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January 2008

Presidential Election Odds: Edwards drops out of race

Editor / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Democrat John Edwards drops out of race ahead of Super Tuesday. Will he endorse Obama?...Read more »

Election odds: McCain wins Florida as Giuliani expected to drop out

Mike Robb / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

John McCain beat Mitt Romney by five points while Giuliani finished a weak third...Read more »

Election betting: Will Bloomberg run?

Mike Robb / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Speculation is rife that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will run for President this year as an independent. Politics betting expert Michael Robb looks at whether or not this is likely and what the impact will be on the two main candidates if he does run......Read more »

Presidential Primaries: Betting outlook for the week ahead

Mike Robb / 28 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Michael Robb takes a look ahead to the Florida primaries......Read more »

The Betfair Prof: "Not MO-mentum but NO-mentum"

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 25 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams reflects on recent contests and takes a look ahead to South Carolina and Florida...Read more »

US election odds: Could John McCain be the next President?

Chicken Dinner / 23 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Politics betting and odds experts Chicken Dinner take us through John McCain's chances of being next in line to choose the decor in the Oval Office...Read more »

Clinton wins Nevada while McCain marches on

Mike Robb / 20 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Clinton now 1.55 to seal Democratic nomination......Read more »

The Betfair Prof: "Follow the money!"

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 17 January 2008 / 3 Comments

Politics betting and prediction expert Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams takes a look at where the money is ahead of this weekend's Nevada Caucuses and South Carolina Primary...Read more »

US Elections: The race for the Republican nomination

Chicken Dinner / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The Obama/Clinton contest has taken the shine off the Republican race to date, but there are four candidates with genuine chances of winning. The politics betting men at Chicken Dinner analyse the field......Read more »

Strong Michigan showing for Romney keeps him in race

Mike Robb / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Romney wins, McCain second and Giuliani finishes adrift in sixth place...Read more »

Primary farce for Democrats as Hillary wins one horse race

Mike Robb / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

What has really been highlighted by the Democrats in Michigan is the pointlessness of holding a primary there at all......Read more »

Election odds: The Republican race so far

Mike Robb / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The Republican race is even more competitive than the Democrats with four candidates in with a real chance of victory. We take a look at what has happened in the Betfair market so far......Read more »

What the betting markets say about the Clinton/Obama contest

Mike Robb / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The topsy-turvy race for the Democrats has been reflected by the Betfair markets, with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton taking turns as the customers' favorite...Read more »

Presidential Primaries: Betting outlook for the week ahead

Mike Robb / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Michael Robb takes a look at the week ahead across the pond...Read more »

The Betfair Prof: "How did everyone get New Hampshire so horribly wrong?"

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Predictions expert Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams takes a look at what happened in the volatile betting markets on Tuesday night...Read more »

How much of a disaster is Barack Obama's shock defeat in New Hampshire?

Chicken Dinner / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Chicken Dinner take a look at the prospects for the rest of the campaign...Read more »

Shock Clinton victory blows race wide open

Mike Robb / 09 January 2008 / Leave a comment

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Politics betting: New Hampshire done and dusted

Mike Robb / 08 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair's politics expert Michael Robb takes a look ahead to tonight's New Hampshire primary and how the betting has unfolded so far...Read more »

The Implications of Iowa: two schools of thought

Chicken Dinner / 04 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Chickendinner take a look at why the result of the Iowa caucus has significant implications for the candidates, and why it does not......Read more »

Boris to give Ken a Mayor of an election

Andrew Hughes / 03 January 2008 / 6 Comments

Politics betting expert Andrew Hughes on why the London Mayoral election is now a real contest...Read more »

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