Bookies back Clinton as punters spend €1m

SENATOR Hillary Clinton has become the favourite to win the US presidency after picking up support in Super Tuesday primaries yesterday, bookmakers said.

Ladbrokes and William Hill both ranked Clinton as the most likely to win the general election in November, followed by her Republican challenger John McCain. Both gambling houses ranked Barack Obama third-most-likely to win.

The findings, based on bets taken, follow Clinton’s victories in New York and California, the two biggest prizes up for grabs on Tuesday. Mr McCain swept to a commanding lead in the race to win the Republican party’s presidential nomination.