Hillary gave it up for Barack Obama this weekend, while John McCain has been meeting with folks to figure out who's going to be his number two. Or is that number one? (I get my Austin Powers and Star Trek mixed up sometimes. You know, it's the drinking.) But now the question is: who's going to be the veep for both parties? The odds over at Bodog may surprise you.

On the Republican side, former candidate Mitt Romney is in the lead at 2/1, and with all the talking and support that's been going on between these two, looks like it'll be an almost definite possibility. Right now, though, McCain's keeping quiet.

For the Democrats, you would think that Hillary would be a clear frontrunner at 3/2, but sometimes controversial Virginia senator Jim Webb is right behind her at 3/1. With all these people in the mix, it'll make for an interesting summer before the conventions this year.

Labels: 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitt Romney, veeps

posted by Kari at 12:36 PM

Hillary doesn't want to be Barack's VP, and Barack doesn't want to be Hillary's VP. But will it happen either way? betUS has a little prop on which way the ticket might go, depending on who gets the Democratic nomination.

For Obama to run with Clinton as VP, it's at +300, and for Clinton to run with Obama as VP, it's at +500, so neither one looks all that appealing, but Barack with Hillary as a running mate looks more plausible according to the numbers. That's probably because Barack's more of the favorite to win the election outright, but things could change-- just ask Hillary after Texas and Ohio.

Labels: Barack Obama, BetUS, Hillary Clinton, presidential election, veeps

posted by Kari at 11:42 AM