[RightWinger]

Well, I thought Bush won the first debate so I'll have to wait to see who won this one.

[finnman69]

good time to buy

[IMRight]

Yeah... and he's gone up even more than that on the Iowa markets. People are playing games. Look at the IEM vote-share market. Somebody decided to Buy Kerry at 70% and of course people were happy to take his money... so a "trade" goes through at that level and quickly falls back down. Looking at this chart you would think Kerry had taken a big lead... except he's currently behind by more than he was before the first debate.

[martin_fierro]

Iowa Electronic Markets
Pres04_WTA
2004 US Presidential Election Winner Takes All Market

[loveitor..]

Soros is a manipulator, and it would be chicken feed level dough for him to manipulate a tradesports type operation. If you are a betting person, take advantage of a drop and buy Bush, you won't be disappointed.

[Plutarch]

I see a few trades on Tradesports in one direction. I see 7000 posts on FreeRepublic going in a different direction.

The market is being manipulated.

[RtWngr]

Profit taking.

[MattAMiller]

I saw that. Hard to believe it's a real market reaction, though you have to wonder what someone would hope to accomplish by that.

[AFPhys]

This is a great buying opportunity.

I wish I had an account.

[chiefqc]

I live on the East Coast, And the time now is 11:16 PM, although the time on the Graft says 12:30 AM.

Am I looking at something wrong?

[sirjohn]

There was no similar drop after the first debate, and W's performance was much better this time around. Doesn't jibe.

[jmstein7]

The same thing happened during the convention.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Watch what happens when the ball game is over.

[byset]

Seems to be bouncing back up again..

Luskin on NRO had an article on election futures markets today.. btw.. http://nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin200410080821.asp

[Mr. K]

when did W lose his temper and interrupt the moderator? that is what asshole mcauliffe is saying

[SerpentDove]

So what? It proves their stats are full of crap.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

Certainly a time to buy if you have loose change. This is going to rocket up soon. IMHO.

[Armigerous]

I learned years ago as a commodity options trader that there is one overriding axiom in this sort of thing - " You can't fool the market " - i.e. even if someone is short telling to try to start panic selling, the collective wisdom and information of ALL the traders in that commodity will eventually prevail. The relatively small 'open interest' or number of contracts being traded is what makes it possible for one trader to cause a sharp rise or fall in a short period, thereby causing a panic- My guess is that GW will be trading in the 60 range by the first of the week after the dust settles and all the pundits realize that Kerry didn't win this one the way they were hoping

[BlazenGold]

Bush clearly won the debate. What is George Soros up too this time? Enough of the ego maniac manipulating the markets and this presidential race!

[familyop]

It was the mafia lib anti-anti-anti-cabal. ...want to see about 500 pages of connections in wordy, intellectual speech that's full of holes?

...or maybe the _The Protocols of the Learned Elders of the Balkans_?