Slog - Comments on For Hardcore Junkies Only http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies A good friend of mine—a whip smart researcher for a fancy Wall Street firm—is pretty obsessive about politics, and he just did his own poll of colleagues, family and friends (nationwide) to come up with betting odds on which Democrat and which Republican will get their party's nomination in '08. (This guy is also a bit of a gambler.) I was one of the people he polled, so, you may want to discount his research right off the bat, but here's his current odds. And at the end, he does a little analysis. Democratic Party Nomination odds (X:1) 1) Hillary... Copyright 2008 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:07:51 -0800 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:00:23 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS I think we should just officially replace all political commentary with odds charts like this. It's kind of brilliant, because it's no less arbitrary than prose.

]]> SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c538930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c538930 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:08:05 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit I think boys endlessly talking about which Beatles album is best—is also arbitrary.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c538975 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c538975 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:20:33 -0800 Comment by josh I assume that Grandholm's long odds take the likelihood of a fast-track change to the Constitution into account?

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539024 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539024 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:27:48 -0800 Comment by N in Seattle If Granholm's (non-existent) probability of being elected President is on the list, why not Schwarzenegger's (equally non-existent) probability? Hell, why not Henry Kissinger's or Neil Young's (equally non-existent) probabilities?

There will be no Constitutional amendment to change the native-born requirement in any of their lifetimes.

]]> N in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539090 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:39:20 -0800 Comment by Whitney Rudy over Romney? Please.

]]> Whitney http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539154 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539154 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:55:17 -0800 Comment by Andrew I’m personally hoping for a Wes Clark/John Edwards Dem ticket. They would kick ass.

No way that Clinton or Obama will win. If there’s two things Americans hate, it’s women who don’t know their place and racial minorities.

McCain, Romney and Giuliani likewise don’t have a chance. They’re just not anti-gay and racist enough, and they’ll never make it past the sociopathic nuts running the GOP. Especially Romney, who’s allowed crazed sodomites to enter into legally binding, loving, long term relationships on his watch. GOPer’s despise that equality and dignity BS.

I’d say that Jeb Bush, Huckabee or Brownback are the most likely candidates here.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539227 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539227 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:20:05 -0800 Comment by SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS yeah, josh, but the difference is that the beatles MATTER.

]]> SEAN NELSON, EMERITUS http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539235 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:48:01 -0800 Comment by Sean What really matters is which Beatle wrote the best songs?

I'm not sure, but McCartney definitely wrote some of their worst.

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539240 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:24:12 -0800 Comment by G. Gordon This is the lamest attempt to build Andy Stern buzz I've ever seen, Josh...

]]> G. Gordon http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539255 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539255 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:08:15 -0800 Comment by Charles abbey road. and paul is the best. carry on.

]]> Charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539263 Politics Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:12:20 -0800 Comment by Mike I'm calling it right here: Edwards/Obama '08. And Revolver.

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539844 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/for_hardcore_junkies#c539844 Politics Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:00:23 -0800