For the first time, Obama now ahead of Clinton in Ohio election markets....

[scheming daemons]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/latest_results_from_rasmussen_markets

This is where people are placing their hard-earned money. This isn't spin. These are people betting on a "stock".

National 

To Win 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination 
 
Hillary Clinton  16.1
Barack Obama     83.8
 
To Win 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination 
 
Mike Huckabee     4.0
John McCain      94.9
 
To Win 2008 Presidential Election 
 
Democratic Party Candidate  64.1
Republican Party Candidate  35.1
 

Ohio 

Hillary Clinton  46.1
Barack Obama     52.4
 

Texas 

Hillary Clinton  21.2
Barack Obama     79.0
 
Vermont 

Hillary Clinton   5.8
Barack Obama     98.5
 
Rhode Island 

Hillary Clinton  68.5
Barack Obama     34.4

[scheming daemons]

1. Shameless self-kick n/t

[Colobo]

2. Viva Obama!

[IndianaGreen]

3. The O-man will beat Ms Hopelessness on Tuesday

And if Hillary is thinking of dragging this shit to Pennsylvania, she is now only 6 points ahead of Obama. She lost 10 points in 2 weeks!

[Eurobabe]

9. Drink up peeps!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[John Q. Citizen]

4. Yep, people believe Obama is going to win.

[apocalypsehow]

5. Interesting info.

:kick:

[Cha]

6. K'N

Rec'd.

[Scurrilous]

7. Kick

:kick:

[anonymous171]

8. THIS IS SO CONFUSING!

Everyone is posting different polls that keep on saying different things.

[cooolandrew]

13. Just watch his rallies thats the real poll tons of people in Ohio more than ever seen.

[Dems Will Win]

18. No it isn't. The difference in the polls are from different weightings of the youth vote

PPP and Decision Analyst Use the more accurate likely turnout approach based on THIS YEAR's primaries and caucuses (20% or more) while RAS and Gallup and most others say youth turnout will be 11% or so. Since youth are 3 ti 1 for Obama, it radically shifts the poll.

All these polls are actually saying the same thing, since the youth turnout will be huge again - at least in TX. O wins TX. Depending on youth being registered in OH and turning out, he could win there as well.

[geek tragedy]

10. Easy money to be made by betting on Clinton in OH.

Ohio is Clinton Country.

[Hawkeye-X]

15. I'll take your money.

$100 says Ohio is Obama country.

Hawkeye-X

[bigbrother05]

11. SWEET

[cooolandrew]

12. *high 5* Mr Obama. You gotta admit this guy is good! He has just got to tighten up senatorial races.

[MadBadger]

14. Is there even a poll that shows Obama up in OH?

[Unbowed]

16. Interesting.

So when people are saying they're "putting their money" on Obama, they mean it literally.

[loveangelc]

17. i think she's leading in those in ohio now. he's still ahead in tx according to the markets.