This is a short item because it’s basically content-free, but our British friends over at the Daily Telegraph have posted an oddsmaking item on the ‘08 race. I haven’t found it online, but here is how they evaluate the field as a whole:
Republican candidates: Rudolph Giuliani – 3/1, John McCain – 7/2, Condoleezza Rice -11/2, All others 5/1 and above.
Democrat candidates: Hillary Rodham Clinton – 10/11, John Edwards – 7/2, Bill Richardson- 5/1, Barack Obama – 8/1. Others 11/1 and above.
President: Giuliani 2/1, Clinton 5/2, McCain 13/2, Edwards 8/1, Rice 14/1. Others on application.
The fact the the Daily Telegraph thinks Rudy can get through the Republican primaries demonstrates their relatively poor understanding of U.S. politics, as does their inclusion of Barack Obama and Condi Rice, neither of whom will run. Still, nice to see the Gov get some props.Richardson’s on a book tour to promote his new book. This means I should probably read said book! I’ll check it out and give you guys the good stuff.