McCain Given Little Chance to Beat Obama
By Mike Godsey
Now that he has officially clinched the Democratic
nomination, Barack Obama is a -260 favorite to be next
United States according to the offshore odds, often referred to as the
Vegas odds for US President. Republican nominee John McCain is +175.
Intrade gives Obama a 58.8
percent chance at the White House, while McCain’s
fading chances are at 35.3.
RealClearPolitics.com
gives Obama a slimmer edge in their consensus poll as he’s up by 1.4 percentage
points to McCain.
Who will get the Vice Presidential nods according to the
for the Dems at 5/2, with Jim Webb a close second at
3/1. Will John Edwards get the second fiddle again? He’s surprisingly just 5/1.
While Edwards isn’t likely to help Democrats win over the undecided,
the bipartisan Bill Richardson would. He’s 8/1 while Kathleen
Al Gore comes in at 20/1.
governor Bobby Jindal is the unanticipated favorite
for the Republican nominee at 7/2. Tim Pawlenty is
9/2. Mitt Romney, considered by many media talking heads as the likely choice,
is a relative long shot at 8/1 tying him with Lindsey Graham at 8/1.
Joe Duffy, the world’s top
political handicapping guru believes Fred Thompson at 40/1 is a great long
shot. “He is popular among the group McCain alienated: conservatives.”