Do you believe in the Redskins Rule?
The Redskins Rule is a term coined by Steve Hirdt of the Elias Sports Bureau. The Redskins Rules is: If the Redskins win their last home game prior to Election Day, the party that won the popular vote in the previous election wins the White House; if the Redskins lose, the party that lost the popular vote in the previous election wins. This has held true for the last 17 presidential elections. So if this rule holds true. if the Steelers win tonight... [Read More...]
2008 US Presidential Election Odds – 14 days until election night
We are 14 days from the 2008 US Presidential Elections. The latest poll averages from Real Clear Politics has Barack Obama +6.0 over John McCain. Bodoglife.com has opened the odds and lines for the election. Here are today’s odds, 14 days before the election: John McCain +425 Barack Obama -650 This is by far the largest gap in the lines, Barack Obama is the clear favorite at this point. Barack Obama announced today that he was taking a break... [Read More...]
2008 US Presidential Election Odds after October 7 debate
Well odds for the 2008 US Presidential Election between Barack Obama and John McCain have been removed from Sportsbook.com. Out of the three sportsbook that I monitor Sportsbook.com was the last to remove the odds. Betus.com and Bodoglife.com had their odds listed up until last week. After yesterday’s debate, Barack Obama has dropped slightly from 6.0 to 5.3 in the RealClearPolitics.com poll averages. Who will be the next President ? ... [Read More...]
2008 US Presidential Odds Before the Final Debate
We are getting closer and closer to the 2008 US Presidential Elections, most sports book have taken the odds off. Sportsbook.com still has odds and you can still make a wager: Current Odds on SportsBook.com: Barack Obama -400 John McCain +250 Last week Bodoglife.com had the following odds before the Vice Presidential debate: Barack Obama -290 John McCain +225 Barack Obama odds has almost doubled. Meanwhile after the Vice Predsidential debates Barack... [Read More...]
Barack Obama John McCain Poll Results and Odds before Vice President Debate
I wanted to make a note of the poll results and odds for the US Presidential Race between Barack Obama and John McCain before the Vice Presidential Debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Here are the latest odds from Bodoglife.com: John McCain +225 Barack Obama -290 That means if you wager $290 for Barack Obama and he wins, you will net $100. If you wager $100 on John McCain you can net $225. Ready to make a wager ? Check out the latest odds on... [Read More...]
Barack Obama Regains Lead over John McCain in Polls Latest Presidential Odds
The Sports Affiliate has been tracking the polls for a couple of months now. Barack Obama has regained the league in the poll. Check out these poll results from Real Clear Politics: Who will be the next President ? John McCain Barack Obama Other View Results Loading ... Does the polls affect the odds ? Well… check it out. Odds are courtesty of Bodoglife.com. Whoever candidate that in the lead in the polls... [Read More...]
John McCain suspends campaign cancels on David Letterman
John McCain has “suspended his campaign” because of economic crisis. He also cancelled on David Letterman, which prompted Letterman to go on a rant and rave about McCain cancelling on his show. Check out the videos: He then talks about more with Keith Olberman: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "John McCain suspends campaign cancels on David Letterman", url: "http://thesportsaffiliate.com/2008/09/25/john-mccain-suspends-campaign-david-letterman/"... [Read More...]
John McCain surpasses Barack Obama in Polls – US Presidential Election Odds
John McCain has recently made a jump ahead of Barack Obama in the polls. Since July I have been monitoring Real Clear Politics Poll Averages. In my previous post on Presidential Odds, Barack Obama was +1.2 at the time in the Presidential Polls. In July he was up as much as +3.0. It has now totally reversed with 9 weeks away from the election. Now John McCain is up 2.9. In... [Read More...]
Bill Clinton Denied Kiss from Hillary – Possible Love Triangle ?
Check out this video of Bill Clinton curling up his lips and then Hillary Clinton denying him of a kiss. Instead she receives a kiss from Barack Obama. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bill Clinton Denied Kiss from Hillary – Possible Love Triangle ?", url: "http://thesportsaffiliate.com/2008/09/05/bill-clinton-denied-kiss-from-hillary-possible-love-triangle/" }); Read More →
John McCain chooses Sarah Palin for VP
John McCain chooses Sarah Palin for his Vice President and running mate in the upcoming election. All my readers actually had it right also. Check out my poll below: Who will be John McCain's choice for Vice President ? Mitt Romney Tom Ridge Charlie Crist Sarah Palin Tim Pawlenty Joseph Liberman Other - None of the Above View Results Loading ... Sarah Palin was 7/1 in odds to be the Republican Vice Presidential... [Read More...]
