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Presidential Betting News: Obama Gets Good News in Garden State
Barack Obama received some good news from New Jersey Democrats as the 2008 Presidential primaries continue. (AP Images)
Despite being the butt-end of jokes from its neighbors, New Jersey has become a big player in the world of American politics. At no time has this been more evident that Monday, as Barack Obama saw an impressive show of support come forth from New Jersey Democrats.
Obama's visit to "Joisy" also came at the same time that dems learned of two statewide polls that had him within striking distance of Hillary Clinton for the first time in the primary run.
While Clinton had grabbed a stronghold on the state recently - outpolling Obama by nearly 20 percentage points just as recently as two weeks ago - it appears as though John Edwards' departure has opened things up.
Hillary still has a few cards in her back pocket, namely the endorsements of the state govenor and much of the congressional delegation. But it now appears as though Obama is enjoying a 2-to-1 advantage amongst African-American voters and is slowly gaining steam with young voters, especially younger males.
On the other side of the ledger:
With Super Tuesday knocking, the Bodog Sportsbook has released odds as to which of the Republican candidates will win the majority of the primaries on Feb. 5th. The list:
- John McCain - 1/22
- Mitt Romney - 2/1
- Mike Huckabee - 25/1
- Ron Paul - 60/1