Bettor's Verdict: GOP could lose the House

Marketwatch ^ | 10/18/13

[SoFloFreeper]

Next year’s midterm elections for Congress are now a tossup between the Republicans and the Democrats, according to the betting at the Iowa Electronic Markets — the only sportsbook in America allowed to bet on U.S. elections.

Nancy Pelosi’s chances of leading the Democrats to a House majority have more than doubled in less than a month to about 50% as a result of the government-shutdown fiasco, according to betting on the exchange.

And the Republicans, who appeared to have a lock on the elections just a few weeks ago, have seen their chances collapse at the same time.

Back in September, oddsmakers gave the Republicans a one-in-four chance of gaining seats, improving their overall control of the lower house. That’s now down to one-in-twenty. (The numbers sometimes don’t add up to 100% because of trading spreads.)

[Travis McGee]

[Grampa Dave]

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[Grampa Dave]

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[Grampa Dave]

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