Oz Politics Blog

I have not been following the Victorian election that closely; in part because I have had a series of technology problems, in part because I have been too busy at work, but mostly because it looked like another boring lay-down-misere contest. With one week to go, it still looks that way. Centrebet is paying $7.50 for a Coalition win and $1.06 for a Labor win.

New South Wales looks much more interesting. Centrebet has the Coalition ahead to win the 2007 election (albeit marginally). Centrebet is paying $1.80 for a Coalition win and $1.90 for a Labor win.

A Coalition win in New South Wales in March 2007 should make for a more interesting Federal election in October 2007. Nonetheless, the Centrebet odds for the next Federal election are unchanged from last weekend: $1.57 for a Coalition win and $2.25 for a Labor win.

The odds for the next President of the United States are interesting.

CLINTON, Hillary (D) $3.00
McCAIN, John (R) $3.75
GIULIANI, Rudolph (R) $8.00
OBAMA, Barack (D) $8.00
GORE, Al (D) $11.00
EDWARDS, John (D) $17.00
ROMNEY, Mitt (R) $17.00
BAYH, Evan (D) $26.00
HUCKABEE, Mike (R) $26.00
RICE, Condoleezza (R) $26.00
RICHARDSON, Bill (D) $34.00
VILSACK, Tom (D) $34.00
BIDEN, Joe (D) $51.00
CLARK, Wesley (D) $51.00
HAGEL, Chuck (R) $51.00
GINGRICH, Newt (R) $67.00
KERRY, John (D) $67.00
BUSH, Jeb (R) $101.00