Keeping track of this United States election process is no easy task, especially when there are so many contests on the one day as with Super Tuesday. There are a myriad of different opinion polls for some states and few if any for some of the smaller ones.
Hence I have turned again to compiling a Crikey Election Indicator based on the prediction markets where people back their opinion of who will win with their own money.
I should point out that the markets have been quite volatile in the last couple of days with Barack Obama seeming to gain support in the Democratic Party races.
Democratic Party | ||
Clinton | Obama | |
Alabama | 40.0% | 60.0% |
Alaska | 30.4% | 69.6% |
Arizona | 65.0% | 35.0% |
Arkansas | 89.0% | 11.0% |
California | 54.0% | 46.0% |
Colorado | 33.3% | 66.7% |
Connecticut | 41.2% | 58.8% |
Delaware | 62.5% | 37.5% |
Georgia | 4.0% | 96.0% |
Idaho | 27.3% | 72.7% |
Illinois | 1.4% | 98.6% |
Kansas | 20.0% | 80.0% |
Massachusetts | 82.5% | 17.5% |
Minnesota | 55.0% | 45.0% |
Missouri | 55.0% | 45.0% |
New Jersey | 76.0% | 24.0% |
New Mexico | 77.5% | 22.5% |
New York | 91.5% | 8.5% |
North Dakota | – | – |
Oklahoma | 89.0% | 11.0% |
Tennessee | 86.7% | 13.3% |
Utah | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Republican Party | |||
McCain | Romney | Huckabee | |
Alabama | 74.5% | 0.2% | 25.3% |
Alaska | 50.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
Arizona | 93.2% | 6.7% | 0.1% |
Arkansas | 11.8% | 0.1% | 88.1% |
California | 66.0% | 33.5% | 0.5% |
Colorado | 19.0% | 80.9% | 0.1% |
Connecticut | 93.5% | 6.4% | 0.1% |
Delaware | – | – | – |
Georgia | 76.2% | 14.3% | 9.5% |
Illinois | 92.9% | 7.0% | 0.1% |
Massachusetts | 6.9% | 93.0% | 0.1% |
Minnesota | 94.8% | 5.1% | 0.1% |
Missouri | 79.1% | 11.1% | 9.9% |
Montana | 24.6% | 75.3% | 0.1% |
New Jersey | 97.4% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
New York | 95.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% |
North Dakota | 45.0% | 45.0% | 10.0% |
Oklahoma | 85.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
Tennessee | 65.7% | 19.2% | 15.2% |
Utah | 2.5% | 97.0% | 0.5% |
For any real election desperates out there, I will be updating the probabilities on my blog late tonight before voting starts.
Based on your figures and Democratic proportional system (over15% cutoff) Clinton wins 973 of the pledged delegates and Obama 715. 400 super candidates (almost 25%) could decide it. Even so, Clinton will be around 800 shy and Obama 1150. We’ll see!