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Gordon examines the president’s record
John Steele Gordon writes on Commentary‘s “Contentions” blog that a review of Barack Obama’s record in office does not bode well for the president’s re-election bid. Is this the week…
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Massachusetts Senate race: Four scenarios
If you haven’t been paying attention, there’s a special election in Massachusettes [sic] tomorrow. The winner takes over the seat previously held by Ted Kennedy. To the astonishment of the…
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Election futures traders foursquare for Obama
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…
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Election futures trend back toward Obama
Election futures speculators at InTrade have trended this week in favor of Sen. Barack Obama to defeat Sen. John McCain in the November election for U.S. President. The Bid/Ask numbers…
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Big change in election futures, one week after RNC
Perhaps reminiscent of the tide turning in the Democrat primary, the election futures speculators at InTrade are now beginning to place their bets more on Sen. John McCain to defeat…
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Election futures and the presidential race, post-RNC
Election futures speculators at InTrade are seeing an increasingly uncertain race. Their bets are still on Sen. Barack Obama to defeat Sen. John McCain in the November election for U.S.…
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Election futures and the presidential race, post-DNC
The race has narrowed somewhat, according to election futures speculators at InTrade. Speculators are somewhat confident in Sen. Barack Obama’s chances to beat Sen. John McCain in the November election…
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Election futures and the presidential race, mid-July
Election futures speculators at InTrade are right now fairly confident in Sen. Barack Obama’s chances to beat Sen. John McCain in the November election for U.S. President. Their numbers (Bid/Ask):…
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Big change in election futures, post Super-[ad nauseam] Tuesday
Speculators at InTrade now think the Democrat nomination is up for grabs. Below is a screenshot from the site, which shows how speculation over the two candidates’ perceived odds of…
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Political futures and the Iowa caucus: a snapshot
Speculators at InTrade aren’t particularly confident in any Democrat or Republican candidate at the moment to win the Iowa caucus. At present, Obama has the highest numbers, with the Bid/Ask…
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Political futures market less confident of GOP retaining the Senate
Trading at InTrade (which I’ve cited often) is down to Bid/Ask of 58.0/64.5 cents. The Bid/Ask for GOP retaining control of the House is 11.0/11.1 cents. Using the 50-cent cutoff,…
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Re: just another conspiracy
George, apropos of your post, I had seen that cartoon by Dwane Powell and considered posting it, but I couldn’t tell whether the cartoon was promoting the idea of a…