Bloomberg: McCain going down like" a sack of potatoes" among UK bettors

[featherman]

Also "Shocking Sarah" more likely to be sacked today than yesterday. Odds have gone from 1-20 to 1-8. Please keep her, GOP.

" The odds, based on wagers made online with Paddy Power and William Hill Plc and in their betting shops, also suggest that McCain is less likely to win the White House because of his vice-presidential running-mate choice, announced Aug. 29. Both gambling houses, along with rival Ladbrokes Plc, place Democrat Barack Obama, 47, as the favorite to triumph in the contest.

``Ever since he appointed her, people have stopped betting on McCain,'' said David Williams of Ladbrokes in London. ``He went down like a sack of potatoes as far as the punters are concerned.''

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080902/pl_bloomberg/azjwbcginwsg;_ylt=AvTTfx8Sb.nQiKspjlrUEhOs0NUE

[bidenista]

1. i am in the uk at the moment

Let's just say that the coverage hasn't been wholly favorable.

[newfie11]

2. I hope their right but there are lots of STUPID AMERICANs

all thinking sarah is a Gods gift to them. Heaven help us if mccain and sarah win.

[Ilsa]

3. Let's hope she stays on and the bad news just keeps coming up.

I'd really like to hear her say something completely stupid during the campaign, though.

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The smart money thinks there's a better chance today than yesterday that John McCain will dump Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Before the Republican senator's presidential campaign disclosed the pregnancy of Palin's 17-year-old daughter, bookmakers in Britain and Ireland were offering 20-1 odds or higher on a bet that she would be forced off the ticket, meaning a 1 pound ($1.78) bet would pay 20 pounds. Now that same bet will pay no more than 8 pounds.

[saltpoint]

4. Potatoes.

P-o-T-a-t-O-z

No, wait.

P-u-h-t-a-y-t-o-e-z!