Here’s a look at the very early odds for party nominations:
|
Republican |
Odds |
| Rudy Guiliani |
20.8 |
| John McCain |
19.4 |
| Bill Owens |
14.6 |
| Bill Frist |
13.6 |
| Jeb Bush |
9.4 |
|
vs.
|
|
Democrat |
Odds |
| Hillary Clinton |
34.6 |
| Evan Bayh |
14.9 |
| Bill Richardson |
8.6 |
| Chris Dodd |
8.0 |
| John Edwards |
8.0 |
|
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After nominations, the Democratic Candidate is slightly favored 51.0/49.0
Interestingly, Colin Powell is listed as both a potential Republican and a potential Democratic nominee. His Democratic ticket has yet to produce any gambling action but did get me thinking that theoretically he could be nominated by BOTH parties. Not going to happen with Powell, but what if there was a candidate so popular that he was the favorite for both parties? My guess is that it would lead to one of the parties splitting and would be a disaster.
Eric Anderson at 6:20 pm
You need to add Gov. Mike Huckabee to the Repub. list…he’s on the short list.
Comment by IR — December 11, 2004 @ 10:28 pm
My money’s on Owens.
Comment by Desert Tusk — December 11, 2004 @ 10:34 pm
This’ll be so great, now the Democratic party can lose even more horribly than they did in 2004. (Note: I’m a registered Democrat). Hillary Clinton is not the way to go, sorry.
Comment by Tom — December 12, 2004 @ 12:10 am
Virginia Governor Mark Warner should be on the short list too! He’s the most-talked about candidate only 2nd or 3rd to Hillary Clinton (I agree, Hillary 2008 will prove to be a fatal mistake b’coz Americans simply hate her!) on the papers & the net as well ever since Kerry lost. This governor from a small southern RED state is the Dems’ only hope of reclaiming the White House. Not Hillary, not Edwards or Evan Bayh. Just Mark Warner in 2008. On to Richmond!
Comment by Keith — December 24, 2004 @ 8:02 am