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Oddsmakers now place Ron Paul in second, only behind Giuliani

Submitted by bedr1 on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 00:53
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Ron Paul: Messing up everyone's politics

The Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is taking unconventional approaches to campaigning, odds makers baffled.

Much have been said and written about the GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, despite what the main-stream media will lead you to believe. And we at OGPaper.com have covered his presidential campaign rather scarcely, due to the fact that we cover the 2008 Elections betting odds and since the very beginning, Ron Paul had odds on winning the Elections closer to Stephen Colbert than Rudy Giuliani. But things have changed and now Ron Paul is listed with odds on winning the Republican nomination at 5/2, trailing only to Rudy Giuliani and 6/1 to become the next U.S. President at the online sportsbook Bodog Sports.

His approach is rather unconventional, considering the fact that (at least publicly) Ron Paul is doing nothing. All of his "weird campaign stuns", such as the Ron Paul Tea Party or the Blimp, have all been initiated and organized by his supporters, making him a very dangerous candidate to his contenders, both on the GOP and Democratic lists. Such grass-root support is making the odds makers quite worried, adding the huge number of bets placed on Dr. Paul at Bodog Sports, the odds had to be slashed "just in case". They should, considering the money pouring from those "stunts"...

The latest Ron Paul target - taking advantage of the removal of the "winner-take-all" system in California, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. Ron Paul supporters are now organizing an attack on the blue California voters in attempt to sway away a few delegates for the GOP candidate - three primary delegates for every congressional district a candidate wins. As one of the Ron Paul supporters was quoted recently by Fox "Our primary purpose is to help Ron Paul to get delegate votes in the primary. That’s what we’re all about here in San Francisco." Meanwhile Ron Paul supporters are working hard in Georgia, namely the Metro Atlanta area, with the same goal in mind. Supporters of the Republican presidential candidate are getting organized in the rest of the states without "winner-take-all" system.

A little bird told us that further shortening of the Ron Paul's odds "is quite possible"...and of course, it's "just in case".

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What’s the Money Line on 3rd Place or Better In Iowa

Submitted by mstrombe on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 02:06.

I should ask what it is for 2nd as well.

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El Dorado

Actually, this is pretty good news.

Submitted by DeMolay on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 01:51.

You are right in your assesment. The author of this story was also correct. Innovation, hard work and Dr. Paul's message. It is a wondrous combination.Should be unbeatable.

One of the interesting

Submitted by Wandering_Seeker on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 01:39.

One of the interesting things about oddsmakers is that they know that things can change quickly. Oddsmakers are forced by experience and practice to be VERY REALISTIC and constantly with their ear to the ground for changes or important new information. They have to be to make the most money!

So when you see odds move like this, it is definitely a sign of movement - and probably good news for Ron Paul. IMO anything that forces people to talk about him is good news. One primary will not make or break Paul IMO at this point. So any increase in name recognition is of course useful and encouraging to a degree.