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Will the GOP convention be delayed due to Gustav?
Settled as No
Convention started on time. No nights were cancelled.
Background:
Planners of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul held emergency conversations Wednesday about what to do if a tropical storm continues on its track as a potential Category 3 hurricane threatening New Orleans.
Gustav’s projected path suggests possible landfall on the convention’s opening day — Labor Day.
The storm could threaten everything from President Bush’s Monday night address to the broader Republican message of effective government management.
Local officials fear a Katrina II — a rerun of the storm that ravished New Orleans and badly damaged Bush’s image. Aides said Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu planned to leave the Democratic National Convention in Denver and head back home.
The liberal group Progressive Accountability planned to try to embarrass Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday for his response to the Katrina strike, claiming his was the 40th senator to visit New Orleans afterwards.
“We will be making sure everyone knows it is not just Bush who has a Katrina problem,” said the group’s Eddie Vale. “McCain was eating birthday cake with Bush after the levees broke. And then he voted against oversight, against medicaid for victims, and against unemployment benefits for victims.”
Government forecasters said the target area runs from south Texas to the Florida Panhandle — including the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts devastated by Katrina.
The president, Laura Bush and Vice President Cheney are all scheduled to speak Monday on the convention’s opening day.
Friday is the third anniversary of Katrina’s landfall. The sloppy government response still haunts the Bush administration, raising questions about whether the president would address a political gathering if the Southeast coast was being battered by another monster storm.
The president is scheduled to fly into St. Paul on Monday, speak at the Xcel Energy Center at 9:40 p.m. Central time, then fly home to spend the night at Camp David.
Spokespeople for the organizations involved in convention planning said they were not ready to comment.
Market will settle as a Yes, if any night of the Convention is either cancelled or rescheduled.
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Settled as No on Thu 4th Sep 9:11pm PDT
Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Thu 4th Sep 9:11pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 15%, No: 85%
Action history:
Created Wed 27th Aug 7:51pm PDT by destry
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Clarified Sat 30th Aug 4:49pm PDT by destry: If Convention is cancelled, that would settle as a YES for delayed.
destry: If Convention is cancelled, that would settle as a YES for delayed.
Suspended Sun 31st Aug 11:48am PDT by 
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: Flagged by super user: GOP calls off first night of convention
The entire Republican National Convention's Monday night program, including an address by President Bush, will be canceled as national attention focuses on Hurricane Gustav, House Minority Leader John Boehner said today.
2:26 PM EDT
newswrangler: Flagged by super user: GOP calls off first night of convention
The entire Republican National Convention's Monday night program, including an address by President Bush, will be canceled as national attention focuses on Hurricane Gustav, House Minority Leader John Boehner said today.
2:26 PM EDT
Settlement requested Sun 31st Aug 4:32pm PDT by 
davidpepe: If they are canceling the first night of the convention, doesn't that equal a delay? And therefore, doesn't that answer the question?
davidpepe: If they are canceling the first night of the convention, doesn't that equal a delay? And therefore, doesn't that answer the question?
Suspended Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 1st Sep 5:31pm PDT by 
rbrog77: It was not called off or cancelled. They did about 2 hours of business today.
rbrog77: It was not called off or cancelled. They did about 2 hours of business today.
Unsuspended Tue 2nd Sep 5pm PDT by destry
destry
Suspended Tue 2nd Sep 5:01pm PDT by destry: Market suspended until Convention is over.
destry: Market suspended until Convention is over.
Settled as 'No' Thu 4th Sep 9:11pm PDT by destry: Convention started on time. No nights were cancelled.
destry: Convention started on time. No nights were cancelled.
Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Thu 4th Sep 9:11pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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My opinion, of course! :-)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13007.html
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08302008/news/nationalnews/gops_rnc_cane_plan_126772.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080831/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_convention_rdp;_ylt=AmIgTKhtGz6QzZlvDVNp_sys0NUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. "We will act as Americans," not partisans, he declared.
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney scrapped plans to address the convention Monday night, and McCain's aides chartered a jet to fly delegates back to their hurricane-threatened states along the Gulf Coast. Campaign manager Rick Davis said the first-night program was being cut from seven hours to two-and-a-half
so must be settled as yes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/2663345/Republican-Convention-St-Paul-Diary-Day-One.html
p://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92U6LE01&show_article=1
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Good news! First Lady Laura Bush and McCain's wife Cindy closed the truncated program with an appeal for donations to aid storm victims on the Gulf Coast. "This is a time when we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats," Cindy McCain said to a burst of applause.
Tuesday the convention should begin to get back to normal. As this tumultuous election year rolls on, voters can decide for themselves what sort of news that is.
and should be either settled as no or made void
Did it start on time? No.
Therefore, it was DELAYED.
Settle as Yes.
Do you have a link to a news article that states (shows) that? If so, that might put part of this debate to rest.
FYI, I predicted "yes" on this question ... but without link(s) to something, for example, that shows the time the convention was supposed to start, along with the time it did start, I'm not optimistic that this will settle as "yes".
The convention opened on time, though shortened out of concern that the party did not want to be seen whooping it up in St. Paul while thousands of Americans along the Gulf Coast were being threatened by the hurricane. From the convention podium, GOP officials asked delegates to take out their cell phones and text-message contributions to help in the relief effort.
I am just making sure nothing else occurs that could delay or cancel the RNC between now and when it is over tomorrow evening. As of now if nothing else was to occur to delay or cancel, this market would settle as NO.
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