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30.10.2007
British Decline

First they lose an emipre and now this: Via Andrew, I see that a big Brit betting house is placing the odds of Ron Paul winning the presidency at 12-1. For the record, McCain is a 33-1 long-shot.  And you thought the coverage of American politics in the British press was uninformed! What do you say, Alex Massie?

--Isaac Chotiner 

Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:01 PM with 3 comment(s)

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teplukhin2you said:

Wow. What's the minimum bet? Too bad you can't arbitrage-- short Paul and go long McC

October 30, 2007 3:42 PM

adaglas said:

What's the spread? Is Paul getting, like, minus 290 electoral votes?

October 30, 2007 3:57 PM

The Plank said:

Yesterday, Isaac pointed out the outlandishness of British betting house William Hill having Ron Paul

October 31, 2007 2:25 PM