Posted on 10/24/2010 4:55:30 PM PDT by blam
Entering Final Week, The GOP Has A Death Grip On The House
Joe Weisenthal
Oct. 24, 2010, 6:52 PM
According to InTrade, odds of the GOP taking over the house are now a staggering 90%.
However, it's not all roses for the Republicans:
The Democrats are still over 50% to hold the Senate. Christine O'Donnell's odds are down to 6%. In California, Barbara Boxer is at 75% to hold off Carly Fiorina. One huge scalp though: Harry Reid is just over 40% to hold his Senate seat
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If it were Democrats winning, it would read, "Utopia upon us. Forecast: Rainbows for the next 100 years." Have Democrats ever, in the minds of editors, had a "deathgrip" on anything?
This is where RINOs come from ~ Democrats of value to Republican control in a legislative body ~ not to be confused with tired old Republicans no longer of value to the Republicans.
I believe there are 15 Democrat contested seats in this election.
How many GOP?
Tonight’s 60 minutes episode, which featured the plight of the educated long-term unemployed, could further damage Demonrat fortunes except among those who still blame GW Bush for everything.
Problem is, if InTrade bettors base their bets on the same polls we see, they’re just mirroring the polls.
We should be careful. The leftist media may be exaggerating our lead to cause many of us not to bother voting. This may be a red herring.
We have to keep working very hard to get out message out. There were no PUMAs in the last election. It was a trick.
Now add in the numbers of those who will cheat and try to steal the election. We must not be complacent.
What do you mean by “we”, kemosabe?
I’m one of those, but then I also would have voted for McCain if I could.
Ninety percent is NOT a “death grip”. A “death grip” would be 100%. A ten percent chance is still a chance.
It’s Chuckie..he’s been buying votes..donating several mill to the DSCC..
“I think the Juan Williams episode has even helped the conservatives.”
Yes, I’ve been thinking the Whoppi/Behar/NPR combination coming in the final weeks is having a crystalizing effect on the attitudes of the public out there.
These lefties are angry that their power is being challenged, discredited and thoroughly defeated.
In this case, the "experts" set the conventional wisdom and the crowds follow.
Wisdom of crowds, c'mon. Flocks, more like.
btt
Being an odds maker carries far fewer risks. All they have to do is add up competiting bets, subtract their commission, and change the odds as the bets dictate.
There are no odds makers in futures markets.
Agreed. Intrade is pretty accurate but ten days out is still too soon to put much stock in what they are saying. Back in January, it wasn't until three days before the election (Jan 16) that Intrade had Scott Brown pulling even with Martha Coakley. By election day morning, Intrade had Scott Brown at 79%.
A week from Tuesday, Intrade will have the Congress at close to 100% to go Republican and the Senate at least 75% to go Republican.
Thank you for that information!
Oh, we are going to vote, don’t worry about that!
I think the money would be on Dirt Bag Durbin, since he (delusionally or not) will appear to be more centrist than Shumer et.al.
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