No action at the racetrack today

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

ChimbaChumba’s “PollOfPollAverages” (national polls)
Pollster    46.5 - 44.9  =  Obama   +1.6%  (no change)  
CNN          46.0 - 42.0  =  Obama   + 4.0%  (no change)
RCP           47.7 - 43.8  =  Obama   + 3.9%  (y’day +2.9%)
538 EP      48.8 - 47.9  =  Obama    + 0.9  (y’day +0.8%)
Gallup       49.0 - 41.0  =  Obama    +8.0  (y’day +6.0) 
ChimbaChumbaAverage: Obama +3.68%  (y’day +3.06%)
ChimbaChumba says: no change in the national poll averages today [...]

NEWSFLASH - Sarah Palin for VP? Betting says yes

Friday, August 29th, 2008

                                       

ChimbaChumba says - Sarah Palin, 4 times snowmobile champion, moose-hunter, Miss Alaska runner-up, and oh - currently Governor of Alaska, has been backed from 100-1 to odds-on favourite at Betfair as McCain’s VP pick. This could be the “wow” selection by McCain that squashes Obama’s Convention bounce, and stirs up the no-Hillary camp? Lets not be [...]