Obama a Bigger Favorite to Become Next US President

Senator Barack Obama is now the favorite to become the next US President with odds of +125, compared to Hillary Clinton's +140 odds and John McCain's +150 odds. (see betting odds here)

Obama was nearly an even favorite to win having walked away with the most votes at each of Saturday's three primaries.

Sen. Barack Obama swept the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The Illinois senator also won caucuses in the Virgin Islands, completing his best night of the campaign.

"Today, voters from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast to the heart of America stood up to say 'yes we can'" Obama told a cheering audience of Democrats at a party dinner in Richmond, Va.

He jabbed simultaneously at Clinton and Arizona Sen. John McCain, saying the election was a choice between debating the Republican nominee-in-waiting "about who has the most experience in Washington, or debating him about who's most likely to change Washington. Because that's a debate we can win."

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Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

Originally published February 10, 2008 1:31 am EST