Ron Paul may not be the biggest story on Intrade (on the Republican side) from September until now. That honour may go to Fred Thompson, who currently is second in the Republican national polls. As a side note, Intrade has many elements that are like a game, including ranking and feedback on candidate progress – it’s kind of fun. Fred Thompson’s graph in the Politics > 2008 US Election > 2008 Republican Presidential Nominee contract looks like this:
That is a stark drop. From almost 30 in mid-September to 12. If things keep going this way, he is in danger of being passed by Ron Paul, John McCain, or even Mike Huckabee.
This post has a nice collection of charts as way of comparison to the other Republican presidential candidates.
[...] speculated on in this previous post, “Fred Thompson and the Political Game Called Intrade”, Fred Thompson has now been surpassed by Ron Paul, John McCain, and Mike Huckabee on Intrade. Here [...]