Barack Obama now the favorite to become the next U.S. President

After winning the caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and the primary in Louisiana, Barack Obama is now listed as the favorite to win the 2008 Elections.

Barack Obama now the favorite to become the next U.S. President Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who won the caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and the primary in Louisiana on Saturday, has now become the favorite candidate to become the next U.S. President. At the online sportsbook Bodog Sports, the odds on Obama to win the 2008 Elections are sitting at 6/5, edging on both comrade Hillary Clinton (5/2) and GOP rival John McCain (7/4). At the bookmaker, Obama is now the undisputed favorite to win the Democratic nomination with odds 4/7 and the odds on Hillary Clinton were lengthened to 5/4, despite the fact that, according to CNN, Clinton is leading Obama with about 100 delegates so far.

On the Republican side, John McCain continues to be referred to as the ultimate GOP favorite. At Bodog his odds to win the Republican party nominations are listed as 1/30, meaning punters have to risk 3000 to win 100. Mike Huckabee, who took Kansas and Louisiana on Saturday, is still in the game, but with odds 16/1, Huckabee is far behind McCain. Mike Huckabee holds odds of 40/1 to win the presidential race and Ron Paul is listed with odds 150/1, which leaves John McCain, with odds 7/4, the only real contender from the GOP side of the spectrum.

Published on 02/10/2008