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US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has Trumped her rival in the race for the White House – as far as British punters are concerned at least.
Research by novelty predictions site TheNominant.com in conjunction with Ladbrokes show that most major UK cities are backing former First lady Hillary to become the first ever female President.
She is way ahead of Donald Trump in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Newcastle when it comes to bets placed.
Only Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester are putting more dosh on Donald.
One punter has bet £80,000 on a Clinton win at odds of 1/2 while another has placed £20,000 on trump to triumph at 4/1.
Clinton’s UK backers are putting more down – their average stake is £8.50, compared to £6.80 for Trump.
Betting by city (percentage for Trump/Clinton)
Aberdeen 14/67
Birmingham 25/66
Bristol 18/43
Cardiff 36/37
Edinburgh 36/39
Glasgow 26/40
Leeds 45/40
Liverpool 41/39
London 33/54
Manchester 50/42
Newcastle 14/73
(Other bets were for earlier contenders such as Sanders and Cruz).
And despite the fact that UK voters do not have a voice in the election, many hold passionate views about both candidates.
In a survey of 750 UK adults by novelty predictions and news site TheNominant.com, 58 per cent said that if they were a US citizen they would vote for Clinton, compared to just 11 per cent for Trump.
The average UK Trump backer emerged as male, aged 55+, with an income of £70k+ and likely to live in Liverpool, while the average Clinton punter was female, aged 45+, with an income of £70k+ and based in Manchester.
Pro-Clinton respondents made comments like:
• “Donald Trump is a racist, annoying, horrible, likely-to-start-a-war type of guy. He also hates and violates women and probably men too. His hair is also weird”
• “She's a politician with a proven track record, whether you disagree with her actions or not. That guy is just the bully at a kid's party who wants all the cake. He's a greedy, dangerous predator and not fit for such office”
• “Trump is a tax-evading sexist racist who won't tell people what his policies are and is likely to start the next world war.”
While Trump’s UK supporters stormed:
• “Hilary is a criminal and I don't think she should be allowed to get away with it”
• “He is less dangerous than Hillary, though he is not perfect himself. He is the right man for the job in these dangerous geopolitical times, and could negotiate a settlement with Putin thereby preventing an outbreak of World War 3”
• “Hillary Clinton should be in prison. How can she possibly be the next President of the USA when she continually lies?”
Alexander Kostin, spokesman for TheNominant.com, said: "Our research reveals the same pattern as we observed with Brexit – betting companies were alarming about big number of bets placed on UK leaving the EU, polls and media were saying opposite, like it shall or will never happen.
“With the US election we see the same – Ladbrokes reporting that three cities in the UK bet mostly on Trump to win, but our survey showed opposite results.
“In my opinion when people put their money on something to happen, it shows they believe in it more than they may say they do publicly".
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