Palin is odds-on favorite to win 2012 GOP nomination

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the front-runner to win the
Republican presidential nomination in 2012, according to online oddsmakers.

Despite a slew of negative press this fall about Sen.
John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) running mate, online gaming site Superbook.com puts
Palin’s odds at 3.5-1, the best among Republican hopefuls.

{mosads}Other top GOP contenders include former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney, whose odds are set at 4-1, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike
Huckabee, at 5-1.

Former Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.), who is now governor of
Louisiana, has a 6-1 shot of claiming the nomination.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, South Carolina Gov. Mark
Sanford and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) are each listed at 12-1 to win
the Republican nomination on Superbook.com.

Gen. David Petraeus and former New York City Mayor Rudy
Giuliani are 15-1 dark horses while Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), former Florida
Gov. Jeb Bush and McCain are considered 20-1 long shots.

Another online site, BetUs Sportsbook, made Palin and
Romney 4-1 co-favorites.

President-elect Obama is a heavy favorite to win his
party’s nomination and to earn a second term, while Secretary of State-nominee
Hillary Rodham Clinton is viewed as more likely to nab the Democratic
nomination in 2012 than Vice President-elect Biden.