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Will a member of McCain's staff resign after a racially charged comment?

Settled as No

During the Hilliary Campaign Ms. Ferraro said that Obama wouldnt be in the position he was in today if he wasn't black and this ruined her carrer. Will the same thing happen to a member of the McCain campaign? And you better not void this one Hubdub staff because i said exactly what you said to say. You know who you are.


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

 
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Yes
1%
No
99%
Activity: H$66,145
Settled as No on Tue 4th Nov 10:20pm PST

Suspend date: Tue 4th Nov 11:59pm PST Settlement date: Tue 4th Nov 10:20pm PST

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 22%

Action history:

Created Sun 29th Jun 2:26pm PDT by dragonfangxl
Suspended Tue 4th Nov 10:19pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Tue 4th Nov 10:19pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]: Winning prediction = "No"

No race card comment made by a member of McCain's staff. (market suspended)
Settled as 'No' Tue 4th Nov 10:20pm PST by destry[Admin]

Suspend date: Tue 4th Nov 11:59pm PST Settlement date: Tue 4th Nov 10:20pm PST
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Predictions (74)

74 predictions

4 weeks ago
rogerkni predicted No (H$10,000 at 85%)
4 weeks ago
rogerkni predicted No (H$2,000 at 80%)

Comments (9)

This is the third time i had to make this question because it keeps being voided for poor word usage. The second and third time i used what they wanted me to say to the letter and they still voided it.
posted 22 weeks ago
Sorry about the voids dragon.. sometimes its really frustrating to get a solid market created.. feel free to drop any of the superusers a note if you ever want to bounce a market idea off of someone. This one looks good to me though. I guess 3rd time is the charm :) (I vote yes.. someone has just GOT to say something stupid)
posted 22 weeks ago
  3 kelly
All of my voids came early as a player. I now have 100+ not voided. Work with superusers and it will be apiece of cake.
posted 22 weeks ago
  4 Erik
Just wondering what might constitute "a racially charged comment."
Does a major mainstream news source have to report said comment as such? Using the descriptive, racially charged comment, in their copy?
posted 22 weeks ago
Well, for me the important addition to this market is that the staff member has to resign as a result. Otherwise we would be haggling over whether every little word was 'racially charged.' Because the market now includes a resignation, I (like to hope) that it will be straightforward to settle. The words "racially charged" don't have to be literally in the article, but it should be clear that the comments were race related.
posted 22 weeks ago
  6 ryanj[Admin]
Hi Erik,

As Jenni said the important part of the market is that whatever resignation occurs from the McCain camp it is reported as being caused by some sort of racist comment / action. Hope this clears it up.

Regards,

Ryan
Hubdub Category Editor
posted 22 weeks ago
  7 Erik
That'll work.
Thanks, all
posted 22 weeks ago
Well ill try to word my questions better from now on. Btw whats a superuser?
posted 22 weeks ago
  9 chatarra
@JenniAndBoys
"(I vote yes.. someone has just GOT to say something stupid) "
We don't seem to often agree but I am impressed with your normally non-biased appraisal of most issues.
BTW - we do agree on this one & I am voting yes too. :-)
posted 21 weeks ago

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