Stock for Biden Withdrawal Rises

by Walter Alarkon - 09/11/08 10:55 AM ET

Intrade, which took bets on whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) would abandon the GOP veep nomination, is now taking bets on whether Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will be the one to leave the rice.

The odds of a withdrawal by Biden, Barack Obama’s running mate, are 13-1, and they’re rising, according to the online betting website.

Conservative bloggers have been favorably comparing the bounce John McCain has received since picking Palin to the bounce Obama got from choosing Biden. They’re noting that Biden himself has said that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-Del.) might have been a better choice.

Here’s the graph of the Biden withdrawal stock: