Bookies pick Kerry 20 to 1

[ciaobox]

Odds on Kerry in Europe are 20 to 1!!!!

Kerry by a landslide

[demokatgurrl]

1. link? which bookies where? n/t

[Randi_Listener]

2. Give me the link now.

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[RevCheesehead]

3. That is one beautiful map you've got there!

[deadmessengers]

8. It's unrealistic, but it sure is pretty

I mean come on... Mississippi? Tennessee? GEORGIA?!? I live in GA. Shrub will win here by 15% at the bare minimum, 25% outside Fulton and Dekalb counties.

[nickinSTL]

4. Bookies?

Not really someone I consider a reliable source.

I like your Electoral Vote map, though I think it's a bit optimistic :D

[ciaobox]

5. No Link - Bookies in London

Just heard it on AAR

[yellowcanine]

6. Wow you are dreaming with that map. I like it though.

[Michael_UK]

7. Not at Ladbrokes or William Hill

Although I'd love it to be

http://www.ladbrokes.com/lbr_sports?action=go_type&category=SPECIALS&class_id=110000037

http://www.willhill.com/iibs/EN/buildcoupon.asp?couponchoice=PO407741

[Ugnmoose]

9. Your map looks good except

only change I would make is to give Bush Mississippi, although I it will be alot closer than some might think.

[Joe the Revelator]

10. 20-1 are not good odds people...

That means for every 1 dollar someone bets, if they win, they will get 20 dollars.

Great odds would be 1-20.

[pelagius]

11. Y'all know that betting odds...

...are based on betting sentiment, right? So a 20-1 call for Kerry only means that the bettors (mostly Brits, right?) think Kerry has a one-in-20 chance to win?. Would you bring your umbrella if there were a 5% chance of rain.

But I do like that LA Times map!

[Kahuna]

12. Well then! No wonder Tweety has changed his mind. Just a month..

ago, he was saying that * would win because the bookies said so. :puke:

[giant_robot]

13. Not according to the links I've found

They've got Kerry at 11-10 and Bush at 4-6. That's a little more than even money for Kerry and a little less than even money for Bush.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet?action=show_type_by_main_market&category=SPECIALS&ev_class_id=33&id=1304

http://www.oddschecker.com/oddschecker/mode/o/card/cc8859x/odds/243698x/sid/377975/sort/F

[ciaobox]

16. HMMM I Don't know --

Just repeating what someone said on AAR this morning. Either way>>> Kerry by a LANDSLIDE

[Paradise]

14. went to latimes.com and the map i see is quite different! ???

click on this link and map will show you the latest polling data from each state.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/election-test-fl,0,1851284.flash?coll=la-home-multimedia

it's an interactive map to test your own scenarios. that's some scenario you have created!

[aden_nak]

15. Georgia? Mississippi?

I appreciate the vote of confidence from Europe, but I don't think those states are going to fare that well. Georgia has, maybe, a slim chance (just because it's become very densely populated recently, and that suggests more urban lifestyles). I expect that we will win, but not by that many ELECTORAL votes.

On the flip side, I advise EVERYONE to bet money on a Bush victory.

Why, you ask? Well, if Kerry wins the election, you'll be happy to give the money up.

If Bush wins the election, shit. . . you're going to need the extra cash!

[otohara]

18. Georgia - Mississippi - Blue???

I don't see that happening at all...It's a fantasy of mine, but I'm realistic.

[Maddy McCall]

23. Mississippi has more of a chance going for Kerry than Georgia.

Don't count us out. The polls before the debates had Bush with ONLY A NINE POINT LEAD. I have distributed over a hundred Kerry signs in the past two weeks. People are hungry for change.

Look into what Haley Barbour has done to Mississippi since he was elected--namely kicking 65,000 people off Medicaid. They vote, as do their families.

Don't count us out. We may not go blue, but we won't be solid Bush, either.

[idaholeft]

17. here's a link

Actually, most have * as a slight (very slight) favorite.

http://www.oddschecker.com/oddschecker/mode/o/card/cc8859x/odds/243698x/sid/377975

You can see odds on lots of stuff; outcomes in battle ground states, popular vote winner, there's even and over/under on turnout.

[newyawker99]

22. Hi idaholeft!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[ILeft]

19. Nice disclaimer at William Hill:

"Predict the winner on the 2004 Presidential Election - NOT the Inauguration in 2005 (Election is November 2004)"

http://www.willhill.com/iibs/EN/buildcoupon.asp?CouponChoice=PO407741&Rules=true&compid=645722&opptype=

Kerry's security IS immediately stepped up to POTUS level if he wins the election, right?

[tridim]

20. Why would anyone take or place bets on a proven rigged contest?

Even if Kerry wins as expected, the spread is almost guaranteed to be completely inaccurate. How would the bookies pay out on a tied race that's decided by congress? Sounds like a sucker's bet to me.

[GOPBasher]

21. We'll win, but not by that much.

Come on, I'd settle for a solid 300 eV's.

[Maddy McCall]

24. delete

It was a stupid question.