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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Political futures</title><link>http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/10/30/9434.aspx</link><description>Will the Democrats win control of the House? Will the Republicans will hang onto the Senate? Who's going to win the presidency in 2008? No matter which side you come down on, there are virtual stock markets where you can put your money where your political</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Political futures</title><link>http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/10/30/9434.aspx#9507</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:04:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:9507</guid><dc:creator>Larry Faria</dc:creator><description>I don't think you can compare these markets to polls, since those polls are used to inform the market judgements. I also question the stupid money bringing in the smart money and improving the predictive nature of the market. That only works when the stupid money is evenly divided, giving smart money the swing vote. There's an old saying, beware of stupid people in large groups.</description></item><item><title>Political futures</title><link>http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/10/30/9434.aspx#562940</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:48:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:562940</guid><dc:creator>ann,  new york state</dc:creator><description>we need to stop the madness!! &amp;nbsp;all these pundits?? None of them make any sense just bacically talking to make noise. &amp;nbsp;We need change in America and Clinton is not the answer. &amp;nbsp;Hillary is a divider not a uniter she will never be a uniter!!!</description></item></channel></rss>