Betfair Betting Blog

Betting news and tips

Politics

Strong Michigan showing for Romney keeps him in race

US Politics RSS / Mike Robb / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Romney wins, McCain second and Giuliani finishes adrift in sixth place

Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Michigan primary last night with what turned out to be a relatively comfortable victory over second place finisher John McCain. Romney became the Betfair favourite at 1837 GMT, over five hours before voting closed in the Automobile State.

Mike Huckabee finished third as expected but never received significant support on Betfair. His support peaked at 11 per cent ([9.0]) at 1204 GMT and steadily collapsed throughout the day.

Rudy Giuliani finished a very poor sixth in the contest and a big question mark now hangs over his campaign. Support in the three contests so far - Iowa, New Hampshire and Michigan - has been weak, and a strong showing in Nevada, where he is currently fourth favourite in a relatively open race on 29% ([3.45]), now looks important in building momentum going into Florida on 29th January, where he leads on 46% ([2.16]).

For more information, data or comment e-mail michael.robb@betfair.com

Tags: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, politics betting, presidential election, Rudy Giuliani

Post a comment







£25 Free Bet Join Today

How to claim your free £25 bet:
1. Open your account (3 mins)
2. Make a deposit into your account and place your bets
3. If you lose any of your bets, we'll cover you up to £25
Free £25 Sports Bet, Join Today

$600 Free Poker Bonus Play Now

Get $600 Free for all new players. Just register a credit card to claim.
Join today and get your $600 Free at Betfair Poker

£50 Casino Bonus Play Now

100% deposit bonus up to £50 for all new casino players. Just join and play to claim.
Join Today. Click here to claim your £50 Casino Bonus

Refer and Earn Go

Earn substantial rewards every time you introduce someone new to Betfair, Betfair Poker, Betfair Casino or Betfair Games
Refer and Earn Today

Events Calendar
Related Sites

© Betfair 2007–9 | Contact Betting.Betfair team on: haveyoursay@betfair.com


Betfair is the Official Betting Partner of Manchester United and Barcelona Football Teams.
Betfair UK | Australia | Canada | Online sázení | Væddemål | Wetten | στοιχήματα | Apuestas | Paris en ligne | Ireland | Scommesse | Norge | Онлайн ставки | Vedonlyönti | Zakłady | Vadhållning | 网上投注 | Betting Education | Designed and implemented by Lift