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Created Thu 1st May 2008 5:37pm PST by valornhonor

Will Al Gore be granted a cabinet position or ambassadorship in President Obama's administration?

Settled as No

No

Background:

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

 
Forecast history %
Yes
4%
No
96%
Settled as No on Fri 27th Mar 8:59am PST

Suspend date: Sun 1st Mar 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Fri 27th Mar 8:59am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 1st Mar 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 25%

Action history:

Created Thu 1st May 2008 5:37pm PST by valornhonor
Changed Question text Tue 4th Nov 2008 11:07pm PST by destry[Admin]: show details
... a cabinet position or ambassadorship ifin thePresident DemocraticObama's nominee is elected presidentadministration?
Suspended Sun 1st Mar 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Tue 3rd Mar 3:44pm PST by tarpash: Gore has not been offered a cabinet position of ambaddadorship. This question should be settled as No.

If you think that there is still a possibility for this, then the market should be reopened.

Thanks!
Settlement requested Fri 27th Mar 1:21am PST by randburg: This market has been suspended for a month, and there is no mention of Al Gore at all. Can this question please be settled? No cabinet position and No ambassadorship.
Settled as 'No' Fri 27th Mar 8:59am PST by destry[Admin]: No

Suspend date: Sun 1st Mar 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Fri 27th Mar 8:59am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 1st Mar 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (166)

38 weeks ago
keyeshoveden[Power User] predicted No (H$10,000 at 91%)
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bobdevine predicted No (H$2,222 at 88%)
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tarpash predicted No (H$3,000 at 87%)
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39 weeks ago
bobdevine predicted No (H$2,222 at 85%)

Comments (8)

  1 theonecalledmichael
OFFERED or GRANTED?
posted 1 year ago
  2 valornhonor
Granted.
posted 1 year ago
  3 randburg
Kitchen cabinet, maybe??

Better than the hall closet...
posted 1 year ago
  4 carnacthemagnificent
Secretary of the Internets!
posted 51 weeks ago
  5 ryanj
Heh.... I'd be fine with that I mean he did invent them
posted 51 weeks ago
  6 robamichael
he has also ridden the might moon worm
posted 51 weeks ago
  7 randburg
This market has been suspended for a month, and there is no mention of Al Gore at all. Can this question please be settled? No cabinet position and No ambassadorship.
posted 34 weeks ago
  8 dragonfangxl
Couldnt he get an ambassadorship anytime in obamas presidency? Or, if one of the cabinet members back out or dies, then couldnt he be appointed to that?
posted 34 weeks ago

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