Politics● LowSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 3:34 PM
Senate is still a tossup, but Democrats now have slight edge, prediction market traders think
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CNBC · North America
Traders on both Kalshi and Polymarket see Democrats with one of their best chances to flip the U.S. Senate since the contracts on the election opened.
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