Obama Confirmed as Clear Frontrunner

September 30, 2008 - A.J Ryder Thanks to a multitude of factors including an economic crisis, the ridiculous appointment of Sarah Palin and the general sense that John McCain is simply too out of it to become President, has seen Barack Obama open up a double-digit lead according to the latest data from a Research 2000 Poll performed for Daily Kos.

Thanks to McCain's laughable political stunt last week that saw him "suspend" his campaign, despite continuing to run ads and have surrogates on TV every night attacking Obama, the campaign has finally emerged from the tight race it once was into what is gradually turning into a clear lead for the Senator from Chicago.

All major bookmakers agree that Obama is the clear frontrunner at this point and McCain is well on his way to becoming (literally) a political longshot. Thanks to the abysmal performance of Sarah Palin in televised interviews Ladbrokes has now decided to re-open their market on Palin's replacement, which is looking ever more likely by the day. Will it be Mittens or Huckabee? The odds are currently 16/1 that she will be replaced.

From Ladbrokes...

BARACK Obama is in to 4/11, from 2/5, to become the next US president, according to British bookmaker Ladbrokes.

And John McCain is out to 2/1 from 15/8. The Republican's vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, is 16/1 to be axed from the GOP's ticket.

Ladbrokes spokesman, Nick Weinberg, said: "McCain's campaign is beginning to falter and punters have been quick to respond.

"Palin's performances have been underwhelming. As a result we've reopened our market about whether she'll be replaced."

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Election winner 2008

4/11 Barack Obama
2/1 John McCain

16/1 Sarah Palin to be replaced as the Republican's vice-presidential pick

2012 U.S. Presidential Race

13/8        Barack Obama
9/2        John McCain
10/1        Hillary Clinton
16/1        Sarah Palin
20/1        Mitt Romney
25/1        Al Gore
25/1        Mark Warner
33/1        Bobby Jindal
33/1        Joe Biden
50/1        David Petraeus
50/1        Michael Bloomberg
66/1        Brian Schweitzer
66/1        Mike Huckabee
100/1        Ron Paul

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