Election futures speculators at InTrade are now solidly in favor of Sen. Barack Obama to defeat Sen. John McCain in the November election for U.S. President. The Bid/Ask numbers right now:

Obama: 84.0 / 84.2
McCain: 15.4 / 16.0

Also, traders are mildly confident Obama will win in NC:

Obama: 59.5 / 60.0
McCain: 40.1 / 43.9

Previous entries: Sept. 12, Sept. 12, Post-RNC, Post-DNC, and mid-July.