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Who will win the US Presidential Election in 2008?

Settled as A Democrat

Barack Obama 44th President elect.

Background:

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
A Democrat
95%
A Republican
5%
Someone else
0%
Settled as A Democrat on Tue 4th Nov 2008 8:59pm PST

Suspend date: Mon 3rd Nov 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 4th Nov 2008 8:59pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 3rd Nov 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: A Democrat: 33%, A Republican: 33%, Someone else: 34%

Action history:

Created Tue 29th Jan 2008 10:53am PST by ratel
Edited Tue 26th Feb 2008 12:57pm PST by lesley[Admin]
Suspended Mon 3rd Nov 2008 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Tue 4th Nov 2008 8:55pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]: Winning prediction = "A Democrat"

Barack Obama, Democrat, is President-Elect.
Settled as 'A Democrat' Tue 4th Nov 2008 8:59pm PST by destry[Admin]: Barack Obama 44th President elect.

Suspend date: Mon 3rd Nov 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 4th Nov 2008 8:59pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 3rd Nov 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (1588)

1 year ago
jsevigny predicted A Democrat (H$100 at 92%)
1 year ago
jsevigny predicted A Democrat (H$100 at 92%)
1 year ago
joeldunn predicted A Republican (H$900 at 18%)
1 year ago
testing predicted A Democrat (H$20 at 89%)
1 year ago
lesley[Admin] predicted A Democrat (H$67 at 84%)

Comments (13)

  1 ratel
I should have said the US Presidential Election.
posted 1 year ago
  2 ryanj
I'll edit it mate
posted 1 year ago
  3 dollars
obama your candidate of hope ? take a look at his accomplishments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXAQ3BHTbjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxyPBmZE69s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqu3u9ISctA
posted 1 year ago
  4 crowe
**blinks** A Rebuplican is at 52%??? what do the HubDubbers know that the rest of the country doesn't?
posted 1 year ago
I'm glad the election only comes up every four years, I have WAY too much money tied up in questions that won't settle until November...
posted 1 year ago
well, on that, at least, we both agree....when i find common ground on hubdub, i like to bury the hatchet...Friends? (even if we disagree?)
posted 1 year ago
  7 markov
ironman288 - I went through that for awhile and it sucks. I now only rarely wager on long term questions. I can make 10 good short term wagers with the same $ it takes to make 1 good long term wager and earn 10 times as much. IMHO the only time to do long term wagers is when you have too much $ to wager efficiently elsewhere (not my problem yet, unfortunately) or when you are highly confident you can get in and out real quick before the market stagnates.
posted 1 year ago
  8 bcguelph
Markov - I've come to that realization too. Bet on short term questions, or long term bets where your position will move quickly so you can get out.
posted 1 year ago
  9 markov
bcguelph - It's too bad they haven't found a way to separate the games or increase the reward for long term wagers. The distance is time is the true measure of one's prognostication prowess. Unfortunately it seems to get penalized by opportunity cost here at Hubdub. But I guess the same thing happens in the stock market, too, and since they are emulating the stock market it appears they've done a good job of it. After I noticed this I've tried to keep the questions I publish myself within the profitability time range to avoid plugging up the system with soon-to-stagnate questions that lock up peoples' money.
posted 1 year ago
well some stocks have dividends. they are also not based on 100 percent points -- which means that hubdub has a limit as too how much your invested value can appreciate (unlike the stock market)

But this isn't the stock market, so i guess some differences are a must!
posted 1 year ago
Hi Guys,
I use a widget to keep track of the progression of polls. The widget shows the election polls by strength of states.
In addition to other different graphical visualizations of data, this one displays the progression of votes over time.

It gives a great overview!

I think you might like it:-)
http://www.youcalc.com/apps/1218019592041

... and its easy to put on your blog!

Make a difference, keep on voting!
posted 1 year ago
This is a list of some things that Barack is not telling us:

1. Occidental College records – Not released
2. Columbia College records – Not released
3. Columbia Thesis paper – “not available”
4. Harvard College records – Not released
5. Selective Service Registration – Not released
6. Medical records – Not released
7. Illinois State Senate records – “not available”
8. Illinois State Senate schedule – “not available”
9. Law practice client list – Not released
10. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate – Not released (SEALED)
11. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth – Not released
12. Harvard Law Review articles published – None
13. University of Chicago scholarly articles - None

( From Hillary Clintons Forum: http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?p=262198 )
posted 1 year ago
  13 dragon01
Here's a question regarding settlement of this question. Hypotheticially speaking of course. How will this be settled if one of the two candidates is murdered (god forbid). And, not being familiar with US constitutional law, who would win and become president if the murdered individual actually won the election...ie voter list couldn't be changed in time for the election. If I wagered other, would the "other", be Biden or Palin? Just wondering if it's worth voting "other".
posted 1 year ago

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