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48. Check out - Romney vs. Obama: The Oddsmakers Weigh In

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 10:05 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.smartmoney.com/invest/strategies/romney-vs-obama-the-oddsmakers-weigh-in-1344372024237/

Do you think you know who'll win? The U.K. bookies now heavily favor Obama: He's quoted at 2/5, compared with 15/8 for Romney. Put another way, they currently give Obama a roughly 70% chance of winning, against 35% for Romney. (Those odds have moved sharply towards Obama in recent weeks, following Romney's missteps, although the polls in the U.S. don't reflect that.)

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Not happy seeing these latest polls [View all] quinnox Oct 2012 OP

Youre concern is noted and appreciated. Scootaloo Oct 2012 #1

Please don't involve goats in this ostrich horseshit. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #3

I'm trying to imagine what an ostrichorse looks like. L0oniX Oct 2012 #55

Looks like a mean ride. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #60

http://www.intrade.com/v4/home/ ...enjoy L0oniX Oct 2012 #54

Which ones Sebass1271 Oct 2012 #2

the one I saw is showing it as a tie quinnox Oct 2012 #4

Ummm no Sebass1271 Oct 2012 #12

ummmm yes, unless this story is my imagination quinnox Oct 2012 #14

Obama leads by 5 points among registered voters ProSense Oct 2012 #17

What about Sebass1271 Oct 2012 #21

That poll showed Romney up by 2 or 3 last week. Chill dude, the election is headed bluestate10 Oct 2012 #37

That's an LV poll without a published LV model...REALLY easy to discount it seeing RV Obama is up uponit7771 Oct 2012 #64

"or something"? speedoo Oct 2012 #15

whatever, sounds like my "or something" quinnox Oct 2012 #20

No, what got to me was your ill-informed concern. speedoo Oct 2012 #23

I think your mind reading skills are very poor quinnox Oct 2012 #27

Your OP indicated, to me, that you just started looking at polls. speedoo Oct 2012 #32

yep, just saw that tied poll today quinnox Oct 2012 #36

We don't elect presidents by overall popular vote but by state by state electoral collage... PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #51

I'm buying 50,000 of these for my DU friends: NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #5

That is...amazing. Bladian Oct 2012 #22

Just the thing for the guy whose girlfriend Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #42

Those look awesome and now I want one. nt LaydeeBug Oct 2012 #43

I do sleep best when my head is immersed in a pool of sweat. nt wtmusic Oct 2012 #58

Nationally or State? SCliberal091294 Oct 2012 #6

nationally quinnox Oct 2012 #11

Look at states Sebass1271 Oct 2012 #18

I found this post quite heartening Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #7

Thank you for this post cally Oct 2012 #26

+1 nt Live and Learn Oct 2012 #38

I only pay attention to the polls in swing states RomneyLies Oct 2012 #8

Concern concern theinquisitivechad Oct 2012 #9

Nothing wrong with that... defacto7 Oct 2012 #29

I would argue that the post reads those ways theinquisitivechad Oct 2012 #63

so? quinnox Oct 2012 #34

Huh? Drunken Irishman Oct 2012 #10

No one is suggesting a landslide. It is essentially a tied popular vote per the national polls. Jennicut Oct 2012 #13

C'Mon SingleSeatBiggerMeat Oct 2012 #16

I do feel like repubs controlled the messaging this weekend. cilla4progress Oct 2012 #19

Happiness is irrelevant Shivering Jemmy Oct 2012 #24

Is that what we do? defacto7 Oct 2012 #35

Wait a while Shivering Jemmy Oct 2012 #57

yeah... that ibd/tipp that has us +6 must have you down scheming daemons Oct 2012 #25

This is not 1980 nor 2004 erik satie Oct 2012 #28

Good post! defacto7 Oct 2012 #30

Thank you! erik satie Oct 2012 #33

This is great! Sebass1271 Oct 2012 #40

You indeed have erik satie Oct 2012 #44

quinnox you fussbudget, I don't get you. Quantess Oct 2012 #31

I'm sorry I'm not predictable quinnox Oct 2012 #41

You're a bit like Chris Matthews that way. Quantess Oct 2012 #46

We knew it was going to be close. Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #39

Recced because this took guts pintobean Oct 2012 #45

thank you n/t quinnox Oct 2012 #49

We win Ohio and it's over! And right now there is a 70% chance to win Ohio. nt Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #47

Check out - Romney vs. Obama: The Oddsmakers Weigh In L0oniX Oct 2012 #48

not to rain but that article is from Aug 2, any updates? Demonaut Oct 2012 #50

http://www.intrade.com/v4/home/ ...61% Obama to 38% MittAsshole ...enjoy! L0oniX Oct 2012 #53

Let's hear it for doom and gloom! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #52

yeah, because the doom and gloom helps because..........why...because! Demonaut Oct 2012 #59

I see them as motivation. It made me donate to Obama seeing this get close. I'm sure there are other craigmatic Oct 2012 #56

Likely voter polls don't change this B Calm Oct 2012 #61

So what do you propose? treestar Oct 2012 #62

not sure, any suggestions? quinnox Oct 2012 #65