Election reporting service Decision Desk on Wednesday released its first forecast for the 2024 presidential election, putting the odds of a win by former President Donald Trump at 58 percent—despite President Joe Biden enjoying an incumbency advantage and bigger war chest.
In order to win the race for the White House, a candidate must secure 270 of the 538 available Electoral College votes. With less than six months to go until the November presidential election, Decision Desk has released its first forecast, which predicts that President Trump will get 282 electoral votes compared to President Biden’s 256.
This corresponds to a 58 percent chance of a Trump victory, compared to a 42 percent chance for President Biden….