BETS ANYONE? BUSH OR KERRY?

From James Taranto's Best of the Web Today:

Bookies for Bush
Yesterday's item on Bush victory portents cited the Iowa Electronic Markets, which rate Bush the favorite. So, it turns out, do several bookmaking operations that take bets on the presidential outcome:

TradeSports.com (click on "Politics" in the left-hand navigation bar, then click on "US Presidential Elec") currently lists Bush as a 57.2% favorite--which means a bet of $57.20 wins $42.80 if Bush is re-elected.

Intertops.com has Bush at -155 and Kerry at +100, which means you have to bet $155 to win $100 on Bush, whereas Kerry is an even-money bet.

BestBetting.com lists British bookies' odds on the two candidates. Kerry's odds range from 9-10 (a $100 bet pays $90) to 1.2-1 ($120), while Bush's range from 4-6 ($66.67) to 8-11 ($88.89).