“when McCain chose her, she did not come out of nowhere, that is why she was so high in Intrade predictions. “
I don’t remember that..I think intrade betted on Romney for VP and nothing on Palin
Monday, July 21, 2008
Palin siezes 2nd place in Intrade VP market!
As of today, Gov. Palin has stormed into second place in Intrade.com’s ranking of potential VP’s for John McCain. Right now, she is trading at $19.9 and rising, higher than every candidate except Mitt Romney (and his numbers are starting to drop).
Meanwhile, Jonah Goldberg has an article in today’s LA Times detailing the pros and cons of each potential VP pick. Palin is ranked as a “Medium risk” pick, and Goldberg says that she “could be a home run” (the only candidate he noted as having such potential). Unlike most of the other candidates, she also does not have any major groups listed in the column marked “Alienates”. The only listing is”Alaska’s kleptocracy” (and they NEED to be alienated).