Odds in the Presidential Race

It looks like the perceived odds of Barack Obama winning the next election have been declining.  See the chart here.  Looks like the race is getting more interesting, or at least the final outcome seems harder to predict.  The odds of Mitt Romney securing the Republican nomination are given here and here.  Rick Perry's odds for the Republican nomination are here and here.  As of this moment, Mitt Romney seems to have a slight edge.

Mitt Romney appears to be more educated than Rick Perry by far.  He holds both an MBA and JD from Harvard.  That gives him a slight edge over Barack Obama, who only holds a JD from the same institution.