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PADDY POWER

With last night’s primary wins adding to Mitt Romney’s commanding lead over his Republican rivals, Paddy Power, Europe’s largest betting company, has today opened the betting on who will join him as the Vice Presidential candidate on the Republican ticket.

Paddy Power makes Florida Senator Marco Rubio the favorite to be the Republican Vice Presidential candidate at 2/1, followed by Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie and Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez, who are considered to be his nearest rivals at odds of 5/1 and 11/2 respectively.

Also available in the betting are current Presidential candidates Rick Santorum at 20/1, Newt Gingrich at 40/1, with Ron Paul available at 50/1. Amongst the outsiders in the betting are Sarah Palin at 66/1, Donald Trump at 80/1 and Herman Cain at an unlikely 100/1.

Paddy Power, a spokesperson for Paddy Power, said, “Romney’s latest victories have put him in a very strong position and with his focus now turning to Obama, I wouldn’t be surprised if he already had his running mate in mind.”