Created Thu 3rd Apr 10:13pm PDT by

morgie

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Will Jesse Ventura run for President in 2008?

Settled as No

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Settled as No on Tue 15th Jul 1:47am PDT

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

Suspend date: Wed 6th Aug 4:59pm PDT

Settlement date: Tue 15th Jul 1:47am PDT

Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 14th Jul 6:35pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 60%

Action history:

Created Thu 3rd Apr 10:13pm PDT by

morgie

Edited Fri 4th Apr 8am PDT by

ryanj

Suspended Mon 14th Jul 8:40pm PDT by

newswrangler [Power User]

: Suspended pending settlement

Settlement requested Mon 14th Jul 8:40pm PDT by

newswrangler [Power User]

: show details

Reported on CNN: Larry King Live at 9:35 PM. Jesse Ventura states that he will not run for Senate.

Also reported on:
<http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/14/ventura-isnt-running-for-senate/>

Prediction cutoff: July 14, 2008 at 9:35 PM EDT.

(same as <http://www.hubdub.com/m11012/Will_Jesse_Ventura_run_for_office_as_Minnesota_Senator_in_2008>)
(market suspended)

Settled as 'No' Tue 15th Jul 1:47am PDT by

tisha

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dan121377 predicted No (H$26 at 87%)

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bigken1 predicted No (H$1,000 at 84%)

Comments (3)

randburg

Why does a 2008 presidential question SUSPEND IN THREE YEARS? I guess it's going to take him a loooonnng time to run...

posted 27 weeks ago

ryanj

The market is clearly in error. Therefore I'm emailing the creator and informing him of the re-edit. I'll change the suspend date to 2008 now.

Regards,

Ryan
Hubdub US Politics Content Editor

posted 27 weeks ago

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posted 27 weeks ago

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