Tag Archives: Republican candidate

75,000 people turned out to hear Barack Obama at Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Oregon’s Democratic Primary – InTrade – BetFair – Kentucky’s Democratic Primary – InTrade – BetFair – NewsFutures Some delegates from FL or MI will be seated at the Democratic Convention. Â© NewsFutures – First look at individual states for … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama will finish off Hillary Clinton by June 15.

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Lawrence O’Donnell (a leftist journalist –but a good one, whom I appreciate): A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. [...] Yes, Clinton spokespersons publicly seem to … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore tells the Democratic people to go Barack Obama in Pennsylvania (a two-tier state), but the polls and the prediction markets tell us that that won’t do the trick.

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I don’t get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn’t get their act together, and thus our votes will not be counted. So, if you live in … Continue reading →

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Given the remaining contests –many with electorates favorable to Obama– Obama’s existing hundred-plus delegate lead, and the rules by which Democrats apportion delegates, it is almost a political and mathematical certainty that Obama will have an elected delegate lead at the end of the process, barring dramatic, unforeseen circumstances.

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

So Clinton lives to run for another seven weeks. But if you believe in the power of numbers, the candidate of inevitability is Barack Obama. – - Explainer On Prediction Markets – Prediction markets produce dynamic, objective probabilistic predictions on … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Noam Scheiber: 1.) Hillary wins both Ohio and Texas. 2.) Hillary wins Ohio; Obama wins Texas. 3.) Obama wins both Ohio and Texas. I put in bold the most likely scenario, according to InTrade’s prediction markets. – The Democrats … Continue reading →

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Counting the Democratic delegates, and courting the Democratic super-delegates (a kind of aristocracy within the so-called Democratic party).

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Prediction markets produce dynamic, objective probabilistic predictions on the outcomes of future events by aggregating disparate pieces of information that traders bring when they agree on prices. Prediction markets are meta forecasting tools that feed on the advanced indicators … Continue reading →

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The 2008 US presidential election as seen thru the prism of the BetFair prediction markets

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

— Next US President — Winning Party — Female President? — Democratic Candidate — Republican Candidate — Source: BetFair Politics Zone — More Charts

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Still unconvinced by prediction market journalist Justin Wolfers

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The Justin Wolfers series in the Wall Street Journal is plagued with rotten links to the WSJ’s bot-driven, play-money prediction sub-exchange (which is secretly programed to reflect InTrade’s real-money prices). — The latest installment (which does not featured a single … Continue reading →

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A Democratic sweep in Washington DC, in November 2008, will likely lead to the legalization of the real-money prediction markets.

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Gambling 911: With the Nevada Caucuses taking place this Saturday, The Las Vegas Sun reports that Democrat Hillary Clinton supports a study to determine if Internet gambling can be fairly regulated so that individuals can safely participate in it and … Continue reading →

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PREDICTION MARKETS ON US ELECTIONS: JC Kommer talks back to Greg Mankiw.

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

JC Kommer: “The only contingency in which you lose is if Clinton, Obama, Gore, or Edwards end up president as an independent or Republican candidate, which seems completely unlikely.” You also lose big time if the initial nominee isn’t the … Continue reading →

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