Posted on 09/03/2008 6:03:33 AM PDT by RWB Patriot
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The smart money thinks there's a better chance today than yesterday that John McCain will dump Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Before the Republican senator's presidential campaign disclosed the pregnancy of Palin's 17-year-old daughter, bookmakers in Britain and Ireland were offering 20-1 odds or higher on a bet that she would be forced off the ticket, meaning a 1 pound ($1.78) bet would pay 20 pounds. Now that same bet will pay no more than 8 pounds.
``While it is rare that a VP candidate gets dropped, it's not completely impossible,'' said Ken Robertson, political betting analyst at Paddy Power Plc, a Dublin-based gambling company. ``Lots of our punters are betting `Shocking' Sarah's days are numbered,'' he added, using a nickname he came up with for the first-term Alaska governor.
The odds, based on wagers made online with Paddy Power and William Hill Plc and in their betting shops, also suggest that McCain is less likely to win the White House because of his vice-presidential running-mate choice, announced Aug. 29. Both gambling houses, along with rival Ladbrokes Plc, place Democrat Barack Obama, 47, as the favorite to triumph in the contest.
``Ever since he appointed her, people have stopped betting on McCain,'' said David Williams of Ladbrokes in London. ``He went down like a sack of potatoes as far as the punters are concerned.''
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Sucker bet.
Not. Gonna. Happen.
This has already been posted.
I hope this is pure BS. She has energized the party like no one has in years. I may even give to the GOP again, if it means they will support what she believes in and not the RINO behavior we’ve seen lately from GOP politicians.
Utter nonsense....
Smart money? Don’t think so. Intrade is nothing more than an online gambling site.(IMO)
If McCain drops Palin he’ll lose a lot more than a fine VP pick.
Just sayin.......................
SSDD. Probably, RomneyBOTs betting against Gov.Palin.
I predict McCain will carry 50 states, but Obama will win the UK vote (or at least the London district).
No worries.
I think they aren't so good.
He/they are just trying to “drum up business”..............
Bullocks. If he drops Palin, he will lose the election.
If he drops her, he may as well withdraw his candidacy.
No way, no how.
I’ll say it again...this is part of the soros disinformation campaign. If any, bin biden is on thin ice if McCain pulls ahead and then I think that is very unlikely. Someone put up the money to get that listed on intrade or covering the losses. Look at all the media outlets like Bloomberg and blogs who will run it....sewing the seeds of doubt and manufacturing free negative pub. Don’t buy into the garbage!
I posted this earlier, but thread was pulled since supposedly Bloomberg content isn’t allowed on FR. Guess the mods are asleep now. ;-)
At any rate, at least Yahoo changed the link on the front page, which read “Bookmakers: McCain Likely To Drop Palin From Ticket”. lol
Reuters has just pumped up a story about this too. It is the latest desperation tactic.
Can’t wait for her speech tonight. The media are scurrying bugs; she is Raid.
why that would be as bad as Ross “The Quitter” Perot’s campaign gaffe.
What are the odds that England will drop the Queen? I guess they’ll bet on anything over there.
The lefties are so accustimed to throwing each other under the obama bus that they think we do too.
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