Early Odds On 2008

Early Odds for 2008 Presidential Election

Here's a look at the very early odds for party nominations:

Republican Odds Rudy Guiliani 20.8 John McCain 19.4 Bill Owens 14.6 Bill Frist 13.6 Jeb Bush 9.4

vs.

Democrat Odds Hillary Clinton 34.6 Evan Bayh 14.9 Bill Richardson 8.6 Chris Dodd 8.0 John Edwards 8.0

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After nominations, the Democratic Candidate is slightly favored 51.0/49.0

Interestingly, Colin Powell is listed as both a potential Republican and a potential Democratic nominee. His Democratic ticket has yet to produce any gambling action but did get me thinking that theoretically he could be nominated by BOTH parties. Not going to happen with Powell, but what if there was a candidate so popular that he was the favorite for both parties? My guess is that it would lead to one of the parties splitting and would be a disaster.

Eric Anderson

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I have some words of advice for the former first lady: Remember the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
~Kathleen Willey

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