coeus
In the next Democratic debate, will the topic of, or comment about Eliot Spitzer come up?
After reviewing the debate no comment came up regarding Spitzer
Background:
Settlement details:
As shown in the debate. This question will be settled if any candidate, moderator, or question mentions Spitzer or politician/prostitution acts.
Settled
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| No |
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Suspend date: Wed 16th Apr 2008 9:59pm PDT Settlement date: Thu 17th Apr 2008 8:43am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 16th Apr 2008 6pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 75%
Action history:
coeus 
bcguelph
: Minimally, suspend - the debate was last night.
There was no mention of Spitzer, so this can be settled.
jenniandboys![[Admin]](http://www.hubdub.com/images/icon_admin.gif "This user is an admin"){kind=icon}
: Debate over now, no Spitzer talk. (This should have suspended a couple of hours ago) 
ryanj
: After reviewing the debate no comment came up regarding Spitzer
Suspend date: Wed 16th Apr 2008 9:59pm PDT Settlement date: Thu 17th Apr 2008 8:43am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 16th Apr 2008 6pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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bulog
predicted Yes (H$20 at 20%)
schmuelix
predicted Yes (H$50 at 19%)
predicted Yes (H$20 at 19%)
predicted Yes (H$20 at 19%)
cici
predicted No (H$20 at 80%)Comments (6)
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Ryan
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Regards,
Ryan
Hubdub US Politics Content Editor
BUT not slow enough to miss that there are going to be problems with this question. Like the Oscars' question: will an award winner mention IRAQ. One mentioned a city IN Iraq, but not the EXACT WORD Iraq, and we all lost a good deal of money on that one. Watch and See: the subject will be mentioned, but the wrongs words will be used, and the answer will be disallowed...and you will lose...
Again, the verdict will be: "close" but "no prize".
I think I have just answered my own question: as long as anyone on the program brings up the subject -- whether announcer, questioner, audience member or candidate -- and UTTERS THE MAGIC WORDS, it will be taken as a YES settlement. So the real concentration is on ANYONE saying "the words that qualify". (My original thinking had been in terms of what the candidates would discuss...)
bc of above arguments
"This question will be settled if any candidate, moderator, or question mentions Spitzer or politician/prostitution acts."
Ryan
Hubdub US Politics Content Editor
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