The Politics of Political Prediction Markets
(Photo: League of Women Voters of California) For years, I have argued that the best way to track what really matters through election season is to follow the political prediction…
(Photo: League of Women Voters of California) For years, I have argued that the best way to track what really matters through election season is to follow the political prediction…
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…but I find it interesting that the prediction it yields matches almost perfectly with the market prediction at Intrade.com.? As I write this, the market thinks there is a 47…
…faces all around for the political prognosticators: Judging by the pre-vote polls and prediction markets, the Democratic primary in New Hampshire created one of the most surprising upsets in U.S….
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