The odds are in Palin's favor!

This from http://www.thehill.com


Palin is odds-on favorite to win 2012 GOP nomination
By Bob Cusack
Posted: 01/02/09 01:42 PM [ET]

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the front-runner to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, according to online oddsmakers.
Despite a slew of negative press this fall about Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) running mate, online gaming site Superbook.com puts Palin’s odds at 3.5-1, the best among Republican hopefuls.

Other top GOP contenders include former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whose odds are set at 4-1, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, at 5-1.
Former Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.), who is now governor of Louisiana, has a 6-1 shot of claiming the nomination.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) are each listed at 12-1 to win the Republican nomination on Superbook.com.
Gen. David Petraeus and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are 15-1 dark horses while Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and McCain are considered 20-1 long shots.

Another online site, BetUs Sportsbook, made Palin and Romney 4-1 co-favorites.
President-elect Obama is a heavy favorite to win his party’s nomination and to earn a second term, while Secretary of State-nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton is viewed as more likely to nab the Democratic nomination in 2012 than Vice President-elect Biden.