Don’t bother him with facts. Elendil’s Heir trying to make some bets. 
Hey I’ve lost €14.33 stupider ways before.
I’ll take your bet.
Hey, by the time you have to pay up, I expect it’ll be less than that.
Excellent! That’s one.
Maybe I should place a time limit on how long this offer will remain open, before the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary - say, noon EST on Jan. 1, 2012?
Geez - what a bunch of slack jawed pansies here! I’m not even an Obama hater, and I think he’ll be re-elected, but I’m a gamblin’ man.
Elendil’s Heir, I’ll take your bet.
BTW, if he seeks the Democratic Party nomination, but fails, do I still win?
Yes, since he would not then be reelected, consistent with the OP (although I suppose he might then run as an independent).
Welcome aboard!
I’ll take your bet.
Heck, I want Obama to win, but I don’t see it happening. I figure him for a scapegoat come the next election - do the hard stuff nobody else wants to touch, then don’t re-run. Whether he’ll open the door for Hillary or the republicans can find someone with enough credibility to pull in the centrists, I don’t know. But considering his attempts to actually accomplish stuff, I don’t think he plans to be a 2-term president.
I don’t do checks though, but I think we can figure something out by the time November '12 comes around.
Thanks, Gukamatz! I’ll PM you.
Having heard no objection, I hereby set that deadline. No bets taken thereafter.
Well I live in the US but can’t vote and I hope Obama wins. Maybe I am just being coloured by the rampant redness that surrounds me here in sunny Utah but it looks like President Obama has a tough time on his hands next election, so for the sake of sporting humour if nothing else
I’ll take your bet
Assuming I am not breaking some federal rule about furriners trying to influence US elections through gambling on the outcome.
Trump was on the news the other night calling Obama out on the birth certificate ordeal again.
If Trump ever runs for president ill vote for him bigtime
The relevance of this being?
Apparently, that he has multiple votes. Hence, Obama can’t win.
I’ll take $20 of it just for the Hell of it. Obama being half-way to a Republican has made me a ton of money. Proving that even in this economy there’s money to be made. I can hope to be wrong AND afford it as well. 
Elendil’s Heir put me down and remind me where to send the check in a couple years.
Trump/Guliani 2012? :dubious:
Are you kidding? Of all the bozos lining up on the right, Palin is the longest shot. I would take that bet in a heartbeat. Her popularity among republicans has been sinking like whale shit.
kopek didn’t write
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“I’ll take your bet.” **
so I’ll assume his doesn’t count. 
So:
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“I’ll take your bet.”**
Thanks - a PM is on its way to you.
Thanks, also, PlanetCharlie. A PM to you too.
That’s five Dopers, as laid out in the OP. kopek, having not used the magic words, did not actually place his bet. Sorry. The betting is now closed.
Just like a durn poly-tishian, mincing words. 
OK
**“I’ll take your bet.” **
(Darn it - now I actually want to win! 
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(Third place - does that make me the Al Haig of this bet?)
It was in the OP, quite specifically, that those particular words had to be used, in bold. But now that you’ve done it, I’ll cut you some slack. You are the sixth person to bet, and the betting is NOW officially closed.
PM on its way to you.
Thanks, everybody.