在intrade.com 显示Clinton夫人确保任命权的几率在六月初就已经从50%下降到43%，而Obama先生的几率则从28%上升到35%。

The odds of Mrs Clinton clinching the nomination, as quoted at intrade.com, have fallen from over 50% in early June to 43%, while Mr Obama’s odds have strengthened from 28% to 35%.

对于手中握有26个重要职位任命权的巴罗佐来说，平衡欧委会高层领导男女比例并非难事，他也确实为此付出了努力，但到目前为止欧委会高层领导中也仅有九位是女性。

Such unofficial quota systems are easier to justify when you have 26 jobs to distribute, as Mr Barroso did—though even so the commission boasts just nine women.