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Prediction Winners History

Date

Prediction Question

# of Predictions

Answer

Average Prediction

Winner's Prediction

Winner

08/28/2009

Selling Cans of Beer That Display School Colors Encourages Underage Drinking (see full story)

118

51%

58%

53%

13amiga

08/27/2009

Investigation of Past CIA Interrogation Practices Will Help U.S. Image Abroad (see full story)

179

29%

29%

30%

RC

08/25/2009

Closing of Guantanamo Prison Camp Will Improve U.S. Relations with Muslim World (see full story)

52

18%

25%

19%

chinook101

08/25/2009

Government Job Better for the U.S. Economy (see full story)

78

9%

27%

10%

RC

08/21/2009

Social Security Taxes Should Increase to Insure All Promised Benefits Are Paid (see full story)

188

27%

30%

27%

cathynj

08/20/2009

Victim of Unauthorized Transactions Online (see full story)

86

34%

39%

31%

iliketowin

08/19/2009

Health Care Reform Bill Would Be Better if Public Option Dropped (see full story)

214

22%

31%

21%

strbrite

08/18/2009

Colleges and Universities Should Be Held Responsible for Underage Drinking (see full story)

113

55%

61%

55%

13amiga

08/17/2009

If Reform Passes, Health Care Costs Will Be More Affordable (see full story)

319

36%

27%

36%

DerekDaniels

08/17/2009

Know Someone Who Attended Woodstock
(see full story)

56

17%

22%

17%

Jabberwocky

08/14/2009

American Idol Will Be Better Now that Paula Abdul Has Left the Show (see full story)

117

6%

39%

39%

Cthulhu

08/13/2009

Controlling Border More Important than Legalizing Status of Illegal Immigrants (see full story)

84

70%

70%

70%

RC

08/11/2009

Danger of Swine Flu Epidemic Being Blown Out of Proportion (see full story)

254

46%

66%

46%

NaturalArtisan

08/10/2009

Vietnam is Ally of United States (see full story)

97

21%

33%

21%

latechbulldog

08/10/2009

Fear Government Most on Decisions About Health Care (see full story)

519

51%

76%

49%

jimboatlarge

08/07/2009

Health Insurance Companies are Villains (see full story)

301

25%

38%

25%

Freedady

08/05/2009

Obama Has Cut Taxes for 95% of Americans (see full story)

457

15%

23%

15%

wljoachim

08/05/2009

School Should Be Year-Round (see full story)

183

25%

39%

25%

MadisonT

08/04/2009

Vote for Hillary Clinton if Ran Against Sarah Palin in 2012 Election (see full story)

638

51%

49%

51%

kg3ubn

07/31/2009

Willing to Volunteer and Let Government Test Swine Flu Vaccine (see full story)

248

16%

26%

16%

CRB

07/30/2009

Henry Louis Gates Situation Created Teachable Moment in America (see full story)

278

33%

30%

33%

nerdboy

07/29/2009

Obama Should Name Someone New as Fed Chairman (see full story)

192

33%

47%

33%

jfurtad

07/27/2009

You or Someone You Know Chosen Not to Buy From GM or Chrysler Due to Bailouts (see full story)

461

19%

51%

19%

doorman

07/27/2009

Most Police Officers Are Racist (see full story)

723

15%

24%

15%

Birdman67

07/24/2009

President's Press Conferences Designed to Inform American People (see full story)

369

30%

42%

30%

trevorhoward

07/23/2009

Americans Need to Make Major Lifestyle Cutbacks to Save Environment (see full story)

256

49%

29%

50%

eecgeorgia

07/20/2009

People with Chronic Conditions Should Pay More in Health Insurance (see full story)

211

18%

46%

18%

realjohnboy

07/20/2009

Sarah Palin Should Run as Independent if She Loses GOP Nod in 2012 (see full story)

818

21%

38%

20%

mikep49

07/17/2009

Wall Street Benefited More From Government Bailout of Financial Industry (see full story)

241

80%

79%

80%

snicknc

07/17/2009

It is a Good Idea to Set Up a Government Health Care Plan to Compete with Private Insurers (see full story)

309

35%

36%

35%

kirby1989

07/15/2009

This is a Good Time For Someone in Your Area to Sell Their Home (see full story)

227

14%

17%

14%

gtheule

07/14/2009

Michael Jackson Remembered More For Legal Troubles than Music (see full story)

405

23%

49%

23%

tonic

07/13/2009

Congress Should Pass Law Making Easier for Workers to Form or Join Union (see full story)

348

34%

32%

34%

BryanB

07/13/2009

Health Insurance Coverage Will Get Better if Health Care Reform Is Passed (see full story)

481

12%

13%

13%

chinook101

07/10/2009

Government Should Regulate How Much Money Individuals Can Give to Political Campaigns (see full story)

389

56%

56%

56%

Uilleann

07/08/2009

Most Russians Enjoy the Same Freedoms Americans Do (see full story)

