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12 stories tagged #polymarket — what happened and what the prediction markets made of it.

Markets · Aug 16, 2026 · ▶ 30 s ☰ 4 min

Ohio Senate Polls Tighten: Brown and Acton Lead

The Hill reports slim Democratic leads in two Ohio Senate races. How tight polling moves Senate control contracts on Polymarket and Kalshi.
Analysis · Aug 16, 2026 · ▶ 30 s ☰ 6 min

Trump Claims Strait of Hormuz: Energy Market Repricing

Trump says he will declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory. How territorial claims shift energy-disruption contracts and conflict odds.
Markets · Aug 13, 2026 · ☰ 5 min

Lindell Loses Minnesota Primary: Market Pricing Shifts

Mike Lindell’s Minnesota primary loss forces prediction markets to reprice the Trump endorsement premium. See how contracts adjust to primary upsets.
Analysis · Aug 10, 2026 · ☰ 5 min

Maine Senate: The Gender Gap and the Odds

NPR says women voters could decide Maine's Senate race. Here is what a demographic story does — and does not do — to prediction-market prices on the contest.
Analysis · Aug 8, 2026 · ☰ 6 min

Democrats Win Texas? One Quote, No Live Prices

A former GOP strategist says "this might be the year" Democrats win Texas. Here's what a prediction market would need to see before a Texas contract moves.
Analysis · Aug 8, 2026 · ☰ 6 min

Mississippi and What Senate Control Markets Price

Scott Colom says he can flip Mississippi. Here's how a widening Senate map feeds into majority contracts on Polymarket and Kalshi — and where the.
Analysis · Aug 7, 2026 · ☰ 5 min

Reading Incursion Odds After the NATO Intel Leak

A leaked U.S. intelligence assessment says Putin could test NATO with a limited incursion. How event contracts price that, and why resolution language.
Analysis · Aug 6, 2026 · ☰ 5 min

Tennessee Primary Night: The Prediction-Market Guide to Tonight's Results

Tennessee picks gubernatorial nominees and candidates in nine redrawn districts. How to think about nominee-versus-general contract pricing on a night like this.
Analysis · Aug 5, 2026 · ☰ 6 min

Collins Defects on Blanche: Reading a Confirmation Market One Vote at a Time

Susan Collins will vote against Todd Blanche for attorney general, leaving Republicans one defection from failure. How confirmation markets price a whip count.
Analysis · Aug 5, 2026 · ☰ 6 min

Trump Threatens Iran Again: How Prediction Markets Price a Hormuz Deal

Trump says Iran will be hit very hard unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Brent fell below $80 — what it means for event contract pricing.
Analysis · Aug 5, 2026 · ☰ 6 min

Washington's 3rd District Just Got Harder to Price

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and John Braun advanced from Washington's jungle primary. Why a mainstream GOP nominee changes district pricing and House majority odds.
Guides · Jul 30, 2026 · ☰ 2 min

Reading Polymarket odds as probabilities: a five-minute field guide

A 62¢ YES is not a price — it's the market saying 62%. How to read prediction market odds, where the vig hides, and why the last cent matters.

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