Online trading (read: betting) powerhouse, Intrade.com can be eerily predictive. For example, the betting predicted Bush's 2004 victory, state by state, even when major polling outlets said otherwise.
Fast forward to 2012. Obama will stay in the White House. In a generic ballot and on his chances to win the presidency, according to people who are risking money on the idea, Obama will win.
But I have a few funny things about me.
I'm a Red Sox fan. I know that the impossible is possible. Does anyone remember 2004? Heck ya, doggies!
I'm a paratrooper. I know that even 260 pound men can float on the breeze.
But more importantly, I'm a father. I know that Obama is not the best chance this country has.
Fast forward to 2012. Obama will stay in the White House. In a generic ballot and on his chances to win the presidency, according to people who are risking money on the idea, Obama will win.
But I have a few funny things about me.
I'm a Red Sox fan. I know that the impossible is possible. Does anyone remember 2004? Heck ya, doggies!
I'm a paratrooper. I know that even 260 pound men can float on the breeze.
But more importantly, I'm a father. I know that Obama is not the best chance this country has.