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Betting on the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee
By bettingfool | July 17, 2008
Barack Obama’s cult of personality has grown so big that it’s hard to imagine anybody who could complement him as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate. But someone has to do it, and all indications are Hillary Clinton wants the job really badly. She’s the 7-5 favorite on the political futures market to get the veep nod.
Such a marriage would have seemed inconceivable not too long ago. The split between the Obama and Clinton camps, along lines of both race and gender, is a fractious one. But a unity ticket would certainly be the most expedient way to heal that rift, and Obama has shown an appetite for expediency by moving to the center, even if it means moving away from his message.
These odds seem rather short, though, considering VP shares in Clinton last sold at 14.7 over at Intrade. Kathleen Sebelius (5-1), governor of Kansas, was priced higher in very light trading at 16.0. Curiouser and curiouser.
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