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Will Hillary Clinton gain or lose any delegates when nominated in Denver?

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Without a base set of figures to compare the roll call to, there's no way this question can be determined. And with the unaffiliated superdelegates, you can't use the AP figures which are incomplete. Looks impossible to settle.

Background:

Background: The AP reports that Hillary Clinton will be nominated for President to allow for a roll call vote.* Will any of the delegates defect from what was supposedly settled on June 3? In other words, will someone change their mind at the last moment, be it a superdelegate's commitment or a faithless elector?

Question suspends before the third night of the convention, on which the roll call will be held.

* Link to AP article: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9VRMevycLjQJp8Y2KbMGAUZAV8QD92I9FGG1

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
If Florida and/or Michigan are reinstated to full votes, the number of delegates they would have had will be considered the "base" for this question.

 
Forecast history %
No delegates change hands
80%
Clinton gains 10 or fewer delegates
5%
Clinton gains 11 or more delegates
3%
Obama gains 10 or fewer delegates
5%
Obama gains 11 or more delegates
3%
No roll call vote held (e.g. Clinton withdraws)
4%
Voided Mon 18th Aug 2008 1:47am PST

Suspend date: Wed 27th Aug 2008 8am PST

Initial likelihoods: No delegates change hands: 80%, Clinton gains 10 or fewer delegates: 5%, Clinton gains 11 or more delegates: 3%, Obama gains 10 or fewer delegates: 5%, Obama gains 11 or more delegates: 3%, No roll call vote held (e.g. Clinton withdraws): 4%

Action history:

Created Sun 17th Aug 2008 12:19pm PST by pixelpaws
Voided Mon 18th Aug 2008 1:47am PST by destry[Admin]: Without a base set of figures to compare the roll call to, there's no way this question can be determined. And with the unaffiliated superdelegates, you can't use the AP figures which are incomplete. Looks impossible to settle.

Suspend date: Wed 27th Aug 2008 8am PST details

 

Predictions (31)

1 year ago
krups predicted No delegates change hands (H$20 at 45%)
1 year ago
valornhonor predicted Clinton gains 11 or more delegates (H$800 at 24%)
1 year ago
mraleigh predicted Obama gains 11 or more delegates (H$50 at 7%)
1 year ago
pepe predicted No delegates change hands (H$100 at 53%)
1 year ago
pepe predicted No roll call vote held (e.g. Clinton withdraws) (H$20 at 5%)

Comments (1)

Maybe I'm dumb, but what numbers are you going to use for comparison? I mean with 50+ uncommitted superdelegates, how would you know if the totals go up or down. There's something not right here. How could this be settled?
posted 1 year ago

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