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Odd Lots · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Pollster Nate Silver Says Democratic Senate Chances are High in Modeling

Discussing midterm model probabilities, Nate Silver pointed out that prediction markets and model projections on Polymarket and Kalshi place Democrats with high probability to win the Senate, contrasting with a simple toss-up narrative.

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“I think at Pauline Marquette and Kelshi, Democrats are up to like 68 percent or something as when we're recording this. And in our model, they're at 70, high 70s now?”
Nate Silver
Heard on Odd Lots — “An Election Day Special With Nate Silver”, published Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Pollster Nate Silver Says Democratic Senate Chances are High in Modeling — Heardvine