Bloomberg: Bush's Online-Futures Lead Narrows After Last Debate (Update1)

[Tesibria]

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aLrVLnG9imVk&refer=top_world_news

Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush's lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry narrowed in Internet futures trading following the third and final presidential debate.

Bush led the four-term Massachusetts senator by 9.5 percentage points on Intrade, a Dublin-based electronic wagering market, as of 5:20 p.m. New York time. Bush led by 16.4 points the day before last night's debate.

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interesting

[UpInArms]

1. I see a one-way ticket to the pigfarm in Crawford

for the loser.

[WhiteTara]

2. there you go ... saying bad things

about the pigs!

[UpInArms]

4. Welcome to DU BareNakedLiberal!

:hi:

Actually, pigs are quite interesting animals - but this one definitely should have its home in Crawford.

:evilgrin:

[leQ]

3. the IES has bush at .502 vs kerry at .500

i'm not a market player, so i can't really tell you how this all works. it's just another gauge that seems to get mentioned a lot more lately on the local news.

they're at IES Data

[AndyTiedye]

5. Some People Use That as Relocation Insurance

Not everyone who buys the Boosh futures wants him to win.
For some it is a hedge against the cost of relocating overseas if he does.
I would not invest in such instruments since it may be difficult to
get them to pay off in the event of a disputed/stolen election.

I've been investing in verifiedvoting.org, the DNC, Kerry's campaign,
Morrison's campaign, and MoveOn.

[Starlight]

6. "Bush led Kerry by at least 30 percentage points on Intrade...

...before the first debate on Sept. 30 in Coral Gables, Florida."

Why oh why didn't I buy in back in September? I seriously thought about it, but I didn't do it. I could sell it now & have some money to donate to the cause. :(