I could care less about intrade.... it was smoked by the sup ct decision. If bettors knew what he were doing we would not have Las Vegas or race tracks. I am going with the polls. If you adjust the poll sample sizes to match the 2010 election Romney is winning just about every national poll. The polls which put Obama in the lead oversample Dems by 20 to 50 percent. And just today... if you click my link Romney is ahead in some of the critical toss up states.
Here click the link and look at todays polls. its virtually all Romney. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/elections/
SC was a non political election This is a sample of intrade in political elections Bush /Kerry Obama /McCain 2008 House 2008 Senate 2010 House(From July until election day they had Republicans taking the House over 50) Wisconsin recall( Had Walker over 50 the life of the contract)
Click here(then click the state) to see ALL the recent polls in a state,not just the ones jem wants to show http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html
Look most of us trade here. Intrade just like Cramer gets it right sometimes and gets in wrong too. The great Carnac could have picked the house and some of those other markets big deal. Here is what matters ---- today's polls... not the old polls... not the shit polls with oversampled Dems but every poll out today on Aks... Real Clear Politics... General Election: Romney vs. Obama Gallup Tracking Obama 45, Romney 47 Romney +2 General Election: Romney vs. Obama Rasmussen Tracking Obama 43, Romney 47 Romney +4 Ohio: Romney vs. Obama Purple Strategies Obama 44, Romney 46 Romney +2 Florida: Romney vs. Obama Purple Strategies Obama 47, Romney 48 Romney +1 Colorado: Romney vs. Obama Purple Strategies Obama 49, Romney 46 Obama +3 Virginia: Romney vs. Obama Purple Strategies Obama 45, Romney 48 Romney +3 ----------------- You add those 3 states to Romneys column and he only needs to win another state or so for the electoral college victory..
In political elections intrade gets it right more then sometimes,it gets it right most times ALL recent polls,not just the ones you want to selectively show