Traders expect a resounding defeat for the Republican Party.
President Donald Trump faces crushing humiliation on Tuesday if market forecasts prove true.
Bettors on Kalshi and Polymarket overwhelmingly expect Democrats to win all seven key Senate races in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
At the time of writing, Texas Democratic candidate James Talarico had a 73 percent chance of winning against scandal-ravaged Ken Paxton, according to bettors on Kalshi, who has invested a staggering $73 million in the market. Oddsmakers at Polymarket felt the same way, also giving the Democratic state representative a 73 percent chance.
Talarico turned heads with an impressive campaign in ruby red Texas.
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In Michigan, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed had an even larger lead over his opponent, Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed has a 78 percent chance of winning the vote in Polymarket and 77 percent in Kalshi.
Adam Hamilton of Kansas and Troy Jackson of Maine also held significant leads over their Republican opponents, with a 63 percent chance and 72 percent chance of winning over Polymarket and a 64 percent chance over Kalshi.
Ohio’s Sherrod Brown held an impressive lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted, with a 70 percent chance of winning over Kalshi and a 71 percent chance over Polymarket.
Josh Turek of Iowa, however, held a much narrower advantage over Trump-backed Republican Ashley Hinson, with just a few points ahead in both markets.
Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola also edged out her Republican opponent Dan Sullivan with a 71 percent chance of victory over Polymarket and a 70 percent chance over Kalshi.
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The Daily Beast reached out to the White House for comment on his chances of running for Senate.
More broadly, Kalshi traders invested more than $100 million in a market predicting a 73 percent chance of a Democratic victory, where the party would take control of both houses of Congress. At the time of writing, 60% of traders predicted that Democrats would hold more than 52 Senate seats after the election.
Trump, 80, appears to have accepted that a blue wave is likely inevitable in Tuesday’s midterms.
Trump and the Republican Party are likely facing a midterm disaster.
“For one reason or another, the sitting president doesn’t win the midterm elections. But we took a very strong chance,” he said Monday during a speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The president’s abysmal approval rating, which has plummeted to 32 percent, likely has a lot to do with the impending blue tsunami.
Trump’s unpopular war on Iran has caused global gas prices to skyrocket, impacting Americans at the pump. Meanwhile, his glib tariffs have made everyday goods more expensive.
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