"there's not a lot of people that are willing to throw away money to make a point."
All it take is one, with a lot of money: SOROS.
I dont doubt that there have been attempts to manipulate the markets -- didnt Bush trade down to $0.10 on TradeSports the other day?
The fact that hes back over $0.50 proves that someone is throwing their money away for no reason.
Its simply a buying opportunity. Unless hes willing to sell an unlimited number of contracts to keep the price down, the market will snap back.
Even if you thought sKerry was going to win -- God forbid -- you could have made money if you were watching it as it happened.