Now that he has officially clinched the Democratic
\nnomination, Barack Obama is a -260 favorite to be next President of the
\nUnited States<\/a> according to the offshore odds, often referred to as the
\nVegas odds for US President. Republican nominee John McCain is +175. <\/p>\n

Intrade<\/span> gives Obama a 58.8
\npercent chance at the White House,<\/span> while McCain\u2019s
\nfading chances are at 35.3. <\/p>\n

RealClearPolitics.com<\/a>
\ngives Obama a slimmer edge in their consensus poll as he\u2019s up by 1.4 percentage
\npoints to McCain. <\/p>\n

Who will get the Vice Presidential nods according to the sportsbooks<\/a>? Hillary Clinton is still the favorite<\/a>
\nfor the Dems<\/span> at 5\/2, with Jim Webb a close second at
\n3\/1. Will John Edwards get the second fiddle again? He\u2019s surprisingly just 5\/1.\n<\/p>\n

While Edwards isn\u2019t likely to help Democrats win over the undecided,
\nthe bipartisan Bill Richardson would. He\u2019s 8\/1 while Kathleen Sebulius<\/span> and Wesley Clark 10\/1. The most interesting possibility
\nAl Gore comes in at 20\/1. <\/p>\n

Louisiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\ngovernor Bobby Jindal<\/span> is the unanticipated favorite
\nfor the Republican nominee at 7\/2. Tim Pawlenty<\/span> is
\n9\/2. Mitt Romney, considered by many media talking heads as the likely choice,
\nis a relative long shot at 8\/1 tying him with Lindsey Graham at 8\/1. <\/p>\n

Joe Duffy, the world\u2019s top sports handicapper<\/a>, but also a
\npolitical handicapping guru believes Fred Thompson at 40\/1 is a great long
\nshot. \u201cHe is popular among the group McCain alienated: conservatives.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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