Long Odds for the Long FaceI don't encourage gambling, but I do like to check the odds now and then. Here's a
sports site that already has odds on the US Presidential nominees for 2008. You have to hit the button next to "Select a sport..." and scroll down to "Specials-Politics".
As you might expect, Hillary is leading the Democratic field at 2.25-1. John Edwards is 2.75-1, and boy, would I like to take some money from people who think he'll get the nomination at those odds. Anybody care to guess the only losing VP candidate to get the nomination of his party the next time around in the last 50 years?
Of course, he's not the wildest candidate on the board. That honor has to go to Tom Daschle, who's only a 7-1 dog. Barack Obama is 8-1. And Pinto is 9-1.
On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani is at 3.75-1, while Bill Frist is at 4.5-1. Ridge is at 6-1 while Pataki is clearly overrated at 6.5-1. Hagel & McCain are 7-1. Not sure whether Chuck's odds are too low or John's are too high there; I certainly see McCain as far likelier than Hagel.
