46% of Americans would support his race in the White House.
“It was an interesting poll that happened and I was really touched by it,” Johnson said. “I was really blown away and I was really honored. I share this little bit with you: At the end of the year of 2022 I got a visit from the parties who asked me if I should run and if I could run,” Johnson said at Trevor Noah’s new Spotify Podcast, what now?
The rock, which has described himself as a central and politically independent, approved Joe Biden in the construction of the 2020 election, but refused to do the same last year.
The actor is not only a Hollywood superstar, but also a social media marketing power center that boasts 392 million followers on Instagram. His pro-wrestling career showed unmatched “promo skills” that could come along if he decides to pursue a political campaign.
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