124

12%

27%

12%

clintondawg

07/01/2009

War in Iraq is Over (see full story)

307

16%

40%

16%

Sdhosb

06/30/2009

U.S. is a Nation of Liberty and Justice For All (see full story)

256

54%

59%

54%

einsteinjs

06/26/2009

Most Members of Congress Have Extramartial Affairs (see full story)

157

37%

49%

37%

iliketowin

06/26/2009

Internet Gambling Should Be Illegal (see full story)

171

37%

46%

37%

somersman

06/25/2009

Cheerios Should Be Regulated as Prescription Drug (see full story)

173

4%

10%

4%

bigler2002

06/23/2009

Favor More Government Regulation of Financial System (see full story)

166

33%

37%

32%

bettycat

06/22/2009

High School Students Should Be Required to Perform Community Service in Order to Graduate (see full story)

292

53%

33%

50%

Cheif42

06/19/2009

In Terms of National Security, It Makes A Significant Difference Who Is Elected President of Iran (see full story)

98

54%

47%

53%

reaganfan

06/18/2009

Auto Companies Should Decide Which Dealerships Are Closed (see full story)

112

72%

69%

72%

pronycus

06/17/2009

Government Should Put Limit on Amount a Jury Can Award a Defendant in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit (see full story)

134

44%

49%

44%

starman

06/15/2009

U.S. Should Negotiate Directly with Taliban (see full story)

168

17%

24%

18%

Blabherface

06/15/2009

Government Should Outlaw Tobacco Smoking (see full story)

245

25%

37%

25%

Mwr1126

06/12/2009

Media Tends to Make the Outbreak of Diseases Sound Worse than They Really Are (see full story)

117

71%

70%

71%

jfurtad

06/10/2009

Government Stimulus Spending Should Be Canceled (see full story)

278

45%

56%

45%

einsteinjs

06/08/2009

Most Islamic Nations Want Peaceful Relations with America (see full story)

119

32%

33%

32%

Advisor

06/08/2009

Wal-Mart Is Good for the Community (see full story)

268

52%

59%

52%

Lmhankins

06/05/2009

Most Supreme Court Justices Carefully Examine All the Facts, Study the Appropriate Law and Apply Law as It Was Written (see full story)

84

48%

65%

46%

hshah

06/04/2009

Americans Should Boycott General Motors and Refuse to Buy General Motors Cars to Protest General Motors (see full story)

218

17%

38%

17%

wavehunter

06/03/2009

America's Relationship w/ the Muslim World Be Better One Year from Today (see full story)

95

28%

35%

27%

slocum71

06/01/2009

Very Likely to Watch The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (see full story)

139

11%

23%

10%

Iamsum1

05/29/2009

Favor National Sales Tax (see full story)

291

18%

21%

18%

johnsdad

05/28/2009

U.S. Should Confirm Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice (see full story)

309

45%

51%

45%

deches

05/27/2009

Ford Has the Best Chance of Surviving & Becoming Profitable (see full story)

119

61%

64%

61%

spot_noir

05/26/2009

Prison Camp at Guantanamo Weakened American National Security (see full story)

260

25%

30%

25%

iliketowin

05/22/2009

Government Should Provide Bailout Funding for States with Serious Financial Problems (see full story)

166

24%

34%

24%

swampfox49

05/21/2009

Goverment Should Place Extra Taxes on Bigger Cars and SUVs (see full story)

157

23%

36%

23%

dapc

05/20/2009

The Scientific Value of the Hubble Telescope Has Been Worth the Cost (see full story)

95

47%

69%

50%

murphyslaw

05/19/2009

To Help Solve America's Fiscal Problem, Marijuana Should Be Legalized and Taxed (see full story)

140

41%

39%

41%

slocum71

05/19/2009

A College Degree Is Still A Good Financial Investment (see full story)

210

69%

67%

69%

maxlaf09

05/18/2009

Health Care Should Be Made Available for Free to All Americans (see full story)

281

42%

37%

42%

astrologer

05/15/2009

Health Care Costs Will Go Up if Government Enacts Health Care Reform (see full story)

271

45%

65%

45%

Ediefaber

05/15/2009

Rate U.S. Health Care System as Poor (see full story)

279

30%

54%

30%

Green10

05/14/2009

America Is Less Safe (see full story)

220

38%

56%

39%

jfurtad

05/14/2009

Dick Cheney's Opinions Are Very Important (see full story)

529

17%

43%

17%

IJ

05/13/2009

Your Primary Source for Local News Is the Newspaper (see full story)

190

18%

35%

18%

personna

05/13/2009

Daily Newspapers Will Go Out of Business Within the Next Three Years (see full story)

193

17%

30%

16%

iliketowin

05/12/2009

American Consumerism Is to Blame for Many of Earth's Environmental Problems (see full story)

168

40%

45%

40%

Tenn-Tx