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Predictions for the Year 2008 -- Made on January 8, 2008
| Prediction | Prognosticator | Number Dissenting |
|---|---|---|
| Economic problems: Price of gold will go over $1044 (20% above price on January 8th). | Paul Weiskopf | 10 |
| The US Dollar will drop 25% against the Euro some time in 2008. | Fred Sage | 10 |
| The Boulder Daily Camera will go out of business in 2008. | John Price | 9 |
| A Palestinian state will NOT be established in 2008. | Ken Davies | 0 |
| 15% of the voters in November will be in the 18-25 age group. | Sherri Wolfe | 8 |
| The democratic party will pick up 4 seats in the senate. | Bob Gallawa | 0 |
| Economic Problems: The NASDAQ will go below 2000 sometime in 2008. | Rob Luneburg | 2 |
| Musharaff will loose control in Pakistan | Sybil Campbell | 5 |
| The dictators in Myanmar will be overthrown. | Art Smoot | 9 |
| The CU football team will win the big 12 North division. | Bob Burdick | 9 |
| Moral issues will become more important. | Marion Gately | 8 |
| Civil war will happen in Lebanon | Paul Silvers | 8 |
| A recession will hit the US and be the worst since Reagan | Bernard Mendonca | 2 |
| There will be a terrorist attack in 2008 in the US resulting in more the 2000 deaths | John Rushton | 11 |
| There will be an assassination attempt on a US political figure. | George Narcavage | 5 |
| There will an obvious Depression (Recession?) in Europe and Japan. | Bernie Wieder | 4 |
Election Predictions:
| Presidential Party | 4 predicted a Republican victory
12 predicted a Democratic victory |
| President | All 4 who predicted a Republican victory said it would be McCain.
The 12 who predicted a Democratic victory said it would be:
|
| Vice-President | Of the 4 who predicted a Republican victory 1 said it would be Gingrich and 3 said they
had no clue.
Of the 12 who predicted a Democratic victory:
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| Congression Representative | 2 said Polis 6 said FitzGerald |
| Colorado Senator | 8 said Udall 4 said Schaefer |