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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts) Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:32 AM Jan 2012

Santorumentum??? Gamblers not enthused...

Nate SIlver: Santorum Gets Little Iowa Bounce on Intrade.

Despite Rick Santorum having achieved what is almost literally a tie for first in the Iowa caucuses, and another conservative candidate in Rick Perry likely to drop his campaign, Mr. Santorum's chances of winning the Republican nomination are listed at 5.4 percent on Intrade, not much better than where they started the day, at 4 percent.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/live-blogging-the-iowa-caucuses/#santorum-gets-little-iowa-bounce-on-intrade

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Santorumentum??? Gamblers not enthused... (Original Post) cthulu2016 Jan 2012 OP

"Santorumentum" Skinner Jan 2012 #1

Intrade is now giving a 70% chance of Santorum winning the Iowa caucus Douglas Carpenter Jan 2012 #2

the reason Santorum (sorta) won SixthSense Jan 2012 #3

Skinner

(63,645 posts)

1. "Santorumentum"

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:33 AM

Jan 2012

Rofl

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

2. Intrade is now giving a 70% chance of Santorum winning the Iowa caucus

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:35 AM

Jan 2012

so this will make things more interesting. Say what you will about Rick Santorum. But I for one think he would be an absolutely fabulous Republican nominee.

SixthSense

(829 posts)

3. the reason Santorum (sorta) won

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:38 AM

Jan 2012

is that everyone else to date thought he was too insignificant to attack, leaving him the guy with the fewest negatives

if he establishes front-runner status as a result of Iowa, put all your money into popcorn futures because it's going to get VERY ugly very fast

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