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If President-elect Obama meets privately with Palin in Philadelphia, how long will it last?

Settled as No private meeting

No reports of private meeting.

Background:

Next week in Phiadelphia President-elect Obama is meeting with Governors to discuss the economy and its challenges. Sarah Palin will be among this group. Will President Elect Obama and Sarah Palin meet privately?
A photo op is not a meeting, Sarah Palin in pictures with President Elect Obama is not "meeting with him" "winking at him is not meeting with him" The mainstream press must report that the two met privately, and Obama or his designated spokesperson must must confirm the meeting


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source. Obama's spokesperson must confirm a private meeting and its length.

 
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Settled

No private meeting
91%
15 minutes or less
5%
> 15 minutes but less than 30 minutes
1%
> 30 minutes but less than a basketball game
2%
Anything over 4 quarters of a NCAA basketball game
1%
Activity: H$24,971
Settled as No private meeting on Wed 3rd Dec 2008 12:53am PST

Suspend date: Tue 2nd Dec 2008 1pm PST Settlement date: Wed 3rd Dec 2008 12:53am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 2nd Dec 2008 1pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: No private meeting: 35%, 15 minutes or less: 35%, > 15 minutes but less than 30 minutes: 15%, > 30 minutes but less than a basketball game: 10%, Anything over 4 quarters of a NCAA basketball game: 5%

Action history:

Created Wed 26th Nov 2008 3:43pm PST by deanthoreau
Suspended Tue 2nd Dec 2008 1pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'No private meeting' Wed 3rd Dec 2008 12:53am PST by destry[Admin]: No reports of private meeting.

Suspend date: Tue 2nd Dec 2008 1pm PST Settlement date: Wed 3rd Dec 2008 12:53am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 2nd Dec 2008 1pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (61)

61 predictions

5 weeks ago
rootehound predicted No private meeting (H$100 at 91%)
5 weeks ago
dauckland predicted No private meeting (H$652 at 90%)
5 weeks ago
wowzer77 predicted > 30 minutes but less than a basketball game (H$50 at 2%)
5 weeks ago
kdahl predicted > 15 minutes but less than 30 minutes (H$5 at 2%)
5 weeks ago
fourgrays predicted No private meeting (H$500 at 90%)
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Comments (2)

McCain was the liberal on the ticket - I don't see Barack meeting with Sarah, since he is not the "reach across the isle" type.
posted 5 weeks ago
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How long is a basketball game?
posted 5 weeks ago

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