Congressional betting volumes put market forecasts under Election Day scrutiny
Prediction News reports total wagers on congressional outcomes have reached between 1.4 billion dollars and nearly 1.9 billion dollars across platforms, citing Reuters and The Washington Post figures, framing Election Day as a comparative test of whether market pricing or traditional polls prove more accurate, with a chamber miss risking fresh legal pressure from state attorneys general.
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