At intrade.com, one can buy and sell contracts that payoff $1 if a candidate receives the nomination. If the markets are "efficient," then the prices reflect the probability that the candidate will win.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION PRICES
 | 2008.GOP.NOM.MCCAIN John McCain to be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 38.0 |
| | 2008.GOP.NOM.GIULIANI Rudy Giuliani to be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 28.0 |
| | 2008.GOP.NOM.HUCKABEE Mike Huckabee to be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 14.5 |
| | 2008.GOP.NOM.ROMNEY Mitt Romney to be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 12.0 |
| | 2008.GOP.NOM.PAUL Ron Paul to be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 3.1 |
| | 2008.GOP.NOM.THOMPSON(F) Fred Thompson to be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 2.0 |
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION PRICES
| 2008DEM.NOM.OBAMA Barack Obama to be Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 74.0 |
| | 2008DEM.NOM.CLINTON Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 24.0 |
| | 2008DEM.NOM.EDWARDS John Edwards to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2008 | 2.0 |
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