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Old 02-21-2008, 11:20 PM
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Traders wagering on the outcome of the U.S. presidential vote were overwhelmingly betting on Monday that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will defeat former first lady Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and ultimately win the presidency.

Prediction markets now see Obama defeating Clinton - Yahoo! News

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I wondered how long it would take. Alot of the votes for Obama are flute votes.. I heard them interveiwing folks that were saying they didn't want a woman or a black man in the office, so they were voting for Obama, because they thought he would be the easiest to defeat........

BUT...

As you can see...

Obama narrowly leads McCain in AP poll

Obama narrowly leads McCain in AP poll - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama would narrowly defeat Republican John McCain if they were matched today in the presidential election, while McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton are running about even, according to new general-election sentiment since the Super Tuesday contests.
Now that Obama is surely defeat Clinton in the nomination, the presidential election in November is going to be a good tug-of-war.
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The "man-on-the-street" poll (my own) says he has a better chance than anyone dreamed he would a few months ago.
Everybody knows someone who is prejudiced in reguards to race or gender. The fact I hear some of these known bigots (we're not talking white supremists-more like 'good' old boys) saying they are planning to vote for Obama is surprising. Until you hear some say they don't want another Republican, but don't want a woman either!
Can we all say Politics makes strange bed fellows?
Then again we have that motivation factor. Who is predicted to actually go vote? I think that's also in his favor and against McCain and Hillary.
Many think that Obama is the lesser evil-- to sad those bigots have ways of casting their votes. The issue of black man-female candidates are overrated.
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