Follow the Odds
Maybe it’s just because we keep talking about it, but it seems like everyone is talking about Michael Bloomberg and his chances at the Presidency. What’s more, the chatter appears to be almost all positive, and from the entire range of the political spectrum. Don’t believe us, take a look at this article in the New York Times and then this one from Fox News.
The Economist pointed out that not only is Michael Bloomberg rich, but that “he is a pragmatic centrist—pro-choice, pro-gay, anti-deficit—at a time when Americans are sick of ideologues and party hacks.”
The BBC says,
"(Bloomberg) has managed the world's grittiest and whiniest city for more than five years and still enjoys a 70% approval rating. And he has a message: Mr Bloomberg was against the war in Iraq and he is for gay rights, gun control and abortion.He is where many moderate Republicans, Democrats and undecided voters are. He is in that place where that other mayor, Rudy Giuliani, would probably like to be if he didn't have to undergo the contortions foisted upon him by the Republican primaries.
And Michael Bloomberg, the Master of the Universe, takes the subway to work."
This is exciting; however one of the most amazing/exciting developments comes from an unexpected source: Sportsbook.com. This online gambling website specializing in political elections, just upped the odds of a Michael Bloomberg Presidency from 150:1 to 50:1, and he hasn’t even declared yet!
If we were the gambling type, our money would be on those odds getting better.