-
Issa Recovers
May 22, 2013 | 1 comment
-
Colorado Governor Gives “Reprieve” to Murderer
May 22, 2013 | 1 comment
-
Steven Crowder: Jesus vs. Muhammad
May 22, 2013 | 2 comments
-
Kaminsky’s Corollary to I, Pencil
May 22, 2013 | 2 comments
-
Muslims Murder British Soldier in London
May 22, 2013 | 12 comments
The Spectacle Blog
Yesterday I noted a sharp rise in the betting odds on Mitt Romney’s winning the presidency, with Romney’s having risen from 34% to 44% in a week. In the 36 hours since that time, Romney’s odds have dropped substantially, now back down to 38%.
I’m tempted to buy more, but I think I’ll hold off as I’ve bought quite a few already and I already feel like a Romney loss will be a greater loss than I or the nation can afford.
View all comments (19) | Leave a comment
More Blog Posts by Ross Kaminsky
http://spectator.org/blog/2012/10/25/political-betting-i-spoke-too
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
Jacob McCandles| 10.25.12 @ 9:34PM
Bet big on some petroleum or oil equip stocks. Hedge by betting big on Obama to win. Romney wins you will really cash in, Obama wins you'll get the cash, oil stocks may still hang in there for a while.
Simon Templar| 10.25.12 @ 9:48PM
You really are an idiot. This is just a game to you...
Ross Kaminsky| 10.25.12 @ 10:12PM
Actually, if you think this is just a game to me then you are the idiot.
Simon Templar| 10.26.12 @ 12:57AM
Then quit writing these stupid articles about your betting on it. Perhaps, you should go work for Obama, his campaign slogan is "Betting on America."
Simon Templar| 10.26.12 @ 1:04AM
Here I will explain it you. If it was 1776, I could see you placing bets in a saloon over whether or not the colonist would win this revolution. We are living in an incredibly dangerous time where our Republic as we know it might come to an end. You are crass.
It is damn well something to not be betting on. Go bet on some horses or dogs.
You know you are a thickheaded young fool that would not admit you made a mistake if your life depended on it. You are in your thirty's right, late thirty I would guess?
spike59| 10.26.12 @ 5:37AM
Simon, if your widdle panties are in such a twist over Ross's writing, perhaps you carry your whining arse off to the playground of the imbecilic known as PuffHo...they ADORE whiners over there
Simon Templar| 10.26.12 @ 7:53AM
Well, it seems my whiny ass has a lot of company in this thread in that most agree with me. Furthermore, perhaps you should consider moving over the Huff and Puff as your comment with its lack of argument and silly name calling for name calling sake would be right at home there. I am guessing twenty something, right?
Simon Templar| 10.26.12 @ 7:57AM
Crass seems to be your forte as well, spike59.
Simon Templar| 10.26.12 @ 8:01AM
crass
adjective, crass·er, crass·est.
1.
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
2.
Archaic . thick; coarse.
Yeah, I think it fits you well.
ejp| 10.25.12 @ 10:05PM
I saw the headline and I thought this would be a mea culpa for that idiotic posting on Mourdock. Instead, it's another worthless post, even more than the last one.
Ross Kaminsky| 10.25.12 @ 10:11PM
What part of a title that starts "Political Betting" makes you think the piece might be about something other than political betting?
For the record, my note on Mourdock was right on target.
Paul Zummo | 10.25.12 @ 10:36PM
"I know you are but what am I." That would have been as deep a comeback as your insistence on the rightness of your Mourdock column. For the record, it is people like you, not Mourdock, that weaken our electoral chances. The freakout over Akin was understandable, but the hysterical over-reaction to Mourdoch's statements are frankly sickening.
ejp| 10.25.12 @ 10:40PM
Amen to that. And BTW, I never did get an answer to my question in that thread about whether or not Ronald Reagan should have "shut his mouth" when he expressed the SAME position on abortion that Mourdock has.
Paul Zummo | 10.25.12 @ 10:43PM
Funny thing is I hadn't even read that post until I saw your comment. I thought you were being unnecessarily harsh, but not after reading that.
Paul Zummo | 10.25.12 @ 10:43PM
Funny thing is I hadn't even read that post until I saw your comment. I thought you were being unnecessarily harsh, but not after reading that.
ejp| 10.25.12 @ 10:39PM
The term can easily have a generic context, as I saw it. If there's a sudden obsession with looking at something like this as a bellwether for the Election, then I see no value in it.
And the Mourdock note was anything but on target. Criticism of something is one thing, but the manner in which your post was made was outrageous and the best gift liberal extremists could ask for.
RJ| 10.26.12 @ 12:22AM
Hi Ross,
I am surprised that intrade has Romney's odds so low given his current standing in the polls and the momentum we have seen this month. Do you think the odds are right or do you think they are subject to being manipulated? I am wondering if the Obama campaign, or at least some of its friends, have dropped some significant cash to uphold appearances. What do you think?
spike59| 10.26.12 @ 5:34AM
you're giving Intrade more weight than it deserves, given its epic fail over the SCOTUS decision on ObaMaoScare, possibly the most important case decided in years
Kingofthenet| 10.26.12 @ 11:01AM
You know Ross, the legality of Intrade for Americans is Dicey at best, not that i think you have anything to worry unless you invested REAL big money.