BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- A Washington state retiree is making a $1,700 bet that Barack Obama's election will lead to prosperity.
Sixty-seven-year-old Thomas Baldwin bought 10,000 copies Wednesday of The Bellingham Herald's election wrap-up edition. The front page carries a photo of the Democratic president-elect and the headline "Obama wins."
Baldwin was sold the papers at a bulk rate. He thinks he could net a profit someday if the edition becomes a collector's item.
The Herald still had the plates for the publication when Baldwin called and was able to fill his special